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Shulman, Lawrence; Maguin, Eugene – Children & Schools, 2017
The University at Buffalo School of Social Work established the VISA Center (the acronym stands for "vision, integrity, service, and accountability") in collaboration with the school district of Buffalo, New York. With funding from the New York State Education Department, a university on-campus center was set up to serve 30 students at a…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Weapons, Social Work, Program Descriptions
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Maljaars, Jarymke; Boonen, Hannah; Lambrechts, Greet; Van Leeuwen, Karla; Noens, Ilse – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Parents of a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face specific challenges in parenting, but concrete parenting behavior has never been properly investigated in these families. This exploratory questionnaire study compared parenting behaviors among mothers of children and adolescents with ASD (n = 552) and without ASD (n = 437) and examined…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Parenting Styles
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Hernandez-Melis, Claudia; Fenning, Pamela; Lawrence, Elizabeth – Preventing School Failure, 2016
The purpose of the current study was to assess the effects of an alternative to suspension intervention on students' subsequent major referrals. The intervention included activities designed to teach social coping strategies as well as mediation to resolve interpersonal conflicts. The intervention was implemented in a therapeutic high school, and…
Descriptors: Suspension, Intervention, High School Students, Behavior Problems
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Leung, Cynthia; Fan, Angel; Sanders, Matthew R. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
The study examined the effectiveness of Group Triple P, a Level 4 variant of the Triple P multilevel system of parenting support, with Chinese parents who had a preschool aged child with a developmental disability, using randomized controlled trial design. Participants (Intervention group: 42; Waitlist Control group: 39) completed measures on…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Developmental Disabilities, Control Groups, Discipline
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Bjorknes, Ragnhild; Kjobli, John; Manger, Terje; Jakobsen, Reidar – Family Relations, 2012
In this study, we examined parenting practices as mediators of changes in child conduct problems in ethnic minority families participating in Parent Management Training-Oregon Model (PMTO). The participants included 96 Somali and Pakistani immigrant mothers and their children living in Norway. The families were randomized to PMTO or a waiting-list…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Discipline, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing
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Hagen, Kristine Amlund; Ogden, Terje; Bjornebekk, Gunnar – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2011
This effectiveness study presents the results of a 1-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial of Parent Management Training. Families of 112 Norwegian girls and boys with clinic-level conduct problems participated, and 75 (67%) families were retained at follow-up. Children ranged in age from 4 to 12 at intake (M = 8.44). Families randomized…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Parenting Skills, Outcomes of Treatment, Behavior Problems
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Lau, Anna S.; Fung, Joey J.; Ho, Lorinda Y.; Liu, Lisa L.; Gudino, Omar G. – Behavior Therapy, 2011
We studied the efficacy and implementation outcomes of a culturally responsive parent training (PT) program. Fifty-four Chinese American parents participated in a wait-list controlled group randomized trial (32 immediate treatment, 22 delayed treatment) of a 14-week intervention designed to address the needs of high-risk immigrant families.…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Parent Education, Program Descriptions, Control Groups
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Bailey, Jennifer A.; Hill, Karl G.; Oesterle, Sabrina; Hawkins, J. David – Developmental Psychology, 2009
Using data from grandparents (G1), parents (G2), and children (G3), this study examined continuity in parental monitoring, harsh discipline, and child externalizing behavior across generations, and the contribution of parenting practices and parental drug use to intergenerational continuity in child externalizing behavior. Structural equation and…
Descriptors: Discipline, Parenting Styles, Drug Use, Child Rearing
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Bernat, Debra H.; August, Gerald J.; Hektner, Joel M.; Bloomquist, Michael L. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2007
We examined effects of the Early Risers "Skills for Success" early-age-targeted prevention program on serious conduct problems following 5 years of continuous intervention and one year of follow-up. We also examined if intervention effects on proximally-targeted variables found after 3 years mediated intervention effects on conduct…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Intervention, Drug Use, Prevention