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McIntosh, David E.; Rizza, Mary G.; Bliss, Leslie – Psychology in the Schools, 2000
Presents the implementation of Teacher-Child Interaction Therapy (TCIT) within the preschool setting, using a case study approach. TCIT was found to increase the number of positive interactions between child and teacher. It was also effective in decreasing the child's disruptive behaviors, increasing compliance, and decreasing the need for the…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Compliance (Psychology)
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Myaard, Michael J.; Crawford, Connie; Jackson, Michell; Alessi, Galen – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2000
A study examined the effects of wraparound services on the adjustment of four adolescents with severe emotional disturbances at imminent risk of long-term residential placements. Results indicate significant positive effects in the areas of compliance, appropriate peer interactions, extreme verbal abuse, alcohol/drug use, and physical aggression.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Aggression, Behavior Modification
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Vacha, Edward F.; McLaughlin, T. F. – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2000
Article outlines potential strategies for reducing the disproportionate rate of firearm accidents among low-income children. Suggests this problem stems from risky gun storage practices that are in response to high rates of victimization and fear of crime. Discusses the role that child behavior therapy can have in reducing the risk of firearm…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Counseling, Family Environment, Guns
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Embregts, Petri J. C. M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2000
The effectiveness of a video feedback and self-management package was assessed with various inappropriate behaviors exhibited by six adolescents with mild mental retardation. Participants evaluated their own videotaped behavior. Results showed a statistically significant decrease of the percentage intervals of inappropriate behavior when the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Feedback
Hatcher, Donald; Brown, Tony; Gariglietti, Kelli P. – Inquiry: Critical Thinking across the Disciplines, 2001
Notes limitations of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). Suggests that should these weaknesses be addressed, teachers of critical thinking would do well to incorporate REBT into their critical thinking courses. Relates that A. Ellis has suggested that the future of REBT is in integrating it into the educational curriculum as a way of…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Counseling, Critical Thinking
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Fogt, Julie B.; Piripavel, Christine M. – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2002
This article describes a school where problems of defiance and aggression were met with high levels of seclusion and physical restraints. Centennial School had a comprehensive program of interventions designed to reduce and eventually eliminate aversive management strategies. Data on the effectiveness of these interventions is shared and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
Singer, George H. S. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 1997
This commentary discusses the limitations of traditional research and the benefits of participatory action research (PAR) that changes the stance of the researcher from dispassionate observer to that of friend, ally, and colleague of the "subject". The use of PAR in helping researchers, parents, and advocates work together in promoting…
Descriptors: Action Research, Behavior Modification, Children, Community Programs
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Heflin, L. Juane; Simpson, Richard L. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 1998
Discusses intervention and treatment options being used with the population of children and youth who have autism spectrum disorders. The discussion includes interventions based on relationship formation (including holding therapy, gentle teaching, options, and floor time), skill-based treatments, physiologically oriented intervention, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Behavior Modification, Children
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White, Richard; Algozzine, Bob; Audette, Robert; Marr, Mary Beth; Ellis, Edward D., Jr. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2001
This article explains how to implement "unified discipline" as a school-wide approach to managing problem behavior, an approach designed to support educators in meeting the needs of students with emotional and behavioral problems in general education classrooms by establishing unified attitudes, expectations, correction procedures, and team roles.…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Discipline, Discipline Policy
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Fewell, Rebecca R.; Deutscher, Barbara – Infants and Young Children, 2002
The rise in the number of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is discussed and information is offered on behaviors signaling the need for referral in very young children. Positive and negative effects of medications are discussed, along with specific behavioral coping strategies for both home and group care. (Contains…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Modification, Clinical Diagnosis, Coping
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Hartshorn, Kristin; Olds, Loren; Field, Tiffany; Delage, Jessie; Cullen, Christy; Escalona, Angelica – Early Child Development and Care, 2001
Thirty-eight children with autism were given movement therapy in small groups led by a trained movement therapist. After two months of biweekly sessions, the children spent less time wandering, more time showing on-task behavior, less time showing negative responses to being touched, and less time resisting the teacher than those in the control…
Descriptors: Attention, Attention Span, Autism, Behavior Change
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Hoza, Betsy; Gerdes, Alyson C.; Mrug, Sylvie; Hinshaw, Stephen P.; Bukowski, William M.; Gold, Joel A.; Arnold, L. Eugene; Abikoff, Howard B.; Conners, C. Keith; Elliott, Glen R.; Greenhill, Laurence L.; Hechtman, Lily; Jensen, Peter S.; Kraemer, Helena C.; March, John S.; Newcorn, Jeffrey H.; Severe, Joanne B.; Swanson, James M.; Vitiello, Benedetto; Wells, Karen C.; Wigal, Timothy – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2005
Peer-assessed outcomes were examined at the end of treatment (14 months after study entry) for 285 children (226 boys, 59 girls) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who were rated by their classmates (2,232 classmates total) using peer sociometric procedures. All children with ADHD were participants in the Multimodal Treatment…
Descriptors: Therapy, Behavior Modification, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders
Paramore, Nancy W.; Higbee, Thomas S. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2005
Brief multiple-stimulus-without-replacement (MSWO) preference assessments were conducted with 3 adolescent boys with emotional-behavioral disorders in the context of their public school educational program. The reinforcing effects of stimuli identified as high, medium, and low preference were then evaluated using an alternating treatments design…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Behavior Disorders, Adolescents, Emotional Disturbances
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Baker, Pamela Hudson – American Secondary Education, 2005
Educators face the dilemma of zero tolerance versus zero rejection. The pressure to maintain safe classrooms while simultaneously educating all students is a challenging proposition. This article is used to share data that were collected as part of a larger study on teachers' beliefs about their own self-efficacy regarding general classroom…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Zero Tolerance Policy, Self Efficacy, Classroom Techniques
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Newsom, Jason T.; Kaplan, Mark S.; Huguet, Nathalie; McFarland, Bentson H. – Gerontologist, 2004
Purpose: Prevalence estimates of healthy behaviors and preventive care among older adults have not received sufficient attention, despite important health benefits such as longevity and better quality of life. Moreover, little is known about general population prevalences of older adults' efforts to change behavior, motivations to improve health…
Descriptors: Incidence, Behavior Modification, Screening Tests, Public Health
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