Summary: This episode is relevant to professionals and consumers. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., interviews Patrick C. Friman, PhD about Boys Town. Some of the items discussed include: The history of Boys Town The behavioral underpinnings of the Boys Town approach to intervention The Teaching Family Model Clinical outcomes realized at Boys Town Patrick C. Friman Bio Dr. Patrick C. Friman is Director of Clinical Services at Father Flanagan's Boys' Home (Boys Town) and a Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Nebraska School of Medicine. He also served as Director of Clinical Training and Associate Chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada at Reno and formerly held faculty positions at the University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins, and University of Kansas Schools of Medicine. He is an internationally recognized expert in the application of behavior analytic methods to behavioral medicine. One of his specialties is behavioral pediatrics, particularly focused on the successful treatment of common but potentially serious childhood behavior disorders such as habits, sleep problems, oppositional behavior and incontinence. He has published more than 170 articles, two books, and is widely recognized as a preeminent lecturer and disseminator of the values and applications of behavior analysis to lay as well as scientific audiences. He has served as a reviewer editorial board member for virtually every major behavioral journal and was the editor of The Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis during the years 2005-2007
