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Ganz, Jennifer B., Ed.; Simpson, Richard L., Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2019
People who have both autism spectrum disorder and complex communication needs require specialized, multidisciplinary interventions and supports to boost their independence and quality of life. Find up-to-date, evidence-supported information and strategies in this book, the newest volume in the respected Augmentative and Alternative Communication…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intervention
Roschlau, Betty; Tittle, Bess M. – Day Care and Early Education, 1978
Emphasizes the importance of being able to identify manipulative behavior in the young child and take steps to discourage the development of a manipulative personality. (CM)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Children, Discipline
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Matthews, Doris B. – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1986
Examined effects of relaxation training on preadolescent children (N=532) with behavior problems. Results indicated fewer discipline problems among students receiving relaxation training than those who did not. Fighting, cutting class, and discipline reports markedly decreased. Suggests that counselors can serve as schoolwise consultants for…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Children, Counselor Role
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King, Neville J.; And Others – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1990
The literature on fears and phobias of children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities is reviewed. Assessment procedures are then examined, including interviews, self-reports, parent rating scales, and behavioral observations. Interventions are drawn from the principles of respondent, operant, and vicarious conditioning. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification
Schein, Sally – 1986
Implemented at a community center, this practicum developed an educational program which informed parents and teachers of ways to help children progress during and after divorce. Specific goals were: (1) to implement an educational program for parents, children, and teachers that focused on reducing the effects of divorce on children; (2) to…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Children, Community Programs
Lucyshyn, Joseph M., Ed.; Dunlap, Glen, Ed.; Albin, Richard W., Ed. – 2002
The 19 chapters of this volume address theory, research, and practice concerning positive behavior support with families of children and youth with developmental disabilities and problem behavior. The chapters are: (1) "Positive Behavior Support with Families" (Joseph Lucyshyn and others); (2) "Finding Positive Behavior Support One…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Children, Family Environment
Fried, Hilda, Ed. – Journal of the International Association of Pupil Personnel Workers, 1981
Parents and teachers must allow children to feel all their feelings, including anger. Children can be helped to accept their feelings and to channel and direct them to constructive ends. Discipline should be motivated by the need to protect and teach, not a desire to punish. (JAC)
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Children
Kass, David; Evans, Phil; Shah, Rita – 2003
Asserting that prevention and intervention efforts to reduce bullying can serve to reduce later criminal behavior and save lives, this report identifies programs that have reduced bullying by as much as half and cut future arrests in half, and urges schools to invest in these programs. Chapter 1 of the report defines bullying and presents…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Bullying
Tynan, Donna D.; Fritsch, Ronald E. – 1987
The literature on coping with stressful life events and the literature on parental issues related to the birth of a handicapped child suggest that such variables as understanding of the nature, intensity, and duration of parental responses figure prominently in their adjustment to the disability. The development of support programs designed to…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Child Rearing, Children, Coping
Koskie, Beth; Heidemann, Sandra – 1985
Teachers receiving training about child abuse issues raised many questions about what they could do in a classroom to facilitate the healing and growth of an abused/neglected child. The questions centered on three main areas of concern: (1) How are children's extreme behaviors to be interpreted? (2) What is the teacher's role? and (3) What can…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Children
Ryan, Patricia – 1983
"Fostering Discipline" is a manual to be used in education for families who provide service to foster children. It assumes that the participants in the class have had prior instruction in their roles as foster parents, the purposes of foster care, the reasons why children are in care and their relationship with the agency. This instructor's…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Child Abuse, Child Development
Berman, Sally – 1995
Translating William Glasser's quality school ideas and Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences into simple language and practical ideas, this book contains 21 activities or strategies designed to help students in developing and organizing some new learning behaviors. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1, entitled "Paving the…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Theories, Children, Classroom Environment
Ross, Peter A. – 1995
Almost every teacher and parent encounters children with behavior problems. Social changes, including an increasingly violent and information-based society, affect ways in which children view and function in the world. Teachers and parents need to have greater understanding and skill in implementing discipline strategies. This guide presents…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders