Management for conduct disorders can include behavioural,
cognitive and psychosocial skills training, play, music and art therapy. Parent training and education programmes are
also beneficial. NICE recommends the development of
group-based programmes with individual programmes as
necessary. These programmes are structured and based on
principles of social learning theory.
Parent training/education programmes should beeight to 12
sessions and delivered by trained and skilled facilitators,
with supervision (NICE, 2006).