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Feasibility of PBIS in a Therapeutic Group Home
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Scheuermann, Brenda; McCord, Valerie; Turner, Michael R.; Merrell, Selina – Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, 2023
The success of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) in typical schools has led to interest in PBIS for alternative programs, including residential programs. In this brief, we describe PBIS as implemented in a therapeutic treatment home for adolescents with mental health needs. The PBIS framework enabled the program to add Tier 1…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Group Homes, Residential Programs, Adolescents
Evaluating Social Skills Training for Youth with Trauma Symptoms in Residential Programs
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Tyler, Patrick M.; Aitken, A. Angelique; Ringle, Jay L.; Stephenson, Jaime M.; Mason, W. Alex – Grantee Submission, 2021
Objective: Youth who receive services in residential programs have high rates of traumatic exposure and associated symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Little information is available on specific social skills training that could be beneficial for youth in residential programs with PTSD. This study examined changes in behavioral…
Descriptors: Preadolescents, Adolescents, Group Homes, Residential Programs
Reducing Disruptive Behavior of a Group-Home Resident with Autism and Mental Retardation.
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Reese, R. Matthew; Sherman, James A.; Sheldon, Jan B. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1998
A treatment package consisting of differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO), token fines, and prompted relaxation was used to reduce the agitated-disruptive behavior of a young adult with autism and mental retardation living in a community group home. DRO procedures were partially implemented by a peer with Down syndrome. Baseline rates…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Case Studies
Improving Direct-Care Staff Consistency in a Residential Treatment Program through the Use of Self-Recording and Feedback.
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Aylward, A. Michele; And Others – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1996
A program to increase staff effectiveness in implementing a group home behavior management program for residents with developmental disabilities was evaluated. The program emphasized systematic self-recording and supervisor feedback, and resulted in increased staff consistency in all four areas evaluated (such as implementing response costs for…
Descriptors: Adults, Aggression, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and EMDR for Adolescents in Residential Treatment: A Practical and Theoretical Perspective
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Lovelle, Carole – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2005
DBT and EMDR as primary treatment methods provide effective treatment for adolescents in the setting of group residential facilities. Regardless of the intensity of the pathology or the length of stay, these compatible treatment methods provide adolescents with significant decreases in the impact of traumatic memories and increased emotional…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Residential Programs, Adolescents, Depression (Psychology)
Developing Social Competencies in Group Care Practice
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Small, Richard W.; Fulcher, Leon C. – Child & Youth Services, 2005
Any discussions about specialized helping environments for children or young people would be incomplete without reference to the relationships found between practices in group care centers and schools. This involves thinking of a child's total environment as a curriculum for teaching competencies and learning outcomes important to daily living.…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Interpersonal Competence, Residential Programs, Residential Care