Self-Care in the Classroom for Children with Chronic Illness: A Case Study of a Student with Cystic Fibrosis.

Cox, Julie Elizabeth Jonson

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ERIC Number: EJ500971

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Publication Date: 1994

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Self-Care in the Classroom for Children with Chronic Illness: A Case Study of a Student with Cystic Fibrosis.

Cox, Julie Elizabeth Jonson

Elementary School Guidance & Counseling, v29 n2 p121-28 Dec 1994

Describes the essential self-care of an eight-year old second-grade student. This study illustrates a school counselor's use of a multimodal, behavioral intervention to increase the level of self-care in the classroom. Relevant reinforcements, individual and group counseling, and peer support, resulted in improved self-care. (RJM)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Modification, Child Behavior, Child Health, Children, Chronic Illness, Classrooms, Cystic Fibrosis, Elementary Education, Intervention, School Counseling, School Counselors, Student Behavior

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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