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Direct linkHye Ha, Eun – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2006
The purpose of this study was to develop a cognitive behavioral group therapy (CBT) for depressed mothers of children between 5-12 years old, with behavior problems and to examine the effectiveness of the program. The CBT group met 8 times in total (2-hour weekly sessions for 8 weeks), followed by a booster session 3 months after the program was…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Depression (Psychology), Mothers, Behavior Problems
Download full textPatrick, Helen; And Others – 1995
Children's adjustment and achievement in first grade is crucial to subsequent long-term school success. This study investigated characteristics related to kindergarten and first-grade children's social competence and school adjustment: (1) associations between personality characteristics and social competence; (2) the contribution of social and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Context Effect, Elementary School Students, Grade 1
Smith, Jennifer; And Others – 1996
This study examined the psychosocial adjustment of young children who were living in families where domestic violence had occurred, and presented implications for early childhood teachers. The research data were collected in a structured interview with 54 mothers who had at least 1 child between 3 and 6 years of age. These women had left a violent…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Battered Women, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior
Johnson, Vanessa J. Kahen – 1997
The study explored the relationship between mothers' and fathers' pre-kindergarten reports of family cohesion and children's academic and social competence in kindergarten and first grade, to assess the role of family level processes in children's adjustment to school. The family cohesion factor was divided into…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Competence, Early Childhood Education, Family Environment
Bannan, Helen M. – 1979
The bulk of testimony in the writings and recorded histories of the daughters of immigrants and the first generation of Native Americans educated in American schools in the late 19th and early 20th centuries reveals that, although the ties between female generations became more tangled with the strains of acculturation, the bonds were stretched…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indians, Child Role, Cultural Influences
Schaefer, Earl S.; And Others – 1985
This study replicates and elaborates a three-dimensional, spherical model that integrates research findings concerning social and emotional behavior, psychopathology, and academic competence. Kindergarten teachers completed an extensive set of rating scales on 100 children, including the Classroom Behavior Inventory and the Child Adaptive Behavior…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Apathy, Classroom Observation Techniques
Williams, Carolyn L. – 1987
Refugee movements impose tremendous psychological and physical trauma on survivors, making refugees a high risk group for psychopathology and psychosocial adjustment problems. This paper explores the traditional impediments to developing prevention programs for refugees and describes public mental health strategies that could be used for different…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Anxiety, Crisis Intervention, Depression (Psychology)
Venditti, Phillip N.; Bahruth, Robert – 1987
In this manual, two methods for promoting English as a Second Language (ESL) students' involvement with and understanding of the host culture are presented: (1) visits by guest speakers; and (2) interactive errands executed within the bounds of the school or surrounding community. First, the philosophy underlying the manual is presented in terms…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Community Colleges, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Activities
Peer reviewedThorpe, Helene S.; Werner, Emmy E. – Pediatrics, 1974
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Examiners, Exceptional Child Services
Aveni, Carl A.; Upper, Dennis – 1976
In this paper, the authors report that in many of the cases they have treated, the living situations and/or environments to which patients were returning upon discharge, were not suitable for either maintaining, or improving upon, the gains achieved while hospitalized. As a result, a community residence training program, based upon a behavioral…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Daily Living Skills, Educational Programs, Institutional Research
Keystone Area Education, Elkader, IA. – 1980
Forty students who had been enrolled in secondary programs for mildly and moderately retarded students in rural Iowa were interviewed as part of a longitudinal study and results were compared with a similar group from a metropolitan area. Interviews focused on eight topics: living environment, type of employment, job changes, savings and money…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment, Leisure Time, Longitudinal Studies
STUART, RICHARD B.
BEHAVIOR THEORY CAN FORTIFY SOCIAL CASEWORK BY PROVIDING PRACTICAL LINKS BETWEEN THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE CLIENT IN DISTRESS, THE DELINEATION OF CLINICAL GOALS, THE FORMULATION OF PLANS OF INTERVENTION, AND THE MEASUREMENT OF OUTCOME. THESE BASIC ASSUMPTIONS IN THE BEHAVIORAL APPROACH ARE IMPLICIT IN THE STRUCTURE TREATMENT--(1) ALL SOCIAL…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Behavioral Sciences, Caseworker Approach, Conditioning
THOMAS, EDWIN J.
THE PRACTICE OF SOCIO-BEHAVIORAL THEORY CONSISTS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIO-BEHAVIORAL KNOWLEDGE (SBK) IN PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE CHANGE, STABILIZATION, OR CONTROL OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR, AND OF THE BEHAVIORAL SPECIFICATION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE HELPER. THE NATURE OF SBK IS DESCRIBED, AND INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND COMMUNAL MEANS OF…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Behavior Modification
HOSFORD, RAY E. – 1968
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO CONDUCT AN EXPERIMENTAL TEST OF TWO SOCIAL MODEL COUNSELING PROCEDURES WHICH CAN BE USED BY SCHOOL COUNSELORS TO ASSIST SHY ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN LEARNING HOW TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY IN CLASS DISCUSSIONS. THE STUDY SOUGHT TO DETERMINE WHICH OF TWO TYPES OF MODEL PRESENTATIONS (FILM OR AUDIOTAPE) WOULD BEST…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Comparative Analysis, Discussion
MORRIS, BERNIECE E.; MORRIS, GEORGE L. – 1966
THE ENVIRONMENT OF CHILDREN FROM LOW SOCIO-ECONOMIC LEVELS MILITATES STRONGLY AGAINST THEIR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL. TO HELP THWART OR REVERSE THE DEFICIENCES OF DISADVANTAGED YOUTH, THE PRESCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM WAS CREATED. THIS DOCUMENT IS AN EVALUATION OF A 1965 SUMMER HEADSTART PROGRAM FOR 4- AND 5-YEAR-OLDS IN KEARNEY, NEBRASKA. TESTS WERE…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged
