• Conduct disorder applies to children whose behaviour at home or at school is impaired by constant conflict with adults and other children.
• In adolescents it can go to antisocial extremes and may lead to exclusion from school or trouble with the law.
• Individual, genetic, and environmental factors can interact to result in Conduct Disorder

Features of conduct disorder

• these include fighting and physical cruelty, destructiveness, lying and stealing and truancy (including running away from home).

Managing conduct disorder

• Behaviour therapy, including role play, rehearsal and practice.
• Psychotherapy, particularly to help with anger management.
• Educational support for learning disabilities.
• Counselling of parents, e.g. helping them to manage at home.
• Medication for ADHD and / or depression.

Behaviour management

• Feelings of anger and frustration can be helped by working on an anger management programme.
• Establish and communicate clear routines and expectations.
• Try to stay calm and follow through a plan if the child or young person is not able to manage in the classroom.
• Work with parents/carers to help provide consistency in behaviour management.

Learning support

• Active teaching of problem solving and social skills.
• Working with a specialist teacher in a small group can be helpful particularly when new things are being introduced.