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Predictors of Treatment Response in Depressed Mothers Receiving In-Home Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Concurrent Home Visiting
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Ammerman, Robert T.; Peugh, James L.; Putnam, Frank W.; Van Ginkel, Judith B. – Behavior Modification, 2012
Home visiting is a child abuse prevention strategy that seeks to optimize child development by providing mothers with support, training, and parenting information. Research has consistently found high rates of depression in mothers participating in home visiting programs and low levels of obtaining mental health treatment in the community.…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Mothers, Home Visits, Severity (of Disability)
Teaching Applied Behavior Analysis Knowledge Competencies to Direct-Care Service Providers: Outcome Assessment and Social Validation of a Training Program
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Luiselli, James K.; Bass, Jennifer D.; Whitcomb, Sara A. – Behavior Modification, 2010
Staff training is a critical performance improvement objective within behavioral health care organizations. This study evaluated a systematic training program for teaching applied behavior analysis knowledge competencies to newly hired direct-care employees at a day and residential habilitation services agency for adults with intellectual and…
Descriptors: Employees, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Program Effectiveness
Functional Analysis of Precursors for Serious Problem Behavior and Related Intervention
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Langdon, Nancy A.; Carr, Edward G.; Owen-DeSchryver, Jamie S. – Behavior Modification, 2008
Precursor behaviors are innocuous behaviors that reliably precede the occurrence of problem behavior. Intervention efforts applied to precursors might prevent the occurrence of severe problem behavior. We examined the relationship between precursor behavior and problem behavior in three individuals with developmental disabilities. First, a…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Prevention, Developmental Disabilities
Effectiveness of the Triple P Positive Parenting Program on Behavioral Problems in Children: A Meta-Analysis
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de Graaf, Ireen; Speetjens, Paula; Smit, Filip; de Wolff, Marianne; Tavecchio, Louis – Behavior Modification, 2008
The Triple P Positive Parenting Program is a multilevel parenting program to prevent and offer treatment for severe behavioral, emotional, and developmental problems in children. The aim of this meta-analysis is to assess the effectiveness of Triple P Level 4 interventions in the management of behavioral problems in children by pooling the…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Child Rearing, Parenting Skills, Parenting Styles
Behavioral Interventions to Reduce the Pica of Persons with Developmental Disabilities
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McAdam, David B.; Sherman, James A.; Sheldon, Jan B.; Napolitano, Deborah A. – Behavior Modification, 2004
The consumption of nonfood items (i. e., pica) frequently occurs in persons with developmental disabilities. Pica may result in the puncture or blockage of the digestive tract, infestation by gastrointestinal parasites, and can interfere with an individuals daily learning, occupational performance, and quality of life. Twenty-six published studies…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Program Effectiveness, Developmental Disabilities, Behavior Modification
Evaluating Behavioral Techniques in Training Individuals with Severe and Profound Mental Retardation to Use Functional Independent Living Skills.
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Matson, Johnny L.; Bamburg, Jay; Smiroldo, Brandi B.; Smalls, Yemonja – Behavior Modification, 1997
Evaluates three training techniques for enhancing independent living skills and examines differential treatment efficacy. Results, based on 30 severely or profoundly mentally retarded adults, indicate that the control group failed to achieve the results of the two treatment groups. Findings support the necessity of implementing updated treatment…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Counseling Techniques, Daily Living Skills
Controlled Evaluation of an Educational Intervention Used to Modify Peer Attitudes and Behavior toward Persons with Tourette's Syndrome
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Woods, Douglas; Marcks, Brook – Behavior Modification, 2005
Individuals who exhibit motor and vocal tics are viewed as less socially acceptable than persons who do not exhibit tics. Efforts have been made to alter the negative perceptions through the use of education. However, the effectiveness of peer education and whether it need be Tourette syndrome (TS) specific remains unclear. One hundred and seventy…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Neurological Impairments, Videotape Recordings, Peer Acceptance