A longitudinal study of 47 children with bilateral otitis media with effusion (OME) at age five compared with a group of non-OME children revealed that OME Ss continued to have significant hearing loss at subsequent ages, as well as language, speech, behavior, and reading difficulties. (Author/CL)

Children should be involved in decisions about treatment for their own misbehavior, and children can make valid judgments about treatment procedures. Reviews data-based research on children's judgments of the acceptability of classroom interventions. Examines critically three areas of methodology in treatment acceptability research: conceptual,…

Presents a workable plan for all counselors who wish to establish cooperation and collaboration between parents and teachers concerning children's problems that involve achievement and misbehavior. A basic outline of how to implement a home-school token economy plan is presented with two case examples illustrating its use and effectiveness.…

A representative household sample of adolescents (ages 12-17) and their parents were interviewed. Findings support the theory that adolescent alcohol abuse is part of a complex psychosocial problem behavior syndrom. A high degree of parental nurturance may be a significant deterrence to alcohol abuse and more general deviant behavior. (Author/BS)

Definitional and intervention issues regarding learning disabilities and emotional disturbance are examined. Three major topics are addressed: academic deficits of disturbed students, behavior problems in learning disabled students, and differentiation of LD from ED. The need for a service delivery model with foci in reciprocal person/environment…

Assessed maternal evaluations of acceptability of social reinforcement and time-out procedures following their use in a brief parent training program for 28 mothers with noncompliant children. Results indicated that, in addition to producing greater reductions in noncompliant behavior, time-out is rated as comparable in acceptability to social…

Examined the influence of advertising on excessive and dangerous drinking in a survey of 1,200 adolescents and young adults who were shown advertisements depicting excessive consumption themes. Results indicated that advertising stimulates consumption levels, which leads to heavy drinking and drinking in dangerous situations. (JAC)

Examines the issue of forced counseling by college administrators. Summarizes the elements of a workable policy for forced counseling as: (1) demonstration of overt conduct that is potentially harmful; (2) notifying the student of the college's concerns; (3) seeking a professional opinion; (4) determining the best course of action. (LLL)

The prescription books method, a modification of bibliotherapy for handicapped students whose atypical behavior interferes with classroom learning, is described. (MC)

Chris Redfern, a teacher in charge of the Reading Day Unit, gives his opinions about disruptive students he has handled, and his students spoke about their reaction to his guidance. (RK)

At Greenesfield Remedial Centre, Gateshead, students participated in projects designed to help them understand themselves while developing their talents and learning to cope with life's everyday problems. (Author/RK)

The author feels how he handles a potential problem in his group counseling session when a new member "freaks out." (HMV)

A review of literature of drug research on Learning Disabled children suggests beneficial usage of drug therapy and also detrimental effects. Because of the variance of opinions this study indicates a valuable need for communication between the education and medical professions. (Editor)

The effectiveness of negative practice and self-control procedures were evaluated in isolation and in combination in the reduction of smoking behavior. Female smokers (N=50) were assigned to either of three treatment programs. Data provided evidence for the superiority of the combined treatment package. (Author)

Addresses itself to the problem of managing disruptive student behavior in the public classroom. Three major models for handling behavior are identified: the disciplinarian approach, the behavior modification approach and the therapist approach. (Editor/RK)