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Direct linkHuefner, Jonathan C.; Ringle, Jay L. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2012
There has been ongoing concern about the negative impact of residential treatment on youth in care. Research examining the impact of negative peer influence in juvenile justice, education, and residential care settings is reviewed. A study was conducted to examine the impact of negative peer contagion on the level of problem behavior in a…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Behavior Disorders, Residential Programs, Residential Care
van der Oord, Saskia; Bogels, Susan M.; Peijnenburg, Dorreke – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2012
This study evaluated the effectiveness of an 8-week mindfulness training for children aged 8-12 with ADHD and parallel mindful parenting training for their parents. Parents (N = 22) completed questionnaires on their child's ADHD and ODD symptoms, their own ADHD symptoms, parenting stress, parental overreactivity, permissiveness and mindful…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Questionnaires, Program Effectiveness
Stewart, Janet; Todd, Nick; Kopeck, Cameron – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2010
The Habitat Program at Wood's Homes, Calgary, Alberta, is an eight bed residential treatment program for conduct-disordered youth who have been exposed or subjected to high levels of violence in their family home. The program was based on the assumption that working effectively with such youth requires consideration of the background experiences…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Residential Programs, Males, Adolescents
Shabat, Julia Cathcart; Lyons, John S.; Martinovich, Zoran – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2008
We examined the differential outcomes in residential treatment for youths with conduct disorder (CD)--with special attention paid to interactions with age and gender--in a sample of children and adolescents in 50 residential treatment centers and group homes across Illinois. Multi-disciplinary teams rated youths ages 6-20 (N = 457) on measures of…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Group Homes, Behavior Disorders, Residential Care
Friars, Patrice M.; Mellor, David J. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2007
To investigate dropout from parenting programs for disruptive behavior disorders, we followed 18 clients prospectively from the beginning of a manualized treatment program to three month follow-up. Using qualitative and quantitative methods, we then compared those who dropped out of the program with those who completed it. We found that in…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Behavior Disorders, Parent Child Relationship, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Augimeri, Leena K.; Farrington, David P.; Koegl, Christopher J.; Day, David M. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2007
We examined the immediate, short- and long-term effectiveness of the SNAP[TM] Under 12 Outreach Project (ORP)--a community-based program for children under the age of 12 at risk of having police contact. Sixteen pairs of children were matched on age, sex and severity of delinquency at admission, and randomly assigned to the ORP or to a control…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Check Lists, Intervention, Delinquency
