Comparison of 154 families who placed developmentally disabled family members in residential programs and 377 families who cared for family members at home suggested increased incidence of family problems as well as more severe impairment among families who placed the developmentally disabled. (Author/DB)

Teachers at a south London secondary school met regularly in group sessions with staff from a hospital-based children's clinic to find new approaches to working with students with behavior difficulties. The evolving structure, purpose, procedures, and outcomes of this interdisciplinary collaborative effort over a seven-year period are described.…

Describes the therapeutic role of informal analysis of learning and skill development and human transactions in the tutoring of an elementary age male who was experiencing behavioral and emotional problems. Emphasis is placed on the importance of communicating respect, hope, and love. (BL)

Focuses on the school-related problems of children of single-parent families. Presents a way of conceptualizing such problems from a family systems perspective and examples of interventions based on strategic family therapy. (Author/ABB)

A rural deinstitutionalization project for young people with multiple handicaps and maladaptive behavior is described. Measures of adaptive behavior change, maladaptive behavior, daily activities, and consumer satisfaction indicate that young people can be successfully deinstitutionalized regardless of their skill level, their behavior problems,…

Discusses the teacher, parent and counselor roles in the identification and handling of maladjusted children. Behavior problems which are discussed include unmanageability and hyperactivity. (BL)

Presents a case study to illustrate intervention programs for children with multiple maladaptive behaviors. Suggests that counsellors should consider the general development of the child in the physical, social and intellectual domains when planning, implementing and evaluating child development programs. (Author/BL)

An inschool suspension program at a Pennsylvania school district is described. Students spend suspension time completing classroom assignments under strict teacher supervision in detention halls. (TE)

For use by teachers, administrators, and counselors in working with rural secondary students who are ineligible for special services, the Unsatisfactory Grade Adjustment Plan (UGAP) is described as a conference tool for charting and pinpointing student behaviors leading to unsatisfactory grades. (JW)

Using data from two waves of a panel study of families who currently or recently received cash welfare benefits, we test hypotheses about the relationship between food hardships and behavior problems among two different age groups (458 children ages 3-5-and 747 children ages 6-12). Results show that food hardships are positively associated with…

This classic book presents the basic principles of behavior emphasizing the use of preventive techniques as well as consequences naturally available in the home, business, or school environment to change important behaviors. This book, and its companion piece, "Measurement of Behavior," represents more than 30 years of research and strategies in…

The author describes an approach used to deal with "bullying--aggression" and hostility--in special day schools for maladjusted children in Britain. A children's court composed of two justices effectively metes out punishment for such behavior. (CL)

The considerable gap between educational policy regarding discipline techniques and the reality of the classroom is explored. (LH)

A methodology is described to utilize dormitory parents in direct care activities for the early intervention of behavioral problems of the school-age child. (MM)

The article presents an approach (the Fagen-Long Curriculum) to developing skills for self-control as a means of preventing and reducing emotional and behavioral disorders in schools. (SBH)