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Unresolved Questions Concerning the Effectiveness of Psychological Assessment as a Therapeutic Intervention: Comment on Poston and Hanson (2010)
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Lilienfeld, Scott O.; Garb, Howard N.; Wood, James M. – Psychological Assessment, 2011
In a recent article in this journal, Poston and Hanson (2010) reported a meta-analysis of 17 studies on the use of psychological assessment as a therapeutic intervention (PATI) and concluded that "psychological assessment procedures--when combined with personalized, collaborative, and highly involving test feedback--have positive, clinically…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Intervention, Psychological Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
Ethical Relativism and Behavior Therapy.
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Kitchener, Richard F. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1980
Argues that behavior therapists are really ethical relativists and sometimes ethical skeptics. Ethical naturalism found in operant behavior therapy does entail ethical relativism. Other authors respond to these views. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Theories, Codes of Ethics, Counseling
Behavior Counseling Parents of Special Children.
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Jiao, Qing – 1997
The knowledgeable professional who works with special children recognizes that the parents of special children have an important effect in the children's development. The paper states that in China, parent involvement in special children's education has been limited by the parents' need to work and their lack of counseling experience with special…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Counseling, Disabilities
Critical Thinking and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy.
Hatcher, Donald; Brown, Tony; Gariglietti, Kelli P. – Inquiry: Critical Thinking across the Disciplines, 2001
Notes limitations of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). Suggests that should these weaknesses be addressed, teachers of critical thinking would do well to incorporate REBT into their critical thinking courses. Relates that A. Ellis has suggested that the future of REBT is in integrating it into the educational curriculum as a way of…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Counseling, Critical Thinking
A Suggested Research Agenda on Treatment-Outcome Research for Female Victims of Violence
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Resick, Patricia A. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2004
I appreciate the opportunity to present my opinions on the appropriate course for the research agenda on violence against women. Briere and Jordan (this issue) have done an estimable job in reviewing the research on the psychological impact of violence on women and have concluded that, because psychological symptoms following victimization are…
Descriptors: Violence, Females, Victims of Crime, Outcomes of Treatment
Competency Building in the Context of Groups
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Valore, Thomas G.; Cantrell, Robert P.; Cantrell, Mary Lynn – Reclaiming Children and Youth: The Journal of Strength-based Interventions, 2006
Educational and treatment programs for troubled youth face formidable barriers in building pro-social group climates. When a youth is loyal to deviant peers, positive adult bonds are obstructed. Fritz Redl once observed that therapeutic efforts with such a youth is akin to having a "gang under the couch." Effective ecological interventions employ…
Descriptors: Competence, Social Environment, Behavior Modification, Youth
Adolescent Insomnia.
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Morrison, J. R.; Storey, Brian – Clearing House, 1986
Discusses the causes of insomnia, its detection, and various types of treatment. (SRT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Alcoholism, Behavior Change