thank the Family Flealth Service, University of Wisconsin, and the Family Living Program, Family Court Services, Madison, Wisconsin, for their cooperation. In the face of continual shortages of thera peutic personnel, using parents as change agents for their own children promises to be a valuable way to meet more of the community's therapeutic needs. Since par ents are likely to be the first to encounter and deal with problematic behaviors, trained parents can begin change action quickly and continue it as long as neces sary. Moreover, since the behavior is usu ally being dealt with at home, this technique eliminates the often difficult problem of transferring to the home changes achieved in the agency or clinic. A number of studies have demonstrated