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Mansurnejad, Zahra; Malekpour, Mokhtar; Ghamarani, Amir; Yarmmohamadiyan, Ahmad – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2019
The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of teaching self-determination skills on the externalizing behaviors of students with emotional and behavioral disorders. The Research method was quasi experimental with pre and post-test and control group. To achieve our goals, thirty students who received high scores in the Child…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Behavior Problems, Emotional Disturbances, Skill Development
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2012
"First Step to Success" is an early intervention program designed to help children who are at risk for developing aggressive or antisocial behavioral patterns. The program uses a trained behavior coach who works with each student and his or her class peers, teacher, and parents for approximately 50 to 60 hours over a three-month period.…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Behavior Modification, Aggression, Antisocial Behavior
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Bass, Christopher K.; Apsche, Jack A. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2013
A key component of Mode Deactivation Therapy (MDT) is the development of self-awareness and regulatory skills by the client with the aim of helping adolescent males with conduct disordered behaviors, including sexually inappropriate behaviors and emotional dysregulation. The goal includes altering specific behaviors to fall within socially…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Psychotherapy, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring
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Thoder, Vincent J.; Cautilli, Joseph D. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2011
Juveniles who commit crimes are likely to exhibit conduct problems in their youth. Persistent and long-term antisocial behavior can be seen in very young children. To treat these children, programs must be designed to meet the needs of them on an individualized basis. Residential treatment, typically, is the answer, but research has shown its…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Cognitive Restructuring
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Dunlap, Glen; Carr, Edward G.; Horner, Robert H.; Koegel, Robert L.; Sailor, Wayne; Clarke, Shelley; Koegel, Lynn Kern; Albin, Richard W.; Vaughn, Bobbie J.; McLaughlin, Darlene Magito; James, Kim Mullen; Todd, Anne W.; Newton, J. Stephen; Lucyshyn, Joseph; Griggs, Peter; Bohanon, Hank; Choi, Jeong Hoon; Vismara, Laurie; Minjarez, Mendy Boettcher; Buschbacher, Pamelazita; Fox, Lise – Behavioral Disorders, 2010
A major goal of positive behavior support (PBS) is to produce broad-based, long-term improvements in adaptive behavior; however, the empirical base, at present, is mainly composed of relatively short-term studies carried out in circumscribed contexts. Therefore, a need exists for reliable data that can inform the field regarding the comprehensive…
Descriptors: Intervention, Quality of Life, Behavior Modification, Rating Scales
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Nitkowski, Dennis; Petermann, Franz; Buttner, Peter; Krause-Leipoldt, Carsten; Petermann, Ulrike – Behavior Modification, 2009
Children and adolescents with aggressive disorders are prevalent in child welfare settings. Therefore, the assumption is that child welfare services would benefit from a cognitive-behavioral intervention. This study investigates whether implementation of the training with aggressive children (TAC) could improve the outcome of child welfare. Twelve…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Intervention, Child Welfare, Behavior Modification
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Hartley, S. L.; Sikora, D. M.; McCoy, R. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2008
Background: Children with Autistic Disorder (AD) evidence more co-occurring maladaptive behaviours than their typically developing peers and peers with intellectual disability because of other aetiologies. The present study investigated the prevalence of Clinically Significant maladaptive behaviours during early childhood and identified at-risk…
Descriptors: Incidence, Autism, Young Children, At Risk Persons
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Fung, Annis L. C. – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2008
Despite the alarming rise of early adolescence aggression in Hong Kong, it is the pioneer evidence-based outcome study on Anger Coping Training (ACT) program for early adolescence with reactive aggression to develop their prosocial behaviors. This research program involved experimental and control groups with pre- and post-comparison using a …
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Prosocial Behavior, Aggression, Foreign Countries
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Apsche, Jack A.; Bass, Christopher K. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2006
This paper is an outpatient replication of Apsche, Bass, Jennings and Siv (2005) work which examined the effectiveness of Mode Deactivation Therapy (MDT) on adolescent conduct disordered males in an inpatient therapeutic setting. This research compared the effectiveness of MDT and Treatment as Usual (TAU) as treatments on adolescents with conduct…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Aggression, Personality Traits, Adolescents
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Apsche, Jack A.; Bass, Christopher K.; Jennings, Jerry L.; Siv, Alexander M. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2005
This research study compared the efficacy of two treatment methodologies for adolescent males in residential treatment with conduct disorders and/or personality dysfunctions and documented problems with physical and sexual aggression. The results showed that Mode Deactivation Therapy, an advanced form of cognitive behavioral therapy based on…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Adolescents, Males, Behavior Disorders
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Apsche, Jack A.; Bass, Christopher K.; Siv, Alexander M. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2005
This treatment research study extended the results of Apsche, Bass, Jennings, Murphy, Hunter, and Siv (2005), from behavioral data to standard measures of psychological distress. In Apsche, et. al. (2005) results suggest that Mode Deactivation Therapy (MDT) was more effective than Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Social Skills Therapy (SST) in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Adolescents, Males, Behavior Disorders
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Apsche, Jack A.; Bass, Christopher K.; Siv, Alexander M.; Matteson, Susan C. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2005
This research study compares the efficacy of Mode Deactivation Therapy (MDT), an advanced form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy based on Beck's theory of modes, and standard Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for adolescent males in residential treatment. The results showed MDT was superior to CBT in reducing both physical and sexual aggression and…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Cognitive Restructuring, Therapy, Males
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Owens, Julie Sarno; Richerson, Lauren; Beilstein, Elizabeth A.; Crane, Anna; Murphy, Caroline E.; Vancouver, Jeffrey B. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2005
This article examines the effectiveness of an evidence-based behavioral treatment package for children with inattentive and disruptive behavior problems when delivered in the context of a school-based mental health program. Child symptomatology and functioning are assessed in a treatment group (n = 30) and a waitlist control group (n = 12) across…
Descriptors: Report Cards, Behavior Problems, Aggression, Mental Health Programs