Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 4 |
Descriptor
| Child Behavior | 6 |
| Program Effectiveness | 6 |
| Program Evaluation | 6 |
| Behavior Problems | 3 |
| Models | 3 |
| Program Implementation | 3 |
| Causal Models | 2 |
| Child Rearing | 2 |
| Child Welfare | 2 |
| Children | 2 |
| Family Programs | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Behavior Therapy | 1 |
| Clinical Child and Family… | 1 |
| Health Education & Behavior | 1 |
| Journal of Applied Behavior… | 1 |
| Research on Social Work… | 1 |
Author
| Barth, Richard P. | 1 |
| Beldavs, Zintars G. | 1 |
| DeGarmo, David S. | 1 |
| Eisman, Andria B. | 1 |
| Forgatch, Marion S. | 1 |
| Franzen, Susan | 1 |
| Guo, Shenyang | 1 |
| Heinrichs, Nina | 1 |
| Hutchison, Pete | 1 |
| McCrae, Julie S. | 1 |
| Miles, Nicholas I. | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 5 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
Education Level
| Adult Education | 1 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| Middle Schools | 1 |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Adoption Assistance and Child… | 1 |
| Adoption and Safe Families… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
| Child Behavior Checklist | 1 |
| Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkZimmerman, Marc A.; Eisman, Andria B.; Reischl, Thomas M.; Morrel-Samuels, Susan; Stoddard, Sarah; Miller, Alison L.; Hutchison, Pete; Franzen, Susan; Rupp, Laney – Health Education & Behavior, 2018
We report on an effectiveness evaluation of the Youth Empowerment Solutions (YES) program. YES applies empowerment theory to an after-school program for middle school students. YES is an active learning curriculum designed to help youth gain confidence in themselves, think critically about their community, and work with adults to create positive…
Descriptors: Empowerment, After School Programs, Middle School Students, Pretests Posttests
Download full textMiles, Nicholas I.; Wilder, David A. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2009
The effectiveness of a behavioral skills training package that consisted of modeling, rehearsal, and feedback was evaluated to increase correct implementation of guided compliance by caregivers of 3 children who exhibited noncompliance. Results showed that the training package improved performance of guided compliance. Generalization probes…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Caregivers, Behavior Modification, Skill Development
Nowak, Christoph; Heinrichs, Nina – Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 2008
A meta-analysis encompassing all studies evaluating the impact of the Triple P-Positive Parenting Program on parent and child outcome measures was conducted in an effort to identify variables that moderate the program's effectiveness. Hierarchical linear models (HLM) with three levels of data were employed to analyze effect sizes. The results (N =…
Descriptors: Intervention, Parent Education, Child Rearing, Program Effectiveness
Propensity Score Matching Strategies for Evaluating the Success of Child and Family Service Programs
Barth, Richard P.; Guo, Shenyang; McCrae, Julie S. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2008
This article presents propensity score matching as a method to implement randomized conditions to analyze service effects using nonexperimental data. Most social work research is challenged to implement randomized clinical trials, whereas administrative and survey data are often available and can provide valuable information about services…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Social Work, Scores, Evaluation Methods
Forgatch, Marion S.; DeGarmo, David S.; Beldavs, Zintars G. – Behavior Therapy, 2005
This article evaluates the efficacy of the Oregon model of Parent Management Training (PMTO) in the stepfamily context. Sixty-seven of 110 participants in the Marriage and Parenting in Stepfamilies (MAPS) program received a PMTO-based intervention. Participants in the randomly assigned experimental group displayed a large effect in benefits to…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Intervention, Structural Equation Models, Family (Sociological Unit)
Westat, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 2002
This report presents an evaluation of family preservation programs in Kentucky, New Jersey, and Tennessee, and a county program in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Key goals of these programs were reducing foster care placement, maintaining child safety, and improving family functioning. The statewide programs employed the Homebuilders program…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Behavior, Child Welfare, Children
