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Assessing Experiences of Children Who Attended a Camp for Children with Cancer and Their Siblings: A Preliminary Study
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Wu, Yelena P.; Prout, Kerry; Roberts, Michael C.; Parikshak, Sangeeta; Amylon, Michael D. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2011
Summer camps are commonly implemented as a psychosocial intervention for children with chronic illnesses; however, there have been few published consumer (parent and child) satisfaction evaluations of summer camps. Such evaluations are important both for improving existing services for children and families, as well as to build an empirical…
Descriptors: Siblings, Program Evaluation, Chronic Illness, Cancer
Early Intervention Programs for Children with Behavior Problems and at Risk for Developing Antisocial Behaviors: Evidence- and Research-Based Practices
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Maag, John W.; Katsiyannis, Antonis – Remedial and Special Education, 2010
The number of children who would be eligible for, and benefit from, early intervention programs has dramatically increased during the past several years. However, those programs would have to meet the U.S. Department of Education's criteria for being evidence based. Some programs that have proven successful would not be eligible but rather be…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Early Intervention, Eligibility, Educational Researchers
Effects of Methylphenidate and Behavior Modification on the Social and Academic Behavior of Children with Disruptive Behavior Disorders: The Moderating Role of Callous/Unemotional Traits
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Waschbusch, Daniel A.; Carrey, Normand J.; Willoughby, Michael T.; King, Sara; Andrade, Brendan F. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2007
This study examined whether response to behavior modification with and without methylphenidate differed for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and conduct problems (CP) depending on the presence of callous/unemotional (CU) traits. Participants were 37 children ages 7 to 12, including 19 with ADHD/CP-only and 18 with…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Behavior Modification, Behavior Disorders, Attention Deficit Disorders
An Evaluation of the Summer Treatment Program for Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Using a Treatment Withdrawal Design
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Chronis, Andrea M.; Fabiano, Gregory A.; Gnagy, Elizabeth M.; Onyango, Adia N.; Pelham, William E., Jr.; Lopez-Williams, Andy; Chacko, Anil; Wymbs, Brian T.; Coles, Erika K.; Seymour, Karen E. – Behavior Therapy, 2004
The summer treatment program (STP) is a comprehensive intervention for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that combines several empirically validated, behavioral treatment components in order to address multiple areas of impairment. The current study utilized a BAB treatment withdrawal design to evaluate the effectiveness of the STP.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Hyperactivity, Behavior Modification, Behavior Disorders
Effectiveness of a Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment on the Social Behaviors of Children with Asperger Disorder
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Lopata, Christopher; Thomeer, Marcus L.; Volker, Martin A.; Nida, Robert E. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2006
The current study presents preliminary data from an ongoing research project evaluating a summer treatment program for children with Asperger disorder (AD). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral treatment program on the social behaviors of 6- to 13-year-old children with AD. Overall program…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Asperger Syndrome, Interpersonal Competence, Children
An Evaluation of Three Time-Out Procedures for Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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Fabiano, Gregory A.; Pelham, William E.; Manos, Michael J.; Gnagy, Elizabeth M.; Chronis, Andrea M.; Onyango, Adia N.; Lopez-Williams, Andy; Burrows-MacLean, Lisa; Coles, Erika K.; Meichenbaum, David L.; Caserta, Donald A.; Swain, Sara – Behavior Therapy, 2004
Behavior modification is an evidence-based treatment for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Time-out from positive reinforcement is one behavior-modification procedure commonly recommended to manage disruptive or noncompliant behavior. This investigation examined the effects of time-out on children's behavior within the…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Behavior Modification, Timeout, Positive Reinforcement