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Fisher, Wayne W.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1996
Caregivers of eight children with severe disabilities were asked to rank order, according to predicted client preference, a standard list of reinforcers and a list generated using a structured interview with caregivers. Systematic choice assessments were then conducted. Results indicated that caregiver predictions of client preferences were…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Caregivers, Children, Contingency Management
Paskoff, Stephen M. – Training, 1996
Many diversity programs ask too much of managers, lack tangible standards, are the wrong tool, or may encourage stereotyping. Managing diversity requires communicating commitment to fair treatment, focusing on commonalities, prohibiting unacceptable conduct, teaching rules of civil behavior, and defining the issue as one of business risk…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavior Modification, Cultural Differences, Organizational Climate
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Lucas, Rebecca L. – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2000
Presents a case study of one two-year-old examining strategies for dealing with aggressive behavior. Time-out, and time-out coupled with differential reinforcement of alternative behaviors, were successful in weakening the target behavior of aggression. Whether behaviors can be sustained without further intervention is worthy of further study.…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Child Rearing
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Higbee, Thomas S.; Carr, James E.; Patel, Meeta R. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2002
This study evaluated use of the interpolation of reinforcement effect, which combines intermittent (INT) and continuous reinforcement (CRF) schedules, with four young children with autism using a free-operant preparation. Results suggest that responding may be less resistant to extinction following interpolated CRF reinforcement than following INT…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Contingency Management, Operant Conditioning
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McIntyre, Tom; Lupi, Marsha H.; Sultana, Joseph M. – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2002
Using the World Wide Web, one can browse through an ever-expanding collection of resources that provide positive and effective interventions for orchestrating an efficient, respectful, and welcoming academic environment. A number of exceptional websites that provide behavior management assistance to teachers and other youth professionals are…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Educational Environment
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Posavac, Heidi D.; Sheridan, Susan M.; Posavac, Steven S. – Behavior Modification, 1999
Tests the efficacy of a cueing procedure for improving the impulse regulation of four boys with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) during social skills training. Behavioral data suggested that all subjects demonstrated positive changes in impulse regulation. Likewise, the treatment effects appeared to have produced positive effects on…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Modification, Cues, Hyperactivity
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Muck, Randolph; Zempolich, Kristin A.; Titus, Janet C.; Fishman, Marc; Godley, Mark D.; Schwebel, Robert – Youth & Society, 2001
Describes current approaches to adolescent substance abuse treatment, including the 12-step treatment approach, behavioral treatment approach, family-based treatment approach, and therapeutic community approach. Summarizes research that assesses the effectiveness of these models, offering findings from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment's…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Community Involvement, Community Programs
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Cassady, Joslyn D.; Kirschke, David L.; Jones, Timothy F.; Craig, Allen S.; Bermudez, Ovidio B.; Schaffner, William – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005
Objective: Outbreak investigations are challenging in a cross-cultural context, and outbreaks of psychiatric disease are rare in any community. We investigated a cluster of unexplained debilitating illness among Amish girls. Method: We reviewed the medical records of cases, consulted with health care providers, performed active case finding,…
Descriptors: Religious Cultural Groups, Psychiatry, Patients, Intervention
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Elliott, Lawrence; Orr, Linda; Watson, Lynsey; Jackson, Andrew – Adolescence San Diego, 2005
This paper reviews the international scientific evidence on the effectiveness of secondary prevention interventions for young drug users. The review provides insight into the effectiveness of interventions that have been evaluated using moderately strong research designs. Most of the studies included are from the United States of America. Some…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Prevention, Behavior Modification, Residential Care
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Bastien, Celyne H.; Morin, Charles M.; Ouellet, Marie-Christine; Blais, France C.; Bouchard, Sebastien – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
Forty-five adults with primary insomnia received cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) implemented in a group therapy format, in individual face-to-face therapy or through brief individual telephone consultations. The results indicate that CBT was effective in improving sleep parameters with all 3 methods of treatment implementation, and there was no…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Group Therapy, Outcomes of Treatment, Cognitive Restructuring
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Klein, Daniel N.; Santiago, Neil J.; Vivian, Dina; Blalock, Janice A.; Kocsis, James H.; Markowitz, John C.; McCullough, James P., Jr.; Rush, John A.; Trivedi, Madhukar H.; Arnow, Bruce A.; Dunner, David L.; Manber, Rachel; Rothbaum, Barbara; Thase, Michael E.; Keitner, Gabor I.; Miller, Ivan W.; Keller, Martin B. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
Although the efficacy of maintenance pharmacotherapy for the prevention of recurrence in major depressive disorder (MDD) is well documented, few studies have tested the efficacy of psychotherapy as a maintenance treatment. The authors examined the efficacy of the cognitive-behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy (CBASP) as a maintenance…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Patients, Maintenance, Depression (Psychology)
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Chu, Brian C.; Kendall, Philip C. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
Ratings of child involvement in manual-based cognitive-behavioral treatment for anxiety were associated with the absence of primary anxiety diagnosis and reductions in impairment ratings at posttreatment for 59 children with anxiety (ages 8-14 years). Good-to-excellent interrater reliability was established for the independent ratings of 237…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Psychotherapy, Anxiety, Outcomes of Treatment
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Hardy, Gillian E.; Cahill, Jane; Stiles, William B.; Ispan, Caroline; Macaskill, Norman; Barkham, Michael – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005
Of 76 clients receiving 8-20 sessions of cognitive therapy (CT) in a joint university and a national health service clinic, 31 experienced sudden gains that appeared very similar to those first reported in clinical trials of CT by T. Z. Tang and R. J. DeRubeis (1999) and subsequently replicated in other studies. The sudden gains appeared less…
Descriptors: Therapy, Health Services, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification
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Dillenburger, Karola; Keenan, Mickey; Gallagher, Stephen; McElhinney, Martin – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2004
There is convincing evidence that applied behaviour analysis (ABA) offers a highly effective form of intervention for children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). There is less evidence, however, about how parents perceive and evaluate ABA programmes. In this paper an examination of parents' perceptions of outcome is reported. Twenty-two…
Descriptors: Parents, Parent Attitudes, Parent Education, Autism
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Beck, Alexandra; Hastings, Richard; Daley, Dave; Stevenson, Jim – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2004
Parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities generally report more stress than other parents. Child behavioural features, and specifically their behaviour problems, have been shown to account for some of the variation in parents' experience of stress. However, there has been no exploration of whether the child's pro-social…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Stress Variables, Parents, Mothers
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