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Rutt, Corrine C.; Buser, Trevor J.; Buser, Juleen K. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 2016
The authors evaluated the effectiveness of a brief training intervention with graduate counseling students who used the HIRE (history, interest in change, reasons for engaging in the behavior, and exposure to risk; Buser & Buser, 2013b) model for the informal assessment of nonsuicidal self-injury. The intervention group demonstrated…
Descriptors: Injuries, Self Destructive Behavior, Training, Intervention
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Muehlenkamp, Jennifer J.; Walsh, Barent W.; McDade, Moira – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2010
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) continues to be a problem among youth and there is a great need for programming aimed at reducing NSSI in adolescents. The signs of self-injury program is the first known NSSI school-based prevention program for adolescents that attempts to increase knowledge, improve help-seeking attitudes and behaviors, and…
Descriptors: Prevention, Injuries, Adolescents, School Guidance
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Kerth, Denise Marzullo; Progar, Patrick R.; Morales, Sabrina – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: Self-restraint is a pervasive phenomenon among individuals who engage in self-injurious behaviour (SIB). Materials and Methods: The present study examined the use of clothing as a socially acceptable alternative to self-restraint to reduce SIB and other topographies of self-restraint in an adolescent diagnosed with autism. Two separate…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Self Control, Injuries, Behavior Disorders
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Dunlap, Glen; Carr, Edward G.; Horner, Robert H.; Koegel, Robert L.; Sailor, Wayne; Clarke, Shelley; Koegel, Lynn Kern; Albin, Richard W.; Vaughn, Bobbie J.; McLaughlin, Darlene Magito; James, Kim Mullen; Todd, Anne W.; Newton, J. Stephen; Lucyshyn, Joseph; Griggs, Peter; Bohanon, Hank; Choi, Jeong Hoon; Vismara, Laurie; Minjarez, Mendy Boettcher; Buschbacher, Pamelazita; Fox, Lise – Behavioral Disorders, 2010
A major goal of positive behavior support (PBS) is to produce broad-based, long-term improvements in adaptive behavior; however, the empirical base, at present, is mainly composed of relatively short-term studies carried out in circumscribed contexts. Therefore, a need exists for reliable data that can inform the field regarding the comprehensive…
Descriptors: Intervention, Quality of Life, Behavior Modification, Rating Scales
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Reed, Derek D.; Martens, Brian K. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2008
We describe a clinical case study surrounding the behavioral assessment and operant treatment of, an adult with severe mental retardation who engaged in chronic breath-holding. In this clinical case, previous neurological and medical testing had ruled out biological bases for the individual's breath-holding. A functional behavioral assessment…
Descriptors: Severe Mental Retardation, Behavior Modification, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Program Effectiveness
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Singh, Nirbhay N.; Lancioni, Giulio E.; Winton, Alan S.W.; Fisher, Barbara C.; Wahler, Robert G.; McAleavey, Kristen; Singh, Judy; Sabaawi, Mohamed – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2006
Parent-child transactions provide an important social context for the development of adaptive and problem behaviors in young children with autism. Teaching parents to develop alternative transactional pathways often leads to positive behavioral patterns in their children. We taught three parents the philosophy and practice of mindfulness in a…
Descriptors: Social Environment, Child Rearing, Parenting Skills, Autism