Scores on the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory of 44 behaviorally disturbed boys ranging in age from 8 to 12 years were compared with the test's norms, with later retest scores, with teacher assigned self esteem ranks, and with peer group status as measured by sociometric procedures. (DB)

Behavior of one six year old is altered through the non-verbal cueing of another. (Author)

The modification of both social behavior when in the resource room and academic gains in reading and arithmetic were significant for the experimental subjects; however, attending behavior while in the regular classroom was not different from the controls. (Author)

This paper explores implications of several agency models and the functions of the school psychologist in these settings. (Author)

Five hundred thirteen behaviorally disturbed retarded and borderline retarded males from a Scottish therapeutic community were studied retrospectively and by cross-sectional analysis 10 years after the community terminated. (Author)

Head Start children were matched into two groups on the basis of disruptive behavior during rest periods. Attempts were made to modify their behavior using either instructions or token reinforcement procedures. Results suggest that a combination of reinforcement together with instructions is much more effective than either of these alone. (Author)

The study indicates that the distinguishing characteristics of suicide attempters are fewer than might be expected from the literature. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association (New York, New York, 1969). (JM)

Presents a model for diagnostic teaching, a design for preparation of diagnostic teachers, and a list of administrative considerations for implementing the model. (DR)

Examines rapid-tapping performance of 36 hyperkinetic and 36 control boys under conditions of free response, verbal urging, and penny rewards. Hyperkinetics were unable to adjust to changing incentive conditions. (Author/EK)

The level of knowledge about childhood emotional disturbance is adequate to the task of early prevention and rehabilitation, but the challenge is to stimulate the essential community cooperation. (ML)

It is concluded that a child's separation from his family constitutes a potential cause of short-term distress but separation is of little direct importance as a cause of long-term disorder. (Author)