An inservice course is outlined for elementary school teachers on behavior modification and open classrooms; results support the observation that inservice courses for teachers are a reasonably efficient, effective, and economical way to change teacher behavior. (MB)

Tests whether self-management under a variety of experimental conditions could reduce the disruptive behavior of adolescents in a special classroom. A comparison was made of self-management using tokens without back-up reinforcement, self-management using graphic feedback, and self-management using free time as back-up reinforcement. (Author/RK)

A reinforcement schedule and spatial titration method were used to determine task-reinforcement area separation most preferred and effective in two third-grade boys. Errors in task performance decreased task-reinforcement area separation, while correct responses in task performance increased task-reinforcement area separation. (Author)

Described is the 12- to 18-month residential treatment program at the Children's Asthma Research Institute and Hospital, a behaviorally oriented rehabilitation program for children who suffer from chronic bronchial asthma. (IM)

Discusses teaching techniques, course content, strategies, and problems of teaching a behavior modification course to university students. Course target areas include subjects such as anxiety control, fear elimination, weight control, smoking reduction, interpersonal interaction, assertiveness, and exercise maintenance. (Author/DB)

The purpose of this study was to develop and apply an experimental approach for teaching assertive behaviors in selective problematic interpersonal situations encountered by homosexuals. Results of a single-subject interrupted time-series analysis suggest that the client displayed significantly more assertive behaviors on four of the six criterion…

An approach to the teaching of behavioral science in the undergraduate medical curriculum is described. The course was designed to familiarize the students with the practical application of principles of behavior change to medical problems. (LBH)

Balance is not an issue of time, but an issue of choice. It is about living values by aligning behavior with what each individual believes is really important. Aligning behavior with values is much like any other developmental experience; the basic process involves assessment, challenge, and support. This guidebook will help readers determine…

This study examined whether self-evaluation and self-reflection coupled with self-monitoring of on-task behavior would increase the occurrence of on-task behavior in 12 fourth and fifth grade students with mild disabilities (learning disabilities, emotional disorders, and mild mental handicaps). Two teachers in different schools implemented a…

Bullying is an interaction which establishes group identity, dominance, and status at the expense of the victim; therefore, it is only through the development of values such as empathy, consideration, and unselfishness that the bully is likely to relinquish the behavior and function differently in a social setting. By involving peers, it is…

This study investigated whether the Barkley behavior change program was effective in changing oppositional-defiant behavior of a 12-year-old, male student. The Barkley program uses an applied behavior analysis approach with daily assessment and reinforcement. Weekly meetings were held between the student's parents and the school psychologist at…

This publication was developed in response to requests by prevention service providers and planners, for science-based interventions that work in HIV/AIDS prevention. All interventions came from behavioral or social studies that had both intervention and control/comparison groups and positive results for behavioral or health outcomes. The document…