In a study of behavior modification two Down's syndrome preschool children, the first a 5-year-old boy with autistic behavior patterns and the second a 4-year-old girl whose behavior problem was to reject other children, were examined. The first S was engaged in ball catching activities with a teacher with positive reinforcement (playing the S's…

An instrument for determining pupil's perception of teacher behaviors is described. The inventory asked pupils to respond to statements reflecting teacher behavior in four major aspects of teaching: relating to pupils; mediating the learning process; diagnosing and evaluating; and managing and structuring the learning environment. As a parallel…

This paper considers briefly some of the changes in values over the past 50 years. It indicates that the old-fashioned values concerning thrift; the need for human community; the rewards of love, marriage, and fidelity; the spaciousness of the globe; the proper content for English; and the fitness of public education have dwindled in importance as…

The effects of behavioral consultation (defined by J. Bergan as the application of behavioral theory and research in consultation services) techniques were applied to the teacher of an aggressive, noncompliant, autistic male child (aged 6 years). The consultant utilized Bergan's four stages of problem solving: problem identification, problem…

Increasing numbers of women are turning to women therapists for help in meeting their psychological problems, causing an "empty couch syndrome" among male therapists who have long dominated the field. Women do not necessarily make better therapists, and the sex of the therapist is not the most important factor in predicting success or failure for…

The aim of this conference was to consider current thinking on behavior modification and social education, and to examine ways in which the psychological and educational concepts and skills involved in these approaches could best be taught to nurses. Over 40 nurse tutors, clinical teachers, and inservice training officers attended the conference.…

A treatment approach to adolescents with learning disabilities which incorporates remediation and psychotherapy is explored through two case studies of two youngsters (ages 14 and 17). After a review of earlier studies, the author focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of a 17 year old boy with a ninth grade education. Once a diagnosis of dyslexia…

THIS STUDY WAS PHASE 1 OF A 2-PHASE PROJECT DESIGNED TO CHANGE TEACHER BEHAVIOR WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVED CLASSROOM UTILIZATION OF NEW INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA. PHASE 1 TRIED TO INCREASE TEACHER KNOWLEDGE OF MEDIA VIA A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER, "THE CIRCULATOR," DISTRIBUTED IN 5 DISSEMINATION PATTERNS TO 2,200 EDUCATORS IN PENNSYLVANIA. A…

The efficacy of a systematic program of intervention for behaviorally disordered students was investigated with 29 teachers and 487 students in secondary schools. Teacher Ss were divided into two groups, 16 experimental Ss who participated in 6 days of workshop training and served as advocates for 1 to 3 students and 13 control teachers. Student…

One of a series of materials developed by Project APT (Administrators, Parents, and Teachers/Assessment, Programing, and Training), a program designed to foster home/school coordination in educational planning and program implementation for severely mentally retarded and/or multiply handicapped students; the booklet focuses on techniques for…

An innovative program at the University of Washington Epilepsy Center which employes group social skills training procedures to ameliorate the psychosocial problems of chronic seizure-disorder patients is described. The rationale for the program is presented through a brief social learning analysis of the effects of long-standing periodic lack of…

The study was designed to determine the effectiveness of an educational crisis center (in which students stayed from a few minutes to days and weeks to recover from emotional outbursts and academic pressures) for residential school children (5-10 years old) who had learning problems with an overlay of moderate to severe emotional handicapping…

In this study, the task was to analyze the separate effects of contingent reinforcement (money) and monitoring (counting) on the frequency of responses indicative of anxiety. Observed (physiological) and introspective (covert statements about experiencing anxiety) were used to determine the effects of reinforcement and monitoring on anxiety prone…

This paper describes the results of a study to: (1) design and evaluate three clinically practicable (e.g., non-analogue) regimens which emphasize treatment components of either behavioral rehearsal and feedback, anxiety management, or a combination of anxiety management and behavior reversal/feedback, and (2) examine the relative effectiveness of…

This set of training modules presents a general curriculum which addresses the theory, principles and procedures of behavior therapy modification techniques. It is meant to be used in a variety of hospitals, schools, and human development centers; thus it represents a common core of training upon which individual settings can build to provide…