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Behavioral Parent Training: Contingency Management versus Communication Skills Training with or without the Participation of the Child.
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Hughes, Rodney C.; Wilson, Peter H. – Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 1988
Uses a control group study to compare the effectiveness of contingency management training and communication skills training for training parents to manage children with conduct disorders. Concludes that more subjects in the contingency management group met a criterion of clinical success than in either the communication skills or the control…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Using Free-Time to Reduce Verbal and Behavioral Interruptions in a High School Residential Classroom Setting.
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Mahoney, Dan; McLaughlin, T. F. – Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 1988
Studies the effectiveness of a free-time contingency on reducing the frequency of interruptions of 28 students in a residential treatment center high class room. Implications of the findings are discussed in terms of implementation, use of peers for data collection and impact on the target behaviors. (FMW)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Change Strategies
Improving the Social Behavior of Siblings of Autistic Children Using a Group Problem Solving Approach.
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Clark, M. Louise; And Others – Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 1989
A small group program designed to improve social interaction between children and their autistic siblings is evaluated. Problem solving, role playing, rehearsal, homework projects, and contingency management procedures are used in group sessions. Results of the observational assessment confirm the feasibility of successful interactional training…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Problems, Children, Contingency Management