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What Works Clearinghouse, 2013
The study reported in this paper examined the effects of "First Step to Success (First Step)," a school- and home-based program intended to improve outcomes for students with moderate to severe behavior problems who may be at risk for academic failure. The study took place in six locations across five states: San Jose, California; Tampa,…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Behavior Modification, Student Behavior
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Christensen, Andrew; Atkins, David C.; Baucom, Brian; Yi, Jean – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2010
Objective: To follow distressed married couples for 5 years after their participation in a randomized clinical trial. Method: A total of 134 chronically and seriously distressed married couples were randomly assigned to approximately 8 months of either traditional behavioral couple therapy (TBCT; Jacobson & Margolin, 1979) or integrative…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Marital Satisfaction, Effect Size, Therapy
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The "Lovaas Model of Applied Behavior Analysis" is a type of behavioral therapy that initially focuses on discrete trials: brief periods of one-on-one instruction, during which a teacher cues a behavior, prompts the appropriate response, and provides reinforcement to the child. Children in the program receive an average of 35 to 40 hours…
Descriptors: Intervention, Disabilities, Emotional Development, Cognitive Development