Parents on welfare as well as middle class parents took part in a training project designed to help them modify problem behaviors in their children. The guidelines developed in this project for group training and for the evaluation of outcome can be applied in various types of agencies. (Author)

A study of 287 kindergartners, who were retested in second grade, indicated that two major factor dimensions jointly account for much of the social-emotional behavior of children and are relatively stable personality dimensions. (ST)

A report of the Title I, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, reading improvement project at the Chilocco Indian School (Oklahoma) is presented. (FF)

Would newly trained social workers in the year 2000 have to be humans, or would surrogate social workers be more practical? Basing his discussion on recent technological developments, the author explores five models for training future social workers. (Author)

Stereotypies (repetitive movements of any part of the body) and toy play by three severely retarded males (from 8 to 14 years of age) were recorded in a setting featuring a wide array of toys. (Author)

This study describes how a graduate student in counseling and guidance worked with a team of teachers in implementing a group-contingent reinforcement system with first graders. The group contingencies proved highly effective in increasing the percentage of work completed and reducing disruptive responses. (Author)

Argues that the key question in psychotherapy and rehabilitation is not can we change a person's personality, but rather what behaviors can and should; and how do we maintain the behavior that we have changed. Several behavior innovation programs are examined. (Author/JM)

The characters of this study were two boys in a class for pupils with learning disabilities. After an initial assessment, which revealed that the inappropriate verbalizations occurred about twice each day, the peer-manager, contingent on each inappropriate remark, moved away from the subject to another desk explaining to the subject why he was…

This study evaluates the effectiveness of including sixth graders as an integral part of a behavior modification program designed to reduce the frequency of disruptive classroom behavior exhibited by third graders. It was hypothesized that this cross-age program would have positive impact on the younger subjects as well as on the sixth grade…

This study evaluated a five-session group communication skills program involving six dating or engaged university student couples. Participants increased their knowledge about communication significantly, and also increased the amount of self-disclosure to partners. Subjects' evaluations indicated that the program, especially the uses of video…

Presents a simulation exercise, oriented to supervisory safety training, suitable for use in the modification of workers' behaviors. (Author/RK)

A short-term camping program promoted significant gains in behavior and in academic adjustment for children with social and school problems. Followup work was found essential to sustain the progress. (ST)

The group therapy techniques described were designed on a behavior-contracting model and combine activities and verbal communication in a program to control behavior and enhance personal relationships. (ST)

The study demonstrated that teacher verbal disapproval can function as a positive social reinforcement for student inappropriate behavior. Thus, student behaviors thought to be punished are instead maintained or increased. A more appropriate method of dealing with misbehavior is presented. (ST)

The three groups were: (1) group counseling; (2) classroom restructuring; and (3) vocational information. The latter produced the greatest change among boys in their leadership and outdoor interests, while, for girls, it produced changes in how their peers rated their leadership skills. Actual changes seemed greater in girls than in boys. (Author)