Assessment of disturbed children and their parents in a natural setting, and procedures designed to divide interaction into fine components are basic in the behavioral approach to child and family therapy. (ST)

Mothers who identified their children as having behavior problems were taught to respond differentially to selected behaviors exhibited by their children. Results indicated that use of child care agents as models may be an effective approach in the modification of child behavior. (ST)

The perception of self-determination (internal control orientation) as a counseling technique for client motivation in rehabilitation programs. (AG)

This report summarizes the evolution of family intervention procedures and considers some of the primary assumptions made within the social learning framework about the determinants of agression and the determinants of behavior change within the family system. (Author/RK)

In the face of previous evidence that academic achievement for disadvantaged adolescents either remains stationary or declines the most significant finding of the present study was the evidence that on no criterion measure did any ethnic group do significantly less well on the after test. (Author)

Individual and group contingencies in controlling undesirable behaviors in 26 educable mentally handicapped children (median age 9 years) in two special classrooms were compared. (Atuhor)

The Adlerian viewpoint maintains that behavior changes in children can be effected by working with significant adults in their lives. This study evaluates the effectiveness of this model of counseling in elementary school. The results on both individual and group bases indicate that it was effective in the described setting. (Author)

Author focuses on the need to begin to specify in greater detail what the inputs are for the child, to define his reasonable living space, and to define which of those factors may alter the course of growth in spite of what happens in the nursery school. (Author/MB)

Peer reaction on the elementary education level was shown to be effective in reducing disruptive behaviors. (Author/CB)

"We often become so obsessed with rationality in the schools that we forget it is necessary to teach young people positive ways to behave toward their fellowman. This can best be accomplished by creating a positive image which will serve as a stimulus "to help young people learn to love. (Author/AP)

Results of the study suggest that the Parent-Teacher Consultation Procedure was the most effective strategy used in the modification of classroom behavior as measured by the Behavior Checklist (Coping Analysis Schedule for Educational Settings). (Author)