Provides a short summary of the research being done on the subject of drug therapy with children having learning disabilities, pointing out the advantages and the dangers in such therapy. (RW)

Extensive review of the literature suggests that modeling procedures are effective means of changing behavior, not only with one client but with a group. School counselors, in particular, need to be aware of the negative effect of various grouping policies, and should expose behavior problem clients to socially acceptable models. Followed by…

This is a dialogue concerning curriculum change to heighten individual development, to teach people to be people and its implications for the counseling field. (KH)

Two comprehensive case studies present the careful use of a Time Out" approach to behavior modification with elementary school students. These sessions should be undertaken only under supervision of the school psychologist since a Time Out" can produce damaging psychological effects if used indiscriminately. (CJ)

This report lends confirmation to the feasibility of employing punishment in modifying or eliminating socially unacceptable behavior, and is another example in which amelioration of symptomology seemed to precede a thorough investigation of etiological factors. (Author)

This paper describes a procedural guide for the application of behavioral principles and techniques in open welfare settings. The aim of the guide is to aid the worker in approaching assessment and modification from a behavioral point of view and to organize his activities sequentially and systematically in accordance with that view. (Author)

As a results of a four week inservice pilot program, a group of elementary teachers were able to effect changes in classroom behavior. (Author)

A description of a program of behavior modification using principles of operant conditioning on residents at a mental retardation institution. (RD)