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Hawken, Leanne S.; Vincent, Claudia G.; Schumann, Joan – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2008
The goal of the three-tiered response-to-intervention (RtI) model is to catch students who are at risk early and to provide an appropriate level of intervention. Although RtI has been recommended for academic and social behavior, to date there has been little discussion about the differences associated with implementing RtI across these domains.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Social Behavior, At Risk Students, Academic Achievement
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Bernstein, Gail A.; Bernat, Debra H.; Victor, Andrea M.; Layne, Ann E. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008
The study followed participants aged 7 to 11 years from a previous study that compared three school-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) interventions for anxious children to determine long-term post-treatment benefits. Results indicate school-based CBT decreases anxiety symptoms up to 12 months post-treatment.
Descriptors: Social Development, Anxiety, Comparative Analysis, Intervention
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Sulzer-Azaroff, Beth; Fleming, Richard; Tupa, Megan; Bass, Robert; Hamad, Charles – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2008
The national need for individuals trained in applied behavior analysis (ABA) helped persuade the U.S. Department of Education to fund the development of a four-course, undergraduate-level curriculum on the topic. In this article, the authors report the results and application of a four-phase "Delphi" survey procedure designed to identify the most…
Descriptors: Intervention, Distance Education, Autism, Behavior Modification
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Weiss, Nancy R.; Knoster, Tim – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2008
It is important for people involved in the art and science of behavior change to reflect on the ethical issues inherent in this work. Simply because interventions are not inhumane or disrespectful does not, by default, make them person-centered or examples of positive behavior support. It is recommended that a series of questions be thoughtfully…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Change, Ethics
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Csapo, Marg – B.C. Journal of Special Education, 1991
This paper reviews literature-based techniques of intervention with posttraumatic stress disorder in children, including such techniques as crisis intervention, in vitro flooding, communication training, physical mastery, perspective taking, elimination of self-blame, and self-calming. (JDD)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Children, Crisis Intervention, Emotional Disturbances
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Brouwer, W.; Oenema, A.; Crutzen, R.; de Nooijer, J.; de Vries, N. K.; Brug, J. – Health Education, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore adults' cognitive deliberations in deciding to visit an internet intervention, to extend the visit to use and process the intervention's content, and to revisit the intervention. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative study was conducted consisting of five focus group interviews (n = 29, 25-69…
Descriptors: Intervention, Focus Groups, Health Behavior, Behavior Modification
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Bradshaw, Catherine P.; Debnam, Katrina; Koth, Christine W.; Leaf, Philip – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2009
Schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports (SWPBIS) are becoming increasingly popular with schools across the country to help create safer learning environments for students. An important aspect of SWPBIS is the ongoing monitoring and evaluation of implementation fidelity. Although a few measures have been created to assess the…
Descriptors: Interrater Reliability, Positive Reinforcement, Behavior Modification, Program Validation
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Ginsburg, Golda S. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
The article presents the intervention model and primary outcomes of a preventive intervention designed to reduce anxiety symptoms and prevent the onset of anxiety disorders in the offspring of parents with anxiety disorders. Participants were 40 volunteer children (mean age = 8.94 years; 45% girls; 90% Caucasian) whose parents met criteria for a…
Descriptors: Intervention, Anxiety, Children, Models
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Wood, Brenna K.; Blair, Kwang-Sun Cho; Ferro, Jolenea B. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2009
Using the five intervention elements described by Dunlap et al. (2006) as a guide, the authors of this article reviewed the functional behavioral assessment (FBA) and function-based intervention research of the past 17 years (1990-2007), focusing on a component analysis of FBA and function-based intervention procedures. Thirty-five studies were…
Descriptors: Intervention, Testing, Young Children, Functional Behavioral Assessment
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Hien, Denise A.; Wells, Elizabeth A.; Jiang, Huiping; Suarez-Morales, Lourdes; Campbell, Aimee N. C.; Cohen, Lisa R.; Miele, Gloria M.; Killeen, Therese; Brigham, Gregory S.; Zhang, Yulei; Hansen, Cheri; Hodgkins, Candace; Hatch-Maillette, Mary; Brown, Chanda; Kulaga, Agatha; Kristman-Valente, Allison; Chu, Melissa; Sage, Robert; Robinson, James A.; Liu, David; Nunes, Edward V. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
The authors compared the effectiveness of the Seeking Safety group, cognitive-behavioral treatment for substance use disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), to an active comparison health education group (Women's Health Education [WHE]) within the National Institute on Drug Abuse's Clinical Trials Network. The authors randomized 353…
Descriptors: Health Education, Females, Safety, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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Gillis, Jennifer M.; Hammond Natof, Tammy; Lockshin, Stephanie B.; Romanczyk, Raymond G. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2009
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have a high prevalence of specific fears, including fear of general medical procedures, but research on the treatment of medical fears has been limited. Two studies are described in this article. The first study involved an assessment of the prevalence of fears associated with physical exams.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Incidence, Autism, Fear
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Ju, Yucui; Wang, Shuqiong; Zhang, Wenxin – Frontiers of Education in China, 2009
Intervention research on school bullying was conducted in a primary school with an action research method. After conducting a five-week intervention program, the occurrence ratio of being bullied on the way to school and back home and the degree to which children were bullied dropped significantly, but the rate of reduction in grade three was…
Descriptors: Intervention, Bullying, Action Research, Student Behavior
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Byrne, Sahara – Communication Education, 2009
This study advances research on media literacy by comparing the effectiveness of two versions of a media literacy intervention over time. Participants (156 children in 4th or 5th grade) were randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups or a control group. Both treatment groups were exposed to an instructional intervention designed to reduce…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Violence, Media Literacy
Thomas, C. Adrainne – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In the 1970s, the Education for the Handicapped Act (EAHCA) gave rights to parents to receive training and mandated that schools provide it. The 1997, Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA 1997) mandated the use of PBS for children with problem behaviors. IDEA 1997 required that schools create behavior plans with positive behavioral strategies…
Descriptors: Intervention, Disabilities, Interviews, Measures (Individuals)
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Leone, Lucia A.; James, Aimee S.; Allicock, Marlyn; Campbell, Marci K. – Health Education & Behavior, 2010
"Wellness for African Americans Through Churches" was a randomized trial that tested the effectiveness of tailored print and video (TPV) and/or lay health advisors (LHA) at increasing recreational physical activity (RPA), fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption, and colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in African American churches.…
Descriptors: African Americans, Obesity, Intervention, Physical Activities
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