An experimental treatment approach to teaching alcoholics controlled drinking utilizing a multi-modal treatment approach is presented. This approach included aversion conditioning contingent upon emission of such undesirable drinking behaviors as gulping, drinking straight drinks, Blood Alcohol Level of 0.065 or greater, and time between drinks.…

The author examines those potential negative effects that appear to be intrinsically associated with behavior therapy. The behavior therapist faces the potential danger of encouraging what is likely to be reinforced by the client's environment, thereby maintaining a societal status quo which, in itself, may be harmful. The author mentions the use…

In this paper, prepared as part of the Project in Television and Early Childhood Education at the University of Southern California, first language acquisition and the role that parent-child intervention upon television exposure plays in acquisition are discussed. The conceptualizations of behavior modification and Piaget's developmental theory…

As a result of general dissatisfaction with traditional counseling methodologies, this manual was developed to present resource materials for the group counselor to employ in teaching specific job required behavioral competencies to hard-to-employ trainees. It presents lesson plans and prescribed group counseling interventions. (Author)

Three studies of behavior therapy by a therapist who was also the clients' instructor are reported. All of the clients defined target behaviors, collected data, and implemented procedures to modify the behaviors. The data were brought to each session for analysis and revision each week. Case 1 reported modification of stealing behavior, where both…

Reviewed were several research studies using varying dosages of methylphenidate (Ritalin) in contrast with thioridazine and amphetamine under various behavioral conditions and situations with hyperactive, emotionally disturbed, and learning disabled children. Results from the studies with hyperactive children indicated that drug treatment was…

The 17-month (1967-1968) study summarized in this report concerned experimental analysis of the verbal behavior of disadvantaged preschool children (an interracial group of 28, ranging in age from 30 months to 42 months). Research was conducted in the verbal behavior laboratory at the University of Rochester and in a remodeled private home in a…

The technique of behavioral contracting is recommended as a highly effective, readily applied technique for use in efforts to strengthen the control of family and school over the behavior of delinquents. A behavioral contract is a means of scheduling the exchange of positive reinforcements among two or more persons. The use of behavioral contracts…

Tested with 31 students (kindergarten through grade 5) who manifested poor and inappropriate classroom behaviors was a combination of direct intervention strategy for behavior modification and provision of a maintenance program for the classroom teacher. Strategies included the use of observation and introduction procedures; and direct…

The article describes ways in which band directors can use positive reinforcement techniques to improve band members' performance. (CD)

Suggests that man cannot survive without a system of some kind for predicting the course of events. It does not matter that the system may be false on another system's terms, so long as it identifies experiences in a way which enables people to attach meaning to them and respond. (Author/AM)

This article presents a case study which illustrates how one counselor used the school, the home, and the referral agency in order to develop a plan of action for helping a student. (Author)

The guidance learning center is an effective method for promoting personal growth within the classroom on an individual or small-group basis. This article presents examples of guidance learning centers and describes how teachers can evaluate the success of their centers. (Author/EJT)

Are the behaviors that constitute the essential features of behavior counseling consistent with the principles of behaviorism that form the substratum for a behavioral counseling approach? The author maintains they are not and presents his arguments in this article. (Author)

The purpose of this article is to postulate a psychological mechanism to account for self-defeating behavior, which is also the central mechanism in a new definition of mental health. (Author)