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Schindler, Fred – 1979
The effectiveness of a self help book on assertiveness training was assessed by comparing two bibliotherapy conditions with group therapy and a waiting list control condition. One group of bibliotherapy subjects read a popular paperback with no therapist contact, while the other group additionally participated in informal discussion sessions.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Assertiveness, Behavior Change, Bibliotherapy
Download full textMiller, William R. – 1978
Self-help approaches to the treatment of problem drinking were investigated in five studies, including methods oriented toward controlled drinking as well as those designed to produce abstinence. Study 1 explored the utility of a self-help manual as an agent in improving maintenance following treatment by a paraprofessional. Clients who read this…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, Bibliotherapy
Jason, Leonard A. – 1979
A high priority area for behavioral community psychologists involves working to strengthen informal support systems within communities. A collaborative effort between a community group and academic based psychologists focusses on a community problem--dog litter in an urban area. An original demonstration project was used to influence the political…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Community Action, Community Involvement, Comprehensive Programs
Ruppel, George – 1978
In an investigation of the effectiveness of self-managed reading improvement programs, a program incorporating self-monitoring (observing and recording relevant activity), self-reinforcement (increasing the probability of some target behavior by the self-presentation of positive consequences or the removal of negative consequences), and shaping…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Positive Reinforcement, Reading Comprehension, Reading Improvement
Keedy, John L. – 1991
Given the current need for collegial interaction among teachers, a teacher collegial group (TCG) was designed and implemented as a participatory structure in an elementary school. An interpretive research design was used to: (1) identify interactions occurring among the six participating teachers during TCG meetings; (2) improve the TCG meeting…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Collegiality, Elementary Education, Learning Strategies
Zbinden, William R.; Martwick, Richard J. – 1979
The project grant objectives for fiscal year 1978 for the Chicago Regional Project serving handicapped children are analyzed in relation to seven student related objectives and one facility staff related objective. Statistical data for objectives in the following areas are included: self help skills, motor development, communication skills,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Adjustment (to Environment), Communication Skills
