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Direct linkMiles, Nicholas I.; Wilder, David A. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2009
The effectiveness of a behavioral skills training package that consisted of modeling, rehearsal, and feedback was evaluated to increase correct implementation of guided compliance by caregivers of 3 children who exhibited noncompliance. Results showed that the training package improved performance of guided compliance. Generalization probes…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Caregivers, Behavior Modification, Skill Development
McGarrell, Maria; Healy, Olive; Leader, Geraldine; O'Connor, Jennifer; Kenny, Neil – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009
The current study presents case reports of six children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who received intensive applied behavior analysis within the Comprehensive Application of Behavior Analysis to Schooling (CABAS[R]) system and successfully integrated into mainstream education. The participants' interventions followed curricular…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Kindergarten, Behavior Modification
Carter, Stacy L. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2009
The effects of a pica exchange procedure were evaluated on the pica of a female with severe mental retardation. A BAB design revealed that the pica exchange procedure was effective at reducing the occurrence of pica. In addition, the pica exchange procedure was effective throughout six increasingly more difficult response effort conditions.…
Descriptors: Severe Mental Retardation, Behavior Disorders, Females, Behavior Modification
Reichow, Brian; Barton, Erin E.; Good, Leslie; Wolery, Mark – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of wearing a pressure vest for a young boy with developmental delays. An A-B-A withdrawal design was used to examine the relation between wearing the pressure vest and child behaviors during a preschool art activity. Although the data showed moderate variability, no systematic differences were…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Developmental Delays, Behavior Problems, Intervention
Nielsen, Kate E. J.; Cairns, Sharon L. – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 2009
While only a few quantitative studies have looked at social anxiety and close relationships, this study uses the qualitative approach of hermeneutic phenomenology to explore the meaning of being in a close relationship for eight individuals with social anxiety. Participants completed a written questionnaire with open-ended questions about their…
Descriptors: Hermeneutics, Phenomenology, Anxiety, Interpersonal Relationship
Gable, Robert A.; Hester, Peggy H.; Rock, Marcia L.; Hughes, Kimberly G. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2009
Research begun in the 1960s provided the impetus for teacher educators to urge classroom teachers to establish classroom rules, deliver high rates of verbal/nonverbal praise, and, whenever possible, to ignore minor student provocations. In that there have been significant advances in the knowledge of what constitutes effective classroom…
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Teacher Student Relationship
What Works Clearinghouse, 2012
"Milieu teaching" is a practice that involves manipulating or arranging stimuli in a preschool child's natural environment to create a setting that encourages them to engage in a targeted behavior. For example, a teacher might place a desirable toy in a setting to encourage a student to request that toy (where requesting a toy is the…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Behavior Modification, Teaching Methods, Preschool Children
Donegan, Eleanor; Dugas, Michel J. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is characterized by excessive worry and somatic symptoms of anxiety (e.g., restlessness, muscle tension). Several psychological treatments lead to significant reductions in GAD symptoms by posttreatment. However, little is known about how GAD symptoms change over time. Our main goal was to examine how…
Descriptors: Therapy, Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Curry, John; Silva, Susan; Rohde, Paul; Ginsburg, Golda; Kennard, Betsy; Kratochvil, Christopher; Simons, Anne; Kirchner, Jerry; May, Diane; Mayes, Taryn; Feeny, Norah; Albano, Anne Marie; Lavanier, Sarah; Reinecke, Mark; Jacobs, Rachel; Becker-Weidman, Emily; Weller, Elizabeth; Emslie, Graham; Walkup, John; Kastelic, Elizabeth; Burns, Barbara; Wells, Karen; March, John – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: This study tested whether positive response to short-term treatment for adolescent major depressive disorder (MDD) would have the secondary benefit of preventing subsequent alcohol use disorders (AUD) or substance use disorders (SUD). Method: For 5 years, we followed 192 adolescents (56.2% female; 20.8% minority) who had participated in…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Therapy, Adolescents, Drinking
Bohanon, Hank; Fenning, Pamela; Hicks, Kira; Weber, Stacey; Thier, Kimberly; Aikins, Brigit; Morrissey, Kelly; Briggs, Alissa; Bartucci, Gina; McArdle, Lauren; Hoeper, Lisa; Irvin, Larry – Preventing School Failure, 2012
The purpose of this case study was to expand the literature base regarding the application of high school schoolwide positive behavior support in an urban setting for practitioners and policymakers to address behavior issues. In addition, the study describes the use of the Change Point Test as a method for analyzing time series data that are…
Descriptors: High Schools, Urban Schools, Behavior Modification, Positive Reinforcement
Siener, Shannon; Kerns, Kathryn A. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2012
This study examined associations among several measures of emotion regulation, and their links to depressive symptoms, in a sample of children ages 10-12 years old (N = 87). Both temporal features of emotion regulation and regulation processes involved in the evaluation, monitoring, and modification of emotion were assessed through parent and…
Descriptors: Mothers, Coping, Depression (Psychology), Observation
Wells, Karen C.; Heilbron, Nicole – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2012
A considerable research base underscores the importance of family functioning in the risk for and treatment of adolescent suicidal thoughts and behaviors. This paper reviews the extant empirical literature documenting associations between features of the family context and adolescent suicidal thoughts and behaviors. A case example is provided to…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Prevention, Suicide, Adolescents
Fava, Leonardo; Vicari, Stefano; Valeri, Giovanni; D'Elia, Lidia; Arima, Serena; Strauss, Kristin – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
Although, reviews and outcome research supports empirical evidence for Early Intensive Behavior Intervention in pre-scholars, intensive behavioral service provision for school-aged children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are less subject to research studies. In order to provide effective behavioral interventions for school-aged children it…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Therapy, Inclusion, Interdisciplinary Approach
Hastie, Peter A.; van der Mars, Hans; Layne, Todd; Wadsworth, Danielle – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2012
This study examined the effectiveness of three conditions in which 48 fourth-grade students were prompted to be physically active out of school. Using an alternating treatments design (Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2007) the three intervention conditions included: (a) Baseline: No prompting of students, (b) Teacher Prompts: Verbal prompt to…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Play, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
Whinnery, Stacie B.; Whinnery, Keith W. – Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services, 2012
This article presents a case study of an adult with severe, multiple disabilities and discusses issues affecting meaningful life participation. Emphasis is placed on the role of functional mobility skills to increase active engagement in age-appropriate activities and opportunities to make informed choices. MOVE for Adults (Mobility Opportunities…
Descriptors: Physical Mobility, Multiple Disabilities, Daily Living Skills, Severe Disabilities
