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Direct linkRobertson, Rachel E. – Psychology in the Schools, 2020
Disruptive student behavior poses significant challenges for teachers and is associated with negative student outcomes. Research shows that teacher use of empirically-based proactive behavior management (PBM) can improve student outcomes; however, research also indicates that teacher use of PBM is low. One prominent factor in teacher use of PBM is…
Descriptors: Social Psychology, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques
Evanovich, Lauren L.; Kern, Laura – Beyond Behavior, 2018
Precorrection is an intervention that is a simple, systematic method of predicting and addressing inappropriate social or academic behaviors. It can be successfully be implemented for students of any age and ability, and across any setting, behavior, or academic task. This article demonstrates the use of precorrection across settings, including as…
Descriptors: Prevention, Behavior Problems, Intervention, Self Management
Waterman, Jill; Langley, Audra K.; Miranda, Jeanne; Riley, Debbie B. – APA Books, 2018
Children who are adopted at an older age through foster care and those adopted from overseas orphanages are at high risk for behavioral and emotional distress. This important manual presents a structured, evidence-based protocol for providing mental health treatment to families adopting vulnerable children. Drawing on their extensive clinical…
Descriptors: Adoption, At Risk Persons, Mental Health, Family Role
Duszynski, Ramzia; Jonak, Jolanta; Garjaka, Karla; Jankowska, Anna M. – School Psychology Forum, 2015
Children adopted from foreign countries, especially those who were in an orphanage, may experience greater difficulties than culturally or linguistically diverse children who do not come from such a background. Delays in learning language and, consequently, slower cognitive and social development, can undermine the academic success of these…
Descriptors: Adoption, Child Development, Achievement Gap, At Risk Students
Carnes-Holt, Kara – Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 2012
Adopted children may present with a wide range of disruptive behaviors making it difficult to implement holistic therapeutic interventions. The number of primary caregivers, disrupted placements, and repeated traumatic events contribute to the overall mental health of the adoptee and greater number of occurrences increases the risk of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Therapy, Parent Child Relationship, Adoption
Download full textGindis, Boris – International Journal of Special Education, 2008
"Institutional autism" is understood as a "learned behavior" produced by an institutional environment such as an orphanage. Some autistic-like behaviors may be adaptive in an institution, but become mal-adaptive after the child's adoption into a family. A differential diagnosis between autism as a medical condition and learned…
Descriptors: Language Skill Attrition, Autism, Institutional Environment, Adoption
Peer reviewedKim, S. Peter – Child Welfare, 1980
Describes a dilemma in diagnosing the behavior symptoms of three transracially adopted Korean boys (aged 22 to 30 months) in psychiatric treatment. Alternative explanations are offered after successful treatment. (CM)
Descriptors: Adoption, Behavior Problems, Culture Conflict, Emotional Disturbances
Salo, Frances Thomson – Journal of Child Psychotherapy, 2004
In this paper the course of the therapy of an adopted latency-aged girl is described in some detail. There was considerable improvement outside the sessions while within sessions she remained a not-very-vocal child and continued to play in the way that a younger child might. The clinical material is examined in a discussion of the possible…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Adoption, Play, Females
Freado, Mark D.; Heckenlaible-Gotto, Myra J. – Reclaiming Children and Youth: The Journal of Strength-based Interventions, 2006
This article describes an evaluation conducted with a juvenile who was facing transfer into the adult system after an encounter with law enforcement officers. Adopted at age one from an Eastern European orphanage, Andrei experienced conflict, bringing him into contact with special education, mental health, and juvenile authorities. While there…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Special Education, Mental Health, Intervention
Schweiger, Wendi K.; O'Brien, Marion – Family Relations, 2005
Because of changes in legislation and policies regarding child welfare, increasing numbers of older children are being placed for adoption. Many of these children are defined as having "special needs" and include children who are at risk for physical, emotional, or behavioral problems. We use Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory as a…
Descriptors: Ecology, Child Welfare, Adoption, Public Policy
Peer reviewedHobday, Angela; Lee, Karen – Adoption & Fostering, 1994
Suggests that medical advisors may be an important resource for adoptive parents seeking to understand their child's behavior. Examines the effects of the child's past--problems such as loss, poor attachment, or abuse--and how the child and new family adjust. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Adoptive Parents, Attachment Behavior
Peer reviewedHarper, Juliet – Adoption & Fostering, 1994
Discusses how adoption disruption affects children adopted from overseas. Uses the experiences of seven children who were counseled for adoption disruption to examine how children can be helped to work through the past and prepare for the future. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Adoptive Parents, Behavior Problems
Cook, Traci; Blachman, Dara; Dye, Jane; Macartney, Suzanne; Lukacs, Susan; Howie, LaJeana; Kena, Grace; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Truman, Jennifer; Cotto, Jessica; Jekielek, Susan; Mueggenborg, Mary; Coleman-Jensen, Alisha; Denton, Stephanie; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Knighton, Cindi; Han, Beth; O'Connell, Kellie; Guenther, Patricia; Hiza, Hazel; Kuczynski, Kevin; Koegel, Kristin; Radel, Laura – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2011
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011" is a compendium of indicators depicting both the promises and the challenges confronting our Nation's young people. The report, the 15th in an ongoing series, presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives. These indicators are drawn from the most…
Descriptors: Adoption, Social Indicators, Social Environment, Physical Environment
