An historical perspective of social sources that undermine general parental abilities to manage their autistic child is presented and some possible solutions to general management obstacles are suggested. (Author/SB)

Documented are the difficulties found in the use of ignoring and/or time-out procedures by parents of children with behavior problems in the home setting. (Author/IM)

Examined the side effects of parent counseling on marital satisfaction of 27 mothers and their clinic-referred children. Results indicated parent counseling for child noncompliance has a positive effect on parental marital adjustment for those parents who had an initial low level of marital satisfaction. Implications are discussed. (Author/RC)

This paper describes a model in which parents were taught to modify the behavior of their children. Parents were referred to the group after only brief screening consisting of a lengthy questionnaire, an intake interview with a clinician at a mental health center, and perhaps a brief discussion of the case at a disposition conference. Referrals to…

Presented at the 1980 annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, the paper discusses two areas in which school psychologists can make significant contributions to facilitate the mainstreaming of mentally retarded children: staff training and supportive and counseling services to parents. Two intervention strategies that…

The effectiveness of three counseling models and a no-counseling control situation for students with behavioral and learning difficulties was examined. The first model consisted of counseling parents, teachers and students; the second of consulting and counseling teachers and students; and the third of counseling students only. Subjects were 58…

Analyzes behavior of three adolescents following three months of targeted family problem solving training. Findings reflect incomplete understanding of the controlling variables and suggest systematic study of the variables during intervention to reduce behavioral variability and to increase understanding of adolescent drug use. (SA)

The authors give practical ideas for winning the cooperation of parents and making conferences with them an opportunity for growth rather than a dreaded obligation. Specific suggestions are given for helping parents understand their children and develop workable plans for positive change. (Author)

Available from: Sage Publications, Inc., 275 South Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90212. The effects of parent behavioral training on child noncompliant behavior and on parent behavior and attitude change was examined with 11 children (10 males and 1 female, 3.5 to 7.5 years old) who had been referred for treatment of noncompliance, and…

Explored with 30 parents of preschool children who demonstrated behavior problems and the teachers who worked with the parents was a method of intervention that demanded limited staff time and provided a systematic approach to counseling parents. Findings suggested the feasibility of using classroom teachers as parent counselors when trained in…

The authors describe the background for and explore the use of a unique apartment-like setting, complete with observational facilities, in which the parents of a hyperactive, aggressive boy were trained in the application of behavioral principles. Procedures consisted of having the entire family live in this setting for 5 consecutive days where…

An operant conditioning program for 12 problematic adolescent boys is described in detail. Complete procedures are discussed, including criteria for student selection and the Programming Interpersonal Curricula for Adolescents (PICA) academic and psychological test battery. The academic component of the program focuses on mathematics and English…

A program to teach behavioral analysis principles and applications to parents and other caretakers of disturbing children (normal, retarded, neurotic, psychotic, and others) was developed while serving 50 families. A nine-family study was then done comparing three 12-week treatments (minimum contact 1, nonoperant 1, and operant 1) in terms of…

A foreword by William M. Cruickshank introduces a book designed to provide information on the problems of children with brain dysfunction and to furnish guidelines to habilitation. Subjects discussed are the status of education for these children, preparing the community for a school program, selection of school and preparation of the principal,…

A CLINIC PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN INTERMEDIARY GROUP TREATMENT WITH THE ADVANTAGES OF RESIDENTIAL CARE WHILE THEY REMAINED AT HOME. OF THE 47 SUBJECTS SELECTED (27 AGED 6 TO 9, 20 AGED 9 TO 13), 25 HAD BEEN RECOMMENDED, AND NINE CONSIDERED, FOR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT. ALL WERE JUDGED INACCESSIBLE BY THE CLINIC…