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Makomo, Moffat – Voices in Education, 2020
Community based programmes for adolescents receiving mental health services have been previously linked with the effective acquisition of knowledge, change in perceptions and attitudes, as well as change in behaviours. This article will detail how the new Teen Life Skills Programme was able to address some of the barriers and equip the…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Daily Living Skills, Skill Development, Adolescents
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Holm, Søren; Tolstrup, Janne – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2018
This paper presents the rationale and content of PASS, a Danish school-based prevention program targeting cannabis-culture-related beliefs among high school students (i.e. typically 15-19 years). The objective of the program is to prevent or delay initiation of cannabis use and limit use among students who already initiated. PASS is a combined…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Marijuana, Drug Use, Prevention
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Diefenbach, Gretchen J.; Tolin, David F.; Gilliam, Christina M.; Meunier, Suzanne A. – Behavior Modification, 2008
Data suggesting that cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is efficacious for late-life anxiety are accumulating; however, effectiveness has not been well established. Incorporating CBT for anxiety into home care is needed to facilitate access to evidenced-based treatment for a growing population of community-dwelling, functionally impaired elderly…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Therapy, Anxiety
Robbins, James M.; Taylor, Lynn – 1996
This paper summarizes the development of the Adolescent Treatment Outcome Module (ATOM) to monitor the outcomes of mental health treatment of adolescents with emotional or behavioral problems. The module is intended to: provide reliable and valid information about outcomes of mental health care; be applicable across severity levels, clinical…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Emotional Disturbances, Evaluation Methods, Mental Health Programs
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Glover, Penny Neathery – Health Values: The Journal of Health Behavior, Education & Promotion, 1993
Provides an overview of the Start SMART smoking cessation program which combines nicotine withdrawal therapy with behavior modification. The Start SMART program provides seven, intensive one-hour group sessions that are shown to be a most effective intervention with a specific population--motivated, yet highly dependent smokers. (GLR)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Intervention, Outcomes of Treatment
Devine, Patricia – 1999
Based on a decade of evaluation experience, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) has developed the Integrated Evaluation Methods (IEM) Package, a series of conceptual and methodological applications to enhance CSAT-funded evaluation activities. Products in the IEM Package are organized within an evaluation framework constructed on the…
Descriptors: Activities, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods
Join Together, Boston, MA. – 2000
Three-quarters of the people with serious alcohol and drug problems go without treatment. This is often caused by a lack of understanding about what constitutes treatment. Few consumers, family members, and policymakers realize that effective drug and alcohol treatment exists. This publication describes a nationwide project organized by Join…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Brief Psychotherapy, Counseling Effectiveness, Internet
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Westwood, Marvin J.; Keats, Patrice A.; Wilensky, Patricia – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2003
The purpose of this article is to introduce the reader to a group-based therapy model known as therapeutic enactment. A description of this multimodal change model is provided by outlining the relevant background information, key concepts related to specific change processes, and the differences in this model compared to earlier psychodrama…
Descriptors: Therapy, Group Counseling, Models, Outcomes of Treatment
Geib, Beatrice B.; Chamie, Susan K. – 1986
The Diagnostic Cognitive/Academic Therapy Program at Newington Children's Hospital (Newington, Connecticut) was designed to accommodate learning-disabled adults with different levels of education, rates of achievement, information processing styles, social backgrounds, and personalities, and to provide services in clinic, home, and work-site…
Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, Delivery Systems, Educational Diagnosis
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Campbell, Janet; Elder, Joe; Gallagher, Dan; Simon, Joel; Taylor, Andy – American Journal of Family Therapy, 1999
Descibes template for developing compliments based upon authors' experiences working in a community mental-health clinic. Examines the five components of the template: normalizing statements, restructuring statements, affirmation of client competencies, a bridging statement, and a suggestion. Features case examples and a transcript of a compliment…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Counseling Theories, Interpersonal Competence, Mental Health Workers
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Guralnick, Michael J. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2005
The field of early intervention is vibrant, generating expectations that systematic, comprehensive, experientially based interventions will alter developmental trajectories and prevent secondary complications. In this article, the existing knowledge base in the field is reviewed. It emphasizes the importance of an overall developmental framework,…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Mental Retardation, Interpersonal Competence, Experiential Learning
McDonald, Linda; McDonald, Stewart – 1991
This book chapter describes a program of the Two Hills Regional Resource Centre (THRRC), which provides support services to 39 towns in northeastern Alberta. The program supports individuals with severely challenging behaviors (such as self-abuse, aggression, destructiveness, and noncompliance) so that they will be able to live and work in their…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Delivery Systems, Foreign Countries
Columbia Univ., New York, NY. National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. – 2001
CASAWORKS for Families is the first national demonstration program to provide simultaneously drug and alcohol treatment; literacy, job, parenting, and social skills training; family violence prevention; and health care to help substance-abusing welfare parents recover. Its mission is to help women on welfare with substance abuse problems achieve…
Descriptors: Cocaine, Drug Rehabilitation, Females, Interpersonal Competence
Fuchs, Douglas; And Others – 1989
Prereferral intervention is designed to reduce referrals for special education placement, by modifying teacher instruction or management of difficult-to-teach (DTT) pupils prior to formal referral. A 3-year project is described in which Mainstream Assistance Teams offer consultation services to teachers in elementary and middle schools. The…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Consultation Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
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Ruppert, Elizabeth S.; Karst, Thomas O.; Brogan, Mark G. – Infants and Young Children, 1998
The Prescribed Pediatric Center (Toledo, Ohio) is a community-based, multidisciplinary program for infants and children with chronic, complex medical conditions. This article describes program beginnings; the planning process; and the program's growth, development, and components. Initial program evaluation indicates positive effects on some…
Descriptors: Children, Chronic Illness, Community Programs, Family Involvement
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