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Gabriele, Edward – Journal of Research Administration, 2010
Leadership is a multifaceted construct. It requires mentoring as a lifelong experience. Leadership is not an isolated phenomenon, but an activity completely interrelated with those one leads. It can never be separated from its essential community or organizational context. This makes the experience of mentoring all the more critical. Adding yet to…
Descriptors: Leadership, Mentors, Health Services, Organizational Culture
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Timler, Geralyn R. – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2008
This study investigated social knowledge in school-age children, aged 8-12 years, with and without language impairment (LI and TD groups). A hypothetical peer conflict task was administered to examine the relationship among prosocial responses and parent/teacher ratings of children's social behaviours. Stimuli included 12 hypothetical peer…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Conflict Resolution, Peer Relationship, Matched Groups
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Wysocki, Tim; Harris, Michael A.; Buckloh, Lisa M.; Mertlich, Deborah; Lochrie, Amanda Sobel; Taylor, Alexandra; Sadler, Michelle; White, Neil H. – Behavior Therapy, 2008
We report a randomized trial of a revised Behavioral Family Systems Therapy for Diabetes (BFST-D) intervention. Families of 104 adolescents with diabetes were randomized to standard care (SC) or to 6 months of an educational support group (ES) or BFST-D. Family communication and problem-solving skills were assessed at 0, 6, 12, and 18 months by…
Descriptors: Family Problems, Diabetes, Family Relationship, Family Counseling
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Crosland, Kimberly A.; Dunlap, Glen; Sager, Wayne; Neff, Bryon; Wilcox, Catherine; Blanco, Alfredo; Giddings, Tamela – Research on Social Work Practice, 2008
Objectives: An extensive literature base exists for behavioral parent training; however, few studies have focused on training direct care staff at group home and residential facilities for children. This study was conducted to determine whether a behavioral staff training program consisting of classroom training and in-home feedback would improve…
Descriptors: Group Homes, Social Work, Foster Care, Staff Development
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Wanberg, Connie R.; Welsh, Elizabeth T.; Kammeyer-Mueller, John – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2007
This study examined the role of self-disclosure within protege/mentor dyads in formal mentoring partnerships within a corporate context as a means of learning more about specific relationship processes that may enhance the positive outcomes of mentoring. While both proteges and mentors self-disclosed in their relationships, proteges disclosed at a…
Descriptors: Mentors, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Incidence, Role Theory
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Elfer, Peter – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2006
Whilst there is broad consensus that the emotional responsiveness and sensitivity of staff are of high importance in interactions with babies and young children in nursery, there is not consensus about how far interactions should be organised to facilitate attachments with particular staff. This paper brings the "child's voice" into this…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Parent Child Relationship, Emotional Response, Interaction Process Analysis