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Hodes, Marja W.; Meppelder, Marieke; Moor, Marleen; Kef, Sabina; Schuengel, Carlo – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Adapted parenting support may alleviate the high levels of parenting stress experienced by many parents with intellectual disabilities. Methods: Parents with mild intellectual disabilities or borderline intellectual functioning were randomized to experimental (n = 43) and control (n = 42) conditions. Parents in both groups received…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Child Rearing, Parents with Disabilities, Randomized Controlled Trials
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Terry, John; Strait, Gill; McQuillin, Sam; Smith, Bradley H. – Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2014
Motivational interviewing (MI) is a brief client-centred intervention that increases intrinsic motivation for change. Little research has been conducted on MI to promote academic behaviours, but two studies found that one session of MI did improve middle-school students' math grades [Strait, G., Smith, B., McQuillin, S., Terry, J., Swan, S., &…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Academic Achievement, Motivation Techniques, Interviews
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Hinerman, Krystal M.; Hull, Darrell M.; Hayes, DeMarquis; Powell, Marvin G.; Ferguson, Sarah; Naslund-Hadley, Emma I. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
The purpose of the Childhood Resiliency Effects from Schoolwide Treatment (CREST) Pilot was to implement a comprehensive school wide social and character development program aimed at decreasing violence among students and assisting students exposed to violence in Belize City. This one-year pilot program implemented portions of the Positive Action…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Resilience (Psychology), Violence, Randomized Controlled Trials