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A Day in the Life of a Child in Residential Treatment.
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Carlo, Paul; Shennum, William A. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, 1994
Provides descriptive account of one common type of out-of-home placement for children, residential treatment center. Attempts to portray daily life in children's residential program by spending day with seven-year-old boy in residential treatment. Describes morning and school routine; afternoon routine of homework, chores, individual counseling,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Behavior Problems, Children
Fifteen Years Later: Has Positive Programming Become the Expected Technology for Addressing Problem Behavior? A Commentary on Homer et. al. (1990)
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Snell, Martha E. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2005
The author found it very satisfying to reread "Toward a technology of 'nonaversive' behavioral support," written in 1990 by Rob Horner and seven of his colleagues. Their predictions of the critical themes for advancing positive behavior support (PBS) ring true. Fifteen years have passed since the publication of this article, and much has happened…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Behavior Problems, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Intervention
The Prevalence of Problem Behaviors: Implications for Programs.
Dryfoos, Joy G. – 1997
This chapter moves toward defining high-risk youth as young persons with low probabilities of gaining an education, getting a job, parenting effectively, or being able to participate in the political process. Five snapshots are presented of the latest information on the prevalence of the five categorical behaviors of interest: (1) substance abuse,…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Problems