A School Adjustment Program (SAP) which began in 1966 is the focus of a paper which describes the program (now serving emotionally disturbed children from ages 5 to 15 in six classrooms) and compares it to the program used by Hewitt. The behavior modification procedures and individualized programing used in the classes are discussed. Research…

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…

Presented is the final report of a research project on the programed training and placement of nonpsychotic disturbed adolescents. Eleven chapters cover topics which include the following: psychiatry and the sociopaths and psychopaths; boys dealt with in the project; development of the programed interaction diagnostic interview; disturbances to…

A therapeutic nursery group set up to provide emotionally and behaviorally disturbed preschool children with a group play therapy experience was evaluated. The first portion of the report is devoted to the project itself, involving four groups of 20 children each, while part two involves the evaluation. Out of the pool of 80 children, 20…

The Newcastle Project in Great Britain, a school-based action research project examining ways to prevent and treat behavior disorders in elementary and secondary age students, is described. (IM)

The annotated bibliography on Emotionally Disturbed--Educational Programs contains approximately 75 abstracts and associated indexing information for documents or journal articles published from 1950 to 1975 and selected from the computer files of the Council for Exceptional Children's Information Services and the Education Resources Information…

The document contains technical papers on the Pilot Models for Mainstreaming Students with Behavior Disorders project which served 124 secondary students. The first paper presents the results of a factor analysis of the Student Referral Form used in the project which revealed six basic factors (socialization, anxiety, authority, activity level,…

Presented is an evaluation of a program designed to provide individualized instruction for 28 seriously emotionally disturbed students in a residential psychiatric program in New York City. Findings are reported to indicate that the program met its objectives in producing significant growth in both reading and math achievement, and additionally…

During the planning year, services were provided to 40 children and their families who could not be handled elsewhere. Children were considered high risk due to behavior disorders. Services included a preschool class, parent participation, placement and support services with followup, and supplementary services. The program was served by…

A study to evaluate a developmental/behavioral approach to the treatment of autistic children 5 to 11 years of age is described in detail, with particular reference to the advantaged of using parents as therapists and of basing treatment on the home rather than on the clinic. (Author