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Landreth, Garry L.; Ray, Dee C.; Bratton, Sue C. – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
Because the child's world is a world of action and activity, play therapy provides the psychologist in elementary-school settings with an opportunity to enter the child's world. In the play therapy relationship, toys are like the child's words and play is the child's language. Therefore, children play out their problems, experiences, concerns, and…
Descriptors: Play, School Psychologists, Effect Size, Therapy
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Hoffman, Jessica A.; Morris, Vivien; Cook, John – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
The Boston Middle School Corner Store Initiative (CSI) brought together schools, businesses, and community partners to develop, implement, and evaluate a multicomponent pilot program designed to promote healthier beverage purchasing at corner stores among 3,500 middle school students living in Boston, Massachusetts. Healthy drinks were defined for…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Pilot Projects, Purchasing
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Kehle, Thomas J.; Bray, Melissa A.; Theodore, Lea A.; Jenson, William R.; Clark, Elaine – Psychology in the Schools, 2000
Describes research that focused on the design of an effective, economical, and easily implemented treatment for disruptive classroom behavior in both general and special education students. Multi-component treatment options included mystery motivators, token economy with response cost, and antecedent strategies delivered within a group contingency…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education
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McIntosh, David E.; Rizza, Mary G.; Bliss, Leslie – Psychology in the Schools, 2000
Presents the implementation of Teacher-Child Interaction Therapy (TCIT) within the preschool setting, using a case study approach. TCIT was found to increase the number of positive interactions between child and teacher. It was also effective in decreasing the child's disruptive behaviors, increasing compliance, and decreasing the need for the…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Compliance (Psychology)
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Riley-Tillman, T. Chris; Chafouleas, Sandra M.; Eckert, Tanya L.; Kelleher, Constance – Psychology in the Schools, 2005
In this article, we discuss the history behind efforts to transfer school psychology research into practice and review the literature pertaining to treatment acceptability, participatory action research, organizational change, and generalization programming. We then present a model for the systematic programming of this transfer and propose a…
Descriptors: School Psychology, Organizational Change, Theory Practice Relationship, Research Utilization
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Miller, David N.; George, Michael P.; Fogt, Julie B. – Psychology in the Schools, 2005
There has recently been increased attention given to the widely perceived gap between research and practice in school psychology and education. The purpose of this article is to describe how Centennial School of Lehigh University, an alternative day school for students with emotional and behavioral disorders, was able to successfully implement and…
Descriptors: School Psychology, Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Theory Practice Relationship