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Kyleigh P. Ivory – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Training parents to serve as interventionists for their child is a common approach to enhance child well-being. The scope of parent training described in the literature spans diverse teaching practices, settings, and child diagnoses. Research demonstrates that parents can learn and implement a variety of skills with integrity; however, there is…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Parent Role, Positive Behavior Supports, Positive Reinforcement
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Bastable, Eoin; Falcon, Sarah Fairbanks; Nese, Rhonda; Meng, Paul; McIntosh, Kent – Preventing School Failure, 2021
Addressing racial disparities in school discipline is an urgent and widespread issue facing US schools. One approach to improve racial equity in school discipline practice is to enhance the contextual fit of empirically validated schoolwide practices. Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) is a widely implemented and…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Racial Bias, Disproportionate Representation, Discipline
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Bastable, Eoin; Fairbanks Falcon, Sarah; Nese, Rhonda; Meng, Paul; McIntosh, Kent – Grantee Submission, 2019
Addressing racial disparities in school discipline is an urgent and widespread issue facing U.S. schools. One approach to improve racial equity in school discipline practice is to enhance the contextual fit of empirically validated school-wide practices. School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) is a widely implemented…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Racial Bias, Disproportionate Representation, Discipline
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Davis, Melissa – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2014
Students with behavior disorders often require specific interventions to improve their behavioral outcomes. Common interventions to use with these students include teaching appropriate behaviors, focusing on positive behaviors, noting the start of behaviors and intervening early, and providing appropriate reinforcements. To enhance the…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Parent Role, Teacher Role, Intervention
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McIntosh, Kent; Predy, Larissa K.; Upreti, Gita; Hume, Amanda E.; Turri, Mary G.; Mathews, Susanna – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2014
The purpose of this study was to assess the perceived importance of specific contextual variables for initial implementation and sustainability of School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS). A large, national sample of 257 school team members completed the "School-Wide Universal Behavior Sustainability Index: School Teams", a…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Educational Environment, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior
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Manne, Sharon L.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1990
Investigated behavioral intervention to control child distress during invasive cancer treatment. Children (n=23) requiring physical restraint to complete venipuncture were alternately assigned to behavioral intervention or attention control condition. Observed child distress, parent-rated child distress, and parent ratings of own distress were…
Descriptors: Attention, Behavior Modification, Cancer, Children
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Reimers, Thomas M.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1992
This study examined the acceptability ratings of positive reinforcement procedures recommended to parents (n=50) in a pediatric behavior management clinic. Results indicated differences in acceptability ratings as a function of behavior problem severity. Significant correlations occurred between acceptability variables and compliance at each of…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Children, Intervention
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Behan, Richard A. – PTA Today, 1985
An effective discipline technique that helps children develop a good self-concept is to reinforce positive behavior. Suggestions for structuring an emotionally healthy environment where there is open communication between adult and child are discussed. (DF)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Discipline Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Child Relationship
Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. Div. of Special Education. – 2000
This informational brochure for parents of children with behavior disorders discusses positive behavioral support that focuses on rewarding appropriate behavior, altering environments, and teaching appropriate social, academic, or behavior skills. It explains that functional behavioral assessments can identify triggers of inappropriate behavior…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques
Dowd, Thomas P.; Peter, Val J. – 1996
The point system used at Boys Town is often misunderstood, but the approach is a middle ground between two extremes: one relying on classical behavior modification, the other, rejecting behavior as a starting place for helping children get better. There are two major characteristics of the Boys Town approach: (1) teaching skills, such as…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Child Rearing, Children, Incentives