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Smith, Douglas C.; Davis, Jordan P.; Ureche, Daniel J.; Tabb, Karen M. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
For adolescents with substance use problems, it is unknown whether the provision of normative feedback is a necessary active ingredient in motivational interviewing (MI). This study investigated the impact of normative feedback on adolescents' readiness to change and perceptions of MI quality. Adolescents referred for substance use disorder (SUD)…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Adolescents, Substance Abuse, Race
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Weinrach, Stephen G. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 1995
Objections to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) may be based on the predominance of the personality type in the counseling profession dubbed "tender mindedness." The dichotomy between the "tough minded" and the "tender minded" may suggest the reasons for its acceptance among some and rejection by others. The…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Counseling Psychology, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Theories
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Symes, Matthew D.; Remington, Bob; Brown, Tony; Hastings, Richard P. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
The variability in outcomes observed in home-based early intensive behavioral intervention for children with autism is likely in part to be the result of the quality of therapist performance. Therapist behavior in this context, however, is poorly understood. To achieve such an understanding, it will be necessary to specify how factors such as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism, Child Behavior, Behavior Disorders
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McMillan, Douglas N.; Johnson, Mark E. – Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 1990
Studied undergraduate student (N=96) perceptions of counselor characteristics during audiotaped counseling sessions in which counselor used either paradoxical intervention combining symptom prescription and restraining directives or cognitive-behavior directive with a client describing severe anxiety reactions. Found perceptions of counselor using…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Characteristics
Tisdale, John R. – 1983
Based on an earlier list of characteristics, ten assertions were derived about the nature of psychotherapy upon which it was believed that humanistic therapists would agree. These assertions were then submitted to three groups of therapists (111 returns) listed in the "National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology":…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Counseling Objectives, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Theories
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Topping, Keith J.; Flynn, Brian – Behavior Analyst Today, 2004
Over three hundred school psychologists were surveyed about their working practice and their views with regard to treating seriously emotionally disturbed adolescents. The survey questionnaire sought the following details: 1) Demographic information; 2) Professional opinions about serious emotional disturbance; 3) Personal working practice with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Emotional Disturbances, School Psychologists, Counselor Attitudes