The authors present a technique they have found useful with clients seeking sex therapy. (HMV)

This study examined the effects of an acupressure intervention with two adolescents previously diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). An inventory based on standard criteria for diagnosing ADHD was completed by each student, their parents, case workers, and teachers both before and after the intervention. The intervention…

This report describes a project for improving classroom behavior through positive discipline. The action research will take place from September 2001 to December 2001. The targeted 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students live in the suburbs and are composed of low income, middle class, and high income communities. The problem was noted by researchers who…

This guide offers parents practical advice on dealing with bullies. It contains suggestions for the parents of victims and the parents of bullies. Part 6 deals with schools and what parents can do to get schools involved in this important issue. The full six parts are: (1) "Bullying: An Overview"; (2) "Victims"; (3) "Bullies"; (4) "What You Can Do…

This is a case analysis of a lower middle class black student, Willie. The counselor's interactions with the boy's mother and counseling interviews with Willie and his enemy, a Mexican-American boy, are described. The implementation of a plan for re-inforcing Willie's good class behavior is also described. This encouraged his teacher to experiment…

The present paper describes a method combining thought stopping and covert assertion and reports its application in six case histories the majority of which would usually be classified as phobic rather than obsessional. The paper reports successful followups. (Author/LA)

The author explores the concept of behavior modification through self-reinforcement. This concept allows for greater responsibility for one's own behavior than other strategies. General techniques to alter behavior are presented, along with a detailed case history. (RP)

Aversive stimuli (electroshock) were used to condition a 5-year-old mentally retarded male to refrain from inducing seizures. (Author)

The purpose of this article is to offer a design for a project conducted by the school counselor that incorporates principles of behavior modification in dealing with classroom misbehavior in a traditional public junior high school setting. (Author)

A five-part analysis describes interracial interaction disability, two attempts to modify racial imbalance, how research was translated from the laboratory to a field setting, a report on an experimental school, and a summary of the modifications of expectation and the redesign of schools to support equal status behavior. (Author/KM)

The application of the triadic model of therapeutic intervention was tested within a community-based program that trained indigenous nonprofessionals as behavior change agents to 42 youngsters, aged 11-17. These adult buddies attempted to influence their youngsters through their relationship and through the contingent use of social and material…

Discussed are procedures for the charting of behavior changes to provide feedback for child and teacher which are reported to have been used at one school for autistic and neurologically impaired children. (DB)