Five group counseling techniques utilizing "earliest recollections" (ERs)--discussing, visualizing, role-playing, reporting, and logging ERs--are useful in helping gifted students identify underlying attitudes and feelings which precipitate behavior problems and work through these attitudes and feelings before they interfere with their…

Findings from a study of 18 Alzheimer's patients in a day hospital program and their caregivers in family support groups indicated that such therapeutic programs may slow behavior deterioration in patients and promote enhanced coping in caregivers. Other findings suggest an improvement in caregivers' coping. (Author/ABB)

Examines social perceivers' cognitive processing strategies when formulating deceptive attributions. Finds that deceptive attributions were based on the subject's relationship with the liar (friend or stranger) and the timing of the deceptive encounter (before or after truthful interactions). Notes that women formulated more severe deceptive…

School psychologists are developing social skills training programs to enhance peer relations. Caution in selecting specific children for intervention and in choosing sociometric instruments for selecting children requiring social skills training, and a strengthening of the link between intervention goals and sociometric status are recommended.…

Elementary school teachers (N=222) in Hong Kong completed Conners Teacher's Rating Scale (CTRS) for total of 874 students. Two months later, teachers decided whether students had behavioral or emotional problems requiring referral, considering 55 students as requiring referral. Referred students had significantly higher CTRS scores compared to…

Describes treatment of five-year-old girl exhibiting frequent temper tantrums at home and school, including brief systemic approach used to assess interactional cycle between child and adults, and actual intervention involving prescribing the tantrum behavior. Notes tantrums disappeared after third session; no tantrums were reported at three-week…

Examined whether younger children in classroom were disproportionately referred for school academic and behavior problems. Investigated subjects' month of birth in relation to referrals across gender and grade from kindergarten through fourth grade. Showed that younger children in the class and boys were likely to be referred. Results were…

Evaluated construct and discriminant validity of Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) for large child and adolescent sample of clinical inpatients and demographically comparable nonreferred subjects. Three factors entered a significant discrimination function. Depressive Affect and Oppositional Behavior distinguished depressive and…

Describes a journalism course that focuses on the issue of plagiarism, emphasizing that the problem is much deeper than a simple misunderstanding of documentation. Lists seven common citation errors that students make and discusses the excuses they give to defend them. Suggests six ways that journalism faculties can address the problem. (JD)

Conducted a survey of 50 early childhood special educators regarding issues germane to school psychological consultation. Indicated that behavioral and home-related problems were major concerns, and that goals in seeking consultation were primarily motivated by a lack of knowledge. (Author/ABB)

A comparison between adult and computer-delivered instruction was conducted with 17 children (ages 4 to 14 years) with severe learning and behavior problems. Results suggested that there was no overall difference in task performance between conditions, but that the children as a group did exhibit more deviant behavior in the adult condition.…

Examines the relationship among child behavior, spouse behavior, and personal daily activities to a mother's satisfaction with her child. Results suggest that child's behavior is the best predictor of her satisfaction but that other aspects also contribute. Suggests that assessments should consider all areas of a mother's life. (SA)

Compared mothers who had a history of child abuse, child neglect, or no maltreatment and their preschool children on impulsiveness in a multimodal assessment procedure. Results indicated that comparison mothers performed better than did abusing mothers on two measures of motor inhibition. Neglectful mothers rated their children as having more…

Parents can help their children with learning and/or behavior problems adjust to junior high school by implementing a home-school contingency plan in which certain privileges are made contingent on good social or academic behavior at school. Suggestions are offered for establishing, implementing, and terminating (or continuing) a successful plan.…

Discussion of the homeless in American public libraries focuses on harmless individuals who may be considered nuisance by library staff/patrons. Highlights include literature about problem library patrons, national problem, social issues, major themes (offense to others and library staff, balancing rights, and elitism), and implications for…