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Higgins, Edel; Slattery, Carol; Perry, John L.; O'Shea, John – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2019
Research has shown that rates of clinical anxiety levels are higher among young people with an ASD than their typically developing peers. This study conducted an exploratory investigation into the impact of a specifically tailored CBT group programme on anxiety levels in young people with ASD. The 12 week CBT programme was delivered to 12 children…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Cognitive Restructuring
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Cox, Andrew A. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1984
Describes a behavioral group treatment for depression that develops client coping skills for managing multidimensional sources of depression and enhances skill transference to client surroundings. Recommendations for facilitators are included. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Coping, Counseling Techniques
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O'Farrell, Timothy J.; Cutter, Henry S. G. – American Journal of Family Therapy, 1984
Compares behavioral with interactional couples group therapy for male alcoholics (N=36). Behavioral methods included rehearsal and weekly homework assignments, such as contracting, shared recreation, caring behaviors, communication skills, and negotiation. Both methods were effective, but preliminary results showed communication skills training…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Behavior Modification, Counseling Techniques, Group Therapy
Harris, Ben; Lightner, Jean – 1978
Most histories of psychology and psychiatry attribute the first group psychotherapy to Joseph Pratt's 1905 class for tuberculosis patients. Pratt's actual treatment procedures are examined. They are shown to have consisted primarily of operant and social-learning techniques, aimed at increasing patient compliance with a demanding therapeutic…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Group Therapy, Literature Reviews
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Lenhart, Susan D.; Wodarski, John S. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1984
Reviews the scope of the problem of college student alcohol abuse. Describes a comprehensive program of treatment of problem drinking, utilizing a behavioral group work approach focused on alcohol education, behavioral control of drinking, and the maintenance of altered behaviors. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Alcoholic Beverages, Behavior Modification, College Students
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Beitel, Ashley; And Others – Adolescence, 1983
Describes Hub Group, a short-term ward-based group therapy program for institutionalized adolescents. Backed by a behaviorally-based privilege system, Hub Group contracting methods facilitate rapid investment in group therapy and promote change. Advantages and disadvantages of including mixed levels of functioning in the same group are discussed.…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Contracts
Watson, Warren E.; And Others – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1982
Identifies social, academic, and career adjustment problems resulting from college students' apprehension of communication situations. Describes a ten-hour program designed to reduce communication anxiety and presents the results of the program, along with other helpful suggestions. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Modification, College Students, Desensitization
Wiggers, T. Thorne – 1984
This paper describes two personal development groups for procrastinators, the "Unblocking" group and "The Manana Syndrome." Theoretical background for the groups is presented based on behavioral techniques adapted from Lakein's work on time management and Ellis' work on cognitive therapy. Differences between the two groups are…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, College Students