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Scheithauer, Herbert; Hess, Markus; Schultze-Krumbholz, Anja; Bull, Heike Dele – New Directions for Youth Development, 2012
The fairplayer.manual is a school-based program to prevent bullying. The program consists of fifteen to seventeen consecutive ninety-minute lessons using cognitive-behavioral methods, methods targeting group norms and group dynamics, and discussions on moral dilemmas. Following a two-day training session, teachers, together with skilled…
Descriptors: Intervention, Bullying, Prevention, Moral Issues
Muller-Ravett, Sara; Jacobs, Erin – MDRC, 2012
Young people who are leaving the foster care and juvenile justice systems often experience a difficult transition to adulthood that is characterized by a number of troubling outcomes, including poverty, low levels of education and employment, and housing instability. While some services are available for these populations, there is little evidence…
Descriptors: Late Adolescents, Young Adults, Juvenile Justice, Foster Care
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Azrin, Nathan H.; Donohue, Brad; Teichner, Gordon A.; Crum, Thomas; Howell, Jennifer; DeCato, Leah A. – Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2001
There is a strong comorbid relationship between conduct and substance disorders in youth. In the present study, 56 such youth were randomly assigned to receive either individual-cognitive therapy or family-behavioral therapy. Subjects in both groups demonstrated significant improvements in their conduct and reductions in their use of illicit drugs…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Cognitive Restructuring, Family Counseling, Outcomes of Treatment
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Hendricks, Bryan; Werner, Todd; Shipway, Lee; Turinetti, Greg J. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2006
The relative effectiveness of two interventions for dealing with 200 court-referred spousal abusers is examined. The overall failure rate is 17.5%, with most recidivism occurring during the first 6 months after treatment. Offenders who completed a 14-week group treatment program called SAFE manifest significantly lower rates of recidivism (10.6%)…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Family Violence, Program Evaluation, Intervention
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Richardson, Lisa; Reid, Corinne – Clinical Psychologist, 2006
The current paper details an action research approach to developing and evaluating a group cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) program for older adults (65+ years) experiencing depression. This approach allowed the development of a novel program and for each component of the program to be evaluated and modified in an iterative, developmental…
Descriptors: Action Research, Older Adults, Accountability, Therapy
Kim, Yungho; Wright, Calvin E. – 1987
The Special Education Division of the California State Department of Education funded six pilot programs as part of a state-legislated Awareness Program. The goal of the programs was to make nonhandicapped students in grades K-8 aware of the special problems encountered by disabled persons. This study evaluates the effectiveness of the Awareness…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Change Strategies, Cognitive Restructuring