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Daniel P. Wilkie; Charles W. Mueller – Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 2021
Disruptive behavior problems develop along multiple causal pathways and are associated with a wide variety of co-occurring problems, including mood disorders. In usual care, effective treatment practices for youth disruptive behavior might differ from what the efficacy research suggests, given treatment setting and population demographic…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Emotional Problems, Depression (Psychology), Adolescents
Duppong Hurley, Kristin; Lambert, Matthew C.; Patwardhan, Irina; Ringle, Jay L.; Thompson, Ronald W.; Farley, Jennifer – Grantee Submission, 2020
This study conducted a randomized trial to examine the efficacy of the Boys Town In-Home Family Services (IHFS) program for families of high-risk youth. Participants were recruited from a state helpline for families struggling with poor family functioning and child emotional or behavioral issues. Consent was obtained for 300 of which 152 were…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Outcomes of Treatment, Randomized Controlled Trials, Family Programs
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Crone, Regina M.; Mehta, Smita Shukla – Education and Treatment of Children, 2016
Setting variables such as location of parent training, programming with common stimuli, generalization of discrete responses to non-trained settings, and subsequent reduction in child problem behavior may influence the effectiveness of interventions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of home-versus clinic-based training…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Intervention
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Welterlin, Aurelie; Turner-Brown, Lauren M.; Harris, Sandra; Mesibov, Gary; Delmolino, Lara – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2012
The study evaluated the efficacy a parent training intervention for children with autism based on the TEACCH model. Twenty families were randomly assigned to the treatment or waitlist group. All families were compared at pre- and post-treatment on formal dependent measures. Direct measures of behavior were compared across six matched pairs using a…
Descriptors: Autism, Statistical Analysis, Home Programs, Parent Education
Frey, Andy J.; Small, Jason W.; Feil, Edward G.; Seeley, John R.; Walker, Hill M.; Forness, Steven – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2015
Preschool children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) may not always be recognized as such during their early years, but some of their behavioral problems may nonetheless prompt a referral for behavioral intervention. Whether such an intervention brings any benefit has not been well studied. We identified a subsample of 34 preschool children at…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Randomized Controlled Trials
Frey, Andy J.; Small, Jason W.; Feil, Edward G.; Seeley, John R.; Walker, Hill M.; Forness, Steven – Grantee Submission, 2015
Preschool children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) may not always be recognized as such during their early years, but some of their behavioral problems may nonetheless prompt a referral for behavioral intervention. Whether such an intervention brings any benefit has not been well studied. We identified a subsample of 34 preschool children at…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Autism, Behavior Problems, Communication Skills
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Connell, James E. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2010
Many School Psychologist and Educational Consultants have used Bergan's Behavioral Consultation model (Bergan, 1977) in public school and residential settings with significant success (Witt, Noell, LaFleur & Mortenson, 1997). Performance feedback (Noell, Duhon, Gatti, & Connell, 2002) has been used to strengthen the behavioral consultation…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Intervention, Consultation Programs, Behavior Modification
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Ware, Lisa M.; McNeil, Cheryl B.; Masse, Joshua; Stevens, Sarah – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2008
In recent years, there has been much discussion of the efficacy of mental health interventions for children as well as the transportation of empirically-supported treatments (ESTs) to field settings. A logical initial step in this line of research is to examine whether the efficacy of ESTs can be demonstrated in community settings such as in the…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Caregivers, Child Behavior, Parent Child Relationship
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Bono, Katherine E.; Sheinberg, Nurit – Early Child Development and Care, 2009
This study examined the moderating effect of low birth weight on the effectiveness of an early intervention program to improve cognitive, language and behavioral outcomes for children prenatally exposed to cocaine. Participants included 293 primarily minority, low SES children who were enrolled in the intervention during their first year and…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Early Intervention, Prosocial Behavior, Cocaine
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Trudgeon, Clare; Carr, Deborah – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
Background: In the UK, Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention [EIBI] programmes typically are conducted within the homes of children with autism. Despite evidence for their effectiveness in producing appreciable developmental gains in children with autism, a concern expressed about EIBI programmes is that stressful effects from the high levels…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Educational Needs, Intervention, Autism
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Pufahl, Elisabeth – Child Welfare, 2007
Nonprofit family-run organizations, such as Tennessee Voices for Children (TVC), are providing leadership in advocating for and delivering services to children and families in need. Utilizing a family-driven approach and a staff partially comprised of parent-professionals, TVC's Nashville Connection and Family Connection programs have strengthened…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Child Welfare, Mental Health, Delivery Systems
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Siegert, Frederick E.; Yates, Brian T. – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1980
Parents were equally effective in modifying their childrens' negative behaviors regardless of method: individual in-home; individual in-office; or group in-office. Although operations costs favored group delivery, the more comprehensive opportunity and client costs favored individual in-home delivery. (CP)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Children
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Lupton, Carol; Sheppard, Christine – Children & Society, 1999
Describes an evaluation of a home-school support project designed to improve the behavior of young children in danger of school exclusion. Concludes that, although the initiative was valued, effective operation of the initiative was hampered by problems of communication, by its single agency location, and by the short-term nature of its funding.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Communication Problems, Early Intervention
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Rosen, Lee A.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1990
Effects of 2 home-based treatments to reduce school problems among 10 disruptive intermediate school students were probed. Although the treatment using only positive reinforcement yielded no significant change, a mixed reinforcement treatment brought both a decrease in rates of referrals to the office and decrease in depression rates. (Author/PB)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology)
Evans, Mary E.; Boothroyd, Roger A.; Kuppinger, Anne D. – 1996
This paper describes the Home-Based Crisis Intervention (HBCI) program in New York and the characteristics and outcomes of the families involved in a study that investigated the effectiveness of the program. The HBCI program provides short-term intensive in-home services to families with children who are at-risk of out-of-home placements. The…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Blacks, Children