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Evaluating the Acceptability of Four Versions of a Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Program
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Kopp, Brandon; Miltenberger, Raymond G. – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2009
Fifty-nine college students used a modified version of the Treatment Evaluation Inventory-Short Form to evaluate the acceptability of four versions of a sexual abuse prevention program for 10-year-old children. The four versions include an information-based training approach or a behavioral skills training (BST) approach with a focus on strangers…
Descriptors: College Students, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Prevention
Understanding and Working with Non-Compliant and Aggressive Young Children
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Honig, Alice Sterling – Early Child Development and Care, 2009
Interpersonal, familial, and situational risk factors that predict young children's aggression and non-compliance are explored. Here examples of specific techniques and provided to help teachers and parents effectively support children's early development of cooperative and prosocial behaviours as well as problem-solving skills in family and…
Descriptors: Aggression, Young Children, Compliance (Psychology), At Risk Students
Teaching Self-Protection to Children Using Television Techniques.
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Poche, Cheryl; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1988
Kindergarten and first-grade children (N=74) were assigned to four experimental conditions designed to evaluate methods of teaching self-protection. A videotape training program accompanied by behavior rehearsal proved highly effective in teaching safe responses to potential abductors. Three-fourths of those who received no training immediately…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Child Abuse, Daily Living Skills, Interpersonal Competence
Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth. Monograph in Behavioral Disorders, Summer, 1979.
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Rutherford, Robert B., Jr., Ed.; Prieto, Alfonso G., Ed. – 1979
The monograph presents 19 papers on severe behavior disorders, including issues related to teacher training, school problems/school intervention, autism, and juvenile delinquency. The following papers are included: "Issues in Training Teachers for the Seriously Emotionally Disturbed" (F. Wood); "The Field-Based Special Education Teacher Training…
Descriptors: Aggression, Autism, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
The Effects of Child Maltreatment on Learning Disabilities and Interventions.
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Lowenthal, Barbara – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2003
This article discusses the increase in the rate and intensity of child maltreatment, defines the types of maltreatment (physical, sexual, psychological and neglect), their possible effects on learning, and school interventions that can assist the children with learning disabilities. The need for a structured classroom environment is emphasized.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
The Effects of Child Maltreatment on Learning Disabilities and Interventions
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Lowenthal, Barbara – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2003
The increase in the rate and intensity of child maltreatment within the last decade is worrisome. In 1996, 44 out of every 1,000 youths under the age of eighteen were maltreated (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1998). Special educators should consider the possible effects of maltreatment on children with learning disabilities. When…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Learning Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Special Needs Students