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Peterson, Kylie; Savoie Roskos, Mateja – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
Background: Weight bias is common in health care and needs to be addressed to provide equal and equitable care for people of all body sizes. Aims: This review aims to (a) describe the impact of weight bias on providers and patients, (b) identify the limitations of body mass index and suggest alternative screenings to determine health risk, (c)…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Social Bias, Access to Health Care, Allied Health Personnel
Mom, Sophak; Myklebust, Char; Atella, Julie – Wilder Research, 2020
The Minnesota's School-Based Diversion Model (SBDM) is a student-centered plan to keep youth from entering the criminal justice system due to arrests at school. Wilder Research is working with the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) to help collect and analyze information about how the SBDM is helping each pilot program increase…
Descriptors: Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Student Needs, Family Involvement
Mom, Sophak – Wilder Research, 2021
The Minnesota's School-Based Diversion Model (SBDM) is a student-centered plan to keep youth from entering the criminal justice system due to arrests at school or during school hours. Wilder Research is working with the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) to help collect and analyze information about how the SBDM is helping each pilot…
Descriptors: Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Student Needs, Family Involvement
Mom, Sophak; Myklebust, Char; Atella, Julie – Wilder Research, 2021
The Minnesota's School-Based Diversion Model (SBDM) is a student-centered plan to keep youth from entering the criminal justice system due to arrests at school or during school hours. Wilder Research is working with the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) to help collect and analyze information about how the SBDM is helping each pilot…
Descriptors: Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Student Needs, Family Involvement
Subhan, Nabiyeva Aida – Journal of Educational Psychology - Propositos y Representaciones, 2020
The article deals with the training and psycho-correction of children with autism. Psychological correction preventing the development of autism plays an important role nowadays. Significant experience has already been gained through clinical and psychiatric studies in this area. Diagnostic criteria for this problem were first identified by…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children, Communication Skills
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Morpeth, Louise; Blower, Sarah; Tobin, Kate; Taylor, Rod S.; Bywater, Tracey; Edwards, Rhiannon Tudor; Axford, Nick; Lehtonen, Minna; Jones, Carys; Berry, Vashti – Child Care in Practice, 2017
The prognosis for children with early-onset conduct disorder is poor. Conduct disorder also has a social cost for families and communities, and an economic cost for society through the increased use of health, education, social, legal and detention services. In this study, the Incredible Years (IY) BASIC programme was delivered to parents of…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Parent Education
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Croff, Julie M.; Clapp, John D. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2015
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is a model program in the medical context, but it may be missing a large portion of the population with low access to healthcare services. Young adults have the lowest rates of insurance, low healthcare service utilization, and high rates of substance use. Theory driven Screening and…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Intervention, At Risk Persons, Screening Tests
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Maras, Pam; Moon, Amy; Gupta, Taveeshi; Gridley, Nicole – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2015
The relationship between materialism and social-emotional behavioural difficulties (SEBDs) was assessed by comparing a sample of adolescents receiving in-school behavioural support with adolescents not receiving any support. All participants completed the Youth Materialism Scale and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Binary logistic…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Antisocial Behavior, Adolescents, Behavior Modification
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McGillivray, Jane A.; Kershaw, Mavis M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
It has been estimated that people with ID experience the same and possibly higher levels of depression than the general population. Referral to a General Medical Practitioner (GP) for primary care is recommended practice for people with depression and cognitive behavioural (CB) therapy is now an accepted evidence based intervention. A growing body…
Descriptors: Health Services, At Risk Persons, Intervention, Depression (Psychology)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2012
Chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) is common in the general population as well as in people who have a substance use disorder (SUD) (Exhibit 1-1). Chronic pain is not harmless; it has physiological, social, and psychological dimensions that can seriously harm health, functioning, and well-being. As a multidimensional condition with both objective and…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Pain, Chronic Illness, Adults
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Maag, John W.; Katsiyannis, Antonis – Remedial and Special Education, 2010
The number of children who would be eligible for, and benefit from, early intervention programs has dramatically increased during the past several years. However, those programs would have to meet the U.S. Department of Education's criteria for being evidence based. Some programs that have proven successful would not be eligible but rather be…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Early Intervention, Eligibility, Educational Researchers
Barkley, Russell A., Ed. – Guilford Press, 2014
Widely regarded as the standard clinical reference, this volume provides the best current knowledge about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, adolescents, and adults. The field's leading authorities address all aspects of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, including psychological therapies and pharmacotherapy. Core…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Children, Adolescents, Adults
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Saitz, Richard – Substance Abuse, 2007
About 40 years since the first controlled study, screening and brief intervention (SBI) are being disseminated into practice. But many unanswered questions remain. Studies in this special issue address what we know and don't know about alcohol and drug SBI, cost-effectiveness, patient preferences, education for clinicians, quality performance…
Descriptors: Intervention, At Risk Persons, Health Behavior, Behavior Modification
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Underwood, Lee A.; Phillips, Annie; von Dresner, Kara; Knight, Pamela D. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2006
Juveniles with mental health and other specialized needs are overrepresented in the juvenile justice system, and while juvenile corrections have not historically provided standardized and evidence-based mental health services for its incarcerated youth, the demand is evident. The reality is that juveniles with serious mental illness are committed…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health