Compared two Anger Coping group interventions using cognitive-behavioral and social problem-solving training with aggressive boys to control condition. One intervention included teacher consultation component to enhance teachers' behavioral management skills. Treated boys displayed significant improvements in disruptive-aggressive off-task…

Kindergarten and first-grade children (N=74) were assigned to four experimental conditions designed to evaluate methods of teaching self-protection. A videotape training program accompanied by behavior rehearsal proved highly effective in teaching safe responses to potential abductors. Three-fourths of those who received no training immediately…

Aggressive and nonaggressive third- through fifth-grade African-American boys were assigned to a behavior intervention program designed to reduce aggressive males' tendency to attribute hostile intentions to peers, an attention training program, or a nonintervention control group. The benefits and limitations of the intervention program are…

An intellectually handicapped man was studied in a workshop where he was employed to "detip" ear tags. Productive behavior was reinforced on either a variable ratio (VR) schedule or a variable duration (VD) schedule. Results indicated lower time on task and higher detipping rates under the VR schedule. (Author/PB)

Study examined the willingness of drinkers (college students and staff) to participate in alcohol interventions which decreased or stopped alcohol use by degree of service provider contact. Drinkers preferred low-contact over high-contact interventions. Men were more willing than women to participate in nearly half of the interventions. (SM)

The Autism Program at Camarillo State Hospital and Developmental Center (California) has implemented "deinstitutionalization" within a large facility by providing effective and appropriate treatment based on individual needs. This paper describes the design of treatment services, quality assurance mechanisms, medical care (including…

Describes the boot-camp prison program, its goals, and its drug-treatment and drug-education activities, and its development and change. The article presents the results of a multisite study from eight states that examined the variations in the shock-incarceration concept and its effect. (GLR)

Obtained 4-year follow-up data regarding marital status and marital accord for 59 couples receiving either behavioral (BMT) or insight-oriented (IOMT) marital therapy in a controlled outcome study. Found no significant group differences between the two treatment conditions at termination or six-month followup; but by four-year followup, a…

Two experiments to replicate P. E. Touchette's findings on the delayed prompt effect, with 34 subjects having mental retardation, found more variable results, with all five of the possible outcomes occurring with some subjects. The paper concludes that successful use of the delayed prompt technique depends on such factors as difficulty of target…

Describes cognitive-behavioral approach for analyzing characteristics related to student's unique experience of depression. Presents model for selecting intervention strategies that address the identified cognitive-behavioral areas of concern. Includes case example of sixth-grade boy with major depressive disorder to illustrate how decision-making…

Explains how a three-step peer-group counseling intervention can result in clear and healthy changes in the behavior of elementary age children who have significant interpersonal problems. Through eight weekly sessions students learn to take personal responsibility, identify problems, set goals, self-monitor, and self-evaluate. (MKA)

Describes the Fred S. Keller School, one of several schools operating as a Comprehensive Application of Behavior Analysis to Schooling Program. The school functions as a cybernetic system of education in which the individualized instruction of each student influences the behavior of the entire education community. (CR)

Discusses the efficacy of a psychoeducational support group to help working mothers manage their roles. The goals of this pilot project were to assist working mothers in working toward achieving cognitive restructuring, behavioral changes to reduce stress, and a sense of social support from experiential sharing within the group process.…

Examines a two-week summer program using problem-based learning and behavior therapy to help adolescents with insulin-dependent diabetes improve their ability to cope with obstacles to dietary management. Improvements were observed in self-efficacy, problem-solving skills, and self-reported coping strategies. No significant changes were observed…

Reviews two general classes of strategies designed to reduce premature attrition and enhance treatment. Research on psychotherapy preparatory techniques indicates that these educational techniques are effective in reducing early-treatment attrition and may be especially effective with populations at high risk for dropout. (Author/GCP)