The document presents the fifth of six modules resulting from a 3 year project to develop and test competency based programs for camp personnel serving the physically handicapped. The module is divided into four units--camper self direction and goal attainment, management of behavior problems, camper motivation, and promotion of social…

One low economic status social area and one high economic status social area population were selected for intensive study in the manner suggested by Shevky and Bell. In order to determine the frequency of suicide ideation and suicide related experiences among these social area types, five interdependent questions were asked: (1) Have you ever…

The booklet examines findings from the Vermont Child Development Project (VCPD) concerning the identification of and intervention with preschool children at risk for behavior disorders. It is explained that the VCPD includes epidemiological surveys, high risk family studies, intervention studies, and a follow-along survey. Provided is an example…

Reviewed in the report is research on hyperkinesis, specifically B. Feingold's hypotheses on the role of salicylates and food additives. Criticisms of Feingold's studies are seen to include methodological weaknesses (no double blind controlled experiments), nutritional concerns over the adequacy of prescribed diets, and lack of a specifically…

Increasingly in the last decade, adolescent patients have come to the attention of psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers. Characteristically, when a teenager comes for help, he is in a state of crisis. After dealing for two years with adolescents in crisis, the Outpatient Clinic at McLean Hospital has learned to subdivide the great…

This pamphlet briefly reports on an experimental program designed to help the underachieving student whose academic and behavioral problems keep him in trouble with school officials. The project is based on the following premises: (1) children who learn basic academic skills and appropriate behaviors will be less vulnerable to future problems; (2)…

This booklet discuss five methods of handling disruptive behavior, including: (a) the teacher-dominant approach, (b) the analytic approach, (c) the behavioristic approach, (d) the student-centered approach, and (e) the teacher-student interaction approach. Application of the approaches is illustrated using an example of a classroom conflict that…

This report concerns parents who contact a mental health agency to obtain help for their children and do not cooperate with agency procedures. Some suggestions are made regarding measures for identifying cooperative and uncooperative parents. These suggestions were based on data collected while cooperation of mothers was being solicited during…

This report deals with parents who either drop out or continue to cooperate with procedures for identification of problem children. Some suggestions are made regarding measures for identifying dropouts and continuers in mental health agencies. These suggestions are based on data collected over two years of time while families were being recruited…

A series of studies on hyperkinesis in learning disabled children conducted at Texas Tech University over the past 10 years is reviewed. The research is described to have included three phases: the development of a basic vigilance task for assessing hyperkinesis and attentional deficits (a computer controlled series of regularly occuring events to…

The use of stimulants in the treatment of hyperkinesis is discussed in terms of: (1) side effects and long-term consequences; (2) drugs as easy solutions to problems; and (3) the potential for abuse and addiction. This paper stresses the need for a more intelligent and restrained use of stimulants than has been practiced. (Author)

It was found that the attitude of people toward psychiatric patients was significantly influenced by the severity of the mental illness attributed to them but not by the labels given to them or by the type of persons labeling the patients. (SE)

New procedures for assessing the behavior of children in an environmental context are available to the school psychologist. The procedures, which are sometimes called psychosituational or informal assessments, examine the influence of the external environment as setting the occasion for emotional and behavioral problems. (Author)

Information regarding critical factors in drug therapy is presented with the hope that it will enable individuals to better monitor the effects of prescribed medication. (MM)

Examined are learning, behavior, or physical-sensory problems of handicapped gifted children. (BD)