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Esser, Ted H. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Overall, pretest-posttest results indicated statistically significant pretest beginning program compared to posttest ending program percentage of behavioral improvement for on task, following directions, and positive interactions outcomes improvement for individual students who completed the elementary grades pro-social cognitive behavioral skills…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Disorders
Vaillancourt, Kelly; Klotz, Mary Beth – Communique, 2012
Over the past several years, allegations of abuse and death related to seclusion and restraint, media coverage of these events, subsequent federal investigations, and Congressional hearings about this topic have resulted in increased pressure on Congress to pass legislation to address the use of seclusion and restraint in the school setting.…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Politics of Education, School Psychologists, Hearings
Banks, Tachelle; Zionts, Paul – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2009
The academic and social challenges facing public schools are enormous. For example, the pressure to meet the demands of the current high-stakes testing environment and reach adequate yearly progress (AYP) goals has arguably never been greater (Luna & Turner, 2001; Sanders, 2003). The energy devoted to academics has supplanted the little time spent…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Coping, Timeout
DuPaul, George J.; Weyandt, Lisa L.; Janusis, Grace M. – Theory Into Practice, 2011
School-related difficulties are commonly associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This article describes effective school-based intervention strategies including behavioral interventions, modifications to academic instruction, and home-school communication programs. One overlooked aspect of treatment of children with ADHD…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, School Psychologists, Academic Achievement, Ancillary School Services

Yell, Mitchell L. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1994
This article examines the body of case law which has developed over the appropriate use of various timeout procedures (e.g., exclusion, seclusion/isolation) of students with behavior disorders. Seven guidelines for the legally correct application of timeout procedures are offered. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation
Polsgrove, Lewis, Ed. – 1991
This booklet reviews the literature and offers procedures to reduce undesirable behavior in school settings. The following topics are addressed: definition of terms relating to behavior reduction procedures; environmental modification (changing the demands of a task, reducing the complexity of each step, or teaching a new skill); differential…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Wolf, Tera L.; McLaughlin, T. F.; Williams, Randy Lee – International Journal of Special Education, 2006
The present paper reviews the literature regarding time-out interventions employed in home, school, and clinical settings. Characteristics examined include types of time-out, populations and settings, legal implications, and research implications. Policy recommendations for teachers, parents, and clinicians regarding time-out interventions are…
Descriptors: Timeout, Discipline Policy, Behavior Disorders, Intervention
Wood, Frank – 1982
The paper outlines guidelines for developing policy on use of nontraditional educational interventions (such as timeout, aversive stimulation, biofeedback, behavior modification, relaxation therapy, and group meetings) with behavior disordered students. A model policy statement on the use of isolation rooms is presented. Such a statement should…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Discipline Policy, Elementary Secondary Education

Behavioral Disorders, 1990
This position paper discusses aversive conditioning and other behavior reduction procedures. Environmental modification, differential reinforcement, timeout, overcorrection, and corporal punishment are discussed in terms of current applications, with arguments for and against their inclusion in behavior modification. Eight guidelines are offered…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Corporal Punishment

White, Alicia G.; Bailey, Jon S. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1990
The study reduced the disruptive behaviors of students in 2 elementary physical education classes, including an alternative education class containing 14 fourth and fifth grade boys with severe behavior problems. A modified time-out procedure was used to reduce frequency of disruptive behaviors by 95 percent. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Intermediate Grades

Lutzker, John R. – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 1996
Discusses the use of aversive treatment on children with behavior disorders. Suggests that aversive treatment should be used primarily in conjunction with behavior analysis and therapy. Argues that the primary ethical concern of aversive treatment should be whether there are safeguards against potential abuses of aversive procedures. (SNR)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research

Scruggs, Thomas E.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1986
Sixteen studies were analyzed that employed single-subject designs focusing on conduct disorders in preschoolers. Results indicated that reinforcement produced most positive outcomes, followed by punishment, timeout, and differential attention. Subject characteristics such as sex, handicapping condition, and target behavior typically bore little…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Contingency Management
Smith, Marty – 1997
This brief paper describes a Behavioral Intervention Program (BIP) in Georgia in 1995-1997 that provided services at the local level for 88 students with severe and challenging behaviors. Under the program, students with severe behaviors are identified at the local level and referred to the BIP through a request for service process. The local…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Elementary Secondary Education, Negative Reinforcement
McDowell, Alison; Askvig, Brent A. – 1998
This paper reviews the literature on several popular behavior change strategies that have been implemented in classrooms or other educational settings with students with severe emotional disturbances. Each strategy is first described and then data on its effectiveness are reviewed. The strategies reviewed are: (1) timeout; (2) self-evaluation; (3)…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques

Twyman, Janet S.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1994
The effects of a warning procedure signaling exclusionary timeout as a consequence for inappropriate behavior during contingent observation timeout was evaluated with nine elementary students having emotional and behavioral disorders. The use of warnings was associated with a decrease in appropriate contingent observation timeout behaviors,…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Contingency Management
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