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Kul, Aykut; Hamamci, Zeynep – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2021
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of an anxiety-coping program for children based on cognitive behavioral therapy on children's anxiety levels. The study was conducted with 12 students in the fourth grade of primary school. Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED) was during the study for data collection. Students…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Coping, Preadolescents
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Brooks, LaTorea; McGahey, James Todd; Jenkins, Marvin – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2017
The purpose of this study was to target students who show aggressive and bullying behavior due to a lack of anger management and self-control skills. Two groups of boys in grades 2-4 participated in anger managements groups that either followed an anger management curriculum or followed the anger management curriculum plus breathing techniques.…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Aggression, Bullying, Self Control
Fry, Mary L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
A comparison between Child-Centered Group Play Counseling (CCGPC), a psychoeducational group and a non-therapeutic control group resulted in three of four hypotheses being supported. Participants included 79 second and third graders, with one fourth grader, from seven elementary schools. The children had behavioral and social skills difficulties…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Child Behavior, Behavior Problems, Interpersonal Competence
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Lemberger, Matthew E.; Clemens, Elysia V. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 2012
The authors evaluated a small-group counseling intervention, Student Success Skills, provided to 53 inner-city, 4th- and 5th-grade African American students. Compared with the control group, students who received the treatment reported significant changes in metacognitive skill and feelings of connectedness to school. Furthermore, treatment-group…
Descriptors: African American Students, Control Groups, Elementary School Students, Group Counseling
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Sportsman, Emily L.; Carlson, John S.; Guthrie, Kelly M. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2010
Four fourth-grade boys participated in an anger management group using "Seeing Red: An Anger Management and Peacemaking Curriculum for Kids" facilitated by a school psychology intern and her supervisor (J. Simmonds, 2003). The group met for 30 min weekly for a total of 14 sessions. Lessons consisted of practicing skills and strategies related to…
Descriptors: Health Services, School Psychologists, Mental Health Programs, Behavior Modification
Jenkins, Christie D. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine animal assisted therapy (AAT) in the school setting. This study reviewed the potential social, emotional, and educational benefits that children and adolescents may gain from utilizing an animal assisted therapy dog. This study utilized The Relationship Inventory and The AAT (Animal Assisted Therapy)…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Student Surveys, Grade 8, Group Counseling
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Newgent, Rebecca A.; Higgins, Kristin K.; Belk, Stephanie E.; Behrend, Bonni A. Nickens; Dunbar, Kelly A. – Professional Counselor, 2011
Group counseling has been highlighted as one effective intervention for at-risk students, yet debate remains as to the comparable efficacy of traditional interventions versus thematic interventions. This study compared two psychosocial educational programs, the PEGS and ARK Programs, designed to help elementary school students with social skills…
Descriptors: Prevention, Youth Programs, Intervention, At Risk Students
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Flahive, Mon-hsin Wang; Ray, Dee – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2007
The effectiveness of group sandtray therapy, a model of play therapy, was evaluated using a pretest-posttest control group design with 56 preadolescents exhibiting behavioral difficulties. The experimental group (n = 28) received sandtray therapy in small groups for 10 weeks while the wait-list control group (n = 28) received no treatment. Results…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Play, Group Counseling