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Increasing Self-Empowerment Related to Depression among Court-Involved Youth: The Moods Matter Project
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Calley, Nancy G.; Hawley, Lisa D. – Michigan Journal of Counseling: Research, Theory, and Practice, 2010
An empirically-guided program designed to empower at-risk youth through increased knowledge of depression and prevention resources was developed and implemented. Ninety-three court-involved adolescents participated in the "Moods Matter" project, a four-part psycho-educational group experience rooted in the principles of Rational Emotive Behavior…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, At Risk Students, Juvenile Justice, Group Experience
Crime Is Easy, Shakespeare Is Hard
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Dufresne, Jerilyn – Reclaiming Children and Youth: The Journal of Strength-based Interventions, 2006
The performing arts can provide an avenue for creativity and healing to youth and adults in correctional settings. (Contains 1 endnote.)
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Behavior Modification, Theater Arts, Correctional Institutions
The Human Potential Seminar: A Strategy for Teaching Socially Adaptive Behavior in a Correctional Classroom.
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Hamm, Mark S. – Journal of Correctional Education, 1987
A pretest/posttest control group design was employed to assess the efficacy of a social learning procedure in developing socially adaptive attitudes and behaviors in a group of incarcerated male juvenile delinquents. The experimental manipulation consisted of a series of structured group exercises. (Author/CH)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Correctional Education, Delinquency, Group Experience
A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to the Group Treatment of Adolescents.
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Copeland, E. Thomas, Jr. – Small Group Behavior, 1984
Presents a cognitive-behavioral approach to group treatment of adolescents. Discusses diagnosis, treatment stages, characteristics of a cognitive-behavioral group, and the role of the therapist. Describes four advantages to this type of group therapy. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Change Strategies, Cognitive Restructuring
Using Group Contingencies with Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Smith, Maureen A.; Misra, Anjali – LD Forum, 1994
This article discusses using a group contingency as a technique to increase appropriate behavior and decrease inappropriate behavior of students with learning disabilities who are either in regular classrooms or special classes. The advantages and disadvantages of three types of group contingencies (dependent group contingency, independent group…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management
Group Experience: The Essence of Camping. An Occasional Paper.
Brower, Robert; Brower, Mary – Camping Magazine, 1980
Five propositions related to the values of the group experience in camping are argued: (1) the group experience is the essence of camping; (2) groups influence behavior and enhance mental health; (3) camps serve a variety of purposes; (4) knowledge of group dynamics can influence camp outcomes; and (5) good camps benefit society. An elaboration on…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Camping, Group Dynamics, Group Experience
The Effects of Individual and Group Contingencies on Reading Performance of Special Education Students.
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McLaughlin, T. F. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1981
Effects of individual and group contingencies on reading performance of special education students were examined in a counterbalanced multiple-baseline design with experimental manipulations introduced at random. Students evidenced more accuracy and preferred the group contingency phase. Ease of implementation of group contingencies within a…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Classroom Research, Elementary Education, Group Experience
Group Process and Emotional Education: Can the Group Process as Described by Louis R. Ormont Be Effective in Modifying the Behavior of Young Children? (A Retrospective Study).
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Rich, Betty An – International Journal of Early Years Education, 1997
Discusses Louis Ormont's theory of group experience and the effectiveness of the Group Meeting and Triad Resolutions processes--part of his Group Process--in modifying the behavior of kindergartners. Suggests that children learn to take charge of their own behavior and are strengthened by feelings of group membership and personal empowerment.…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Modification, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Development