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Young, Anna; Green, Vanessa A.; Jacobsen-Grocott, Tessa – Pastoral Care in Education, 2022
The KiVa anti-bullying program is an evidence based whole-school intervention and prevention program that has been implemented in a small number of New Zealand schools to help address high rates of bullying behaviors. Parents are a key component of the whole-school program as without parental support the ongoing sustainability of the program…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bullying, Prevention, Intervention
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Hacker, Rebecca E.; Lee, James D.; Meadan, Hedda – EBP Briefs (Evidence-based Practice Briefs), 2022
Clinical Question: Do caregivers of young children with communication disorders or children with delays/deficits in social-communication skills who participate in training and coaching on communication strategies via telepractice compared to those who participate in training and coaching on communication strategies in person show enhanced…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Communication Problems, Interpersonal Communication, Intervention
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Doherty, Alison J.; Jones, Stephanie P.; Chauhan, Umesh; Gibson, Josephine M. E. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: Obesity is common in adults with intellectual disabilities, yet little is known about how weight management interventions are provided for this population. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were held with 14 healthcare practitioners involved in weight management interventions in an English county. A study topic guide was developed to…
Descriptors: Obesity, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Body Weight
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Sedgwick, Adrienne; Stothard, Jan – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2019
Considering the prevalence of speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) and the known association with poor academic performance and social, emotional and mental health, it is surprising that two-thirds of children with primary SLCN go unidentified. Although educational psychologists (EPs) are well positioned to support schools in improving…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Language Impairments, Communication Problems, Educational Psychology
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Hong, Ee Rea; Neely, Leslie; Lund, Emily M. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2015
Bullying or any aggressive behavior of a more powerful person or group toward a less powerful person is a widespread problem in the U.S. educational system. While bullying is a significant problem for all students, students with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have a particularly high incidence rate of becoming victims of bullying. The social…
Descriptors: Bullying, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Competence
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King, Amie M.; Fahsl, Allison J. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2012
Children with complex and severe communication impairments often cannot meet their communication needs with their natural voice and may require the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). There are many communication and learning challenges facing children who use AAC; however, using AAC for social communication is especially…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Interpersonal Competence, Children, Communication Problems
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Smith, Michael J.; Ryan, Angela Shen – Mental Retardation, 1987
Interviews with 59 Chinese parents of children with developmental disabilities uncovered some of the problems these parents experienced because service providers did not speak their language. The lack of language-appropriate information concerning the nature of the handicap and the course of interventive actions seriously affected both parents and…
Descriptors: Chinese Americans, Communication Problems, Developmental Disabilities, Ethnic Groups