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Peer reviewedElson, Steven E.; Stewart, Norman R. – School Counselor, 1977
Fictional correspondence between counselor and client indicate how counselors can steer their clients into self-help programs. (HMV)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Helping Relationship, Letters (Correspondence), Program Descriptions
Andrews, W. R.; Marshall, W. L. – Canadian Counsellor, 1975
Self-control procedures are discussed as a new tool of the counsellor for helping clients. Goal-setting by the client, and how he can effectively use the environment in achieving his goals, are considered both philosophically and technically. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Counseling, Counseling Services, Environmental Influences
Schindler, Fred – 1979
The effectiveness of a self help book on assertiveness training was assessed by comparing two bibliotherapy conditions with group therapy and a waiting list control condition. One group of bibliotherapy subjects read a popular paperback with no therapist contact, while the other group additionally participated in informal discussion sessions.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Assertiveness, Behavior Change, Bibliotherapy
Peer reviewedSzykula, Steven A.; Hector, Mark A. – Psychology in the Schools, 1978
Illustrates use of self-control procedures to modify teacher instructional behavior. A teacher wanted to increase the frequency of approval statements and decrease the frequency of disapproval statements. She followed a plan that included a card self-recording system, cues, and overt rewards. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions
Ellis, Albert – 1977
Unsupervised do-it-yourself therapy constitutes an exceptionally important issue that calls for more empirical and scientific investigation of the validity of publications in this field. Rational-emotive therapy (RET), one of the most popular forms of self-help treatment, has led to several generalizations. (1) Cognitive and cognitive-behavior…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Cognitive Objectives, Individual Psychology
Levin, Susan – 1975
The educational and pyschological effects of the practice of Transcendental Meditation (TM) on secondary school students were examined. A course including TM technique was taught to two public high school classes of 30 volunteers each. One class took the TM course for both semesters; the other took an alternative course in self-development for the…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Educational Benefits, Personality Assessment
Lublin, Irwin; Kirkish, Patricia – 1978
This description of a weight reduction program, based on generalizations derived from eight years of work with overweight persons, discusses the clients' rationalization of overeating behaviors. In this behavior modification program, the client is required to permanently give up one high calorie food and to write down all foods eaten before actual…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Body Weight, Change Strategies
