Examines communication styles of behavioral interventions for therapists and the general public. Findings show technical language to be appropriate for therapists and conversational language to be most effective for clients. Proposes that two descriptions of interventions accompany behavioral treatment: one for the general public and the other for…

Proposes an application of an educative approach to behavioral parent training packages. Differences between the educative approach and behavioral parent training packages are discussed. Overviews of general techniques used in each strategy are provided. Issues surrounding an integration of the components of each approach are highlighted and…

"A History of the Behavioral Therapies" (O'Donohue, et al., 2001) contains no description of psychological behaviorism (PB) and the role it played as one of the foundations of behavior therapy. This article indicates some of the contributions made by PB that make the missing chapter and related phenomena a major aberration in science. (Contains 39…

Craighead, Craighead, Kazdin, and Mahoney's (1994) text is considered as representative of strengths and weaknesses in behavior therapy. Although the field has great resources and impressive accomplishments, it has the weaknesses of disunified science. Exemplifies strengths and weaknesses together with possible means of remedying the latter. (JPS)