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Download full textSikes, April; Cole, Rebekah F.; McBride, Rebecca; Fusco, Angela; Lauka, Justin – Journal of School Counseling, 2009
As individuals with multiple needs, substance abusing adolescents may seek the support and assistance of school counselors. The purpose of this article is to provide professional school counselors with information they can use to assist students with substance abuse issues. Specifically, this article examines (a) complexity of addressing substance…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Prevention, Adolescents, School Counselors
Direct linkHepburn, Susan L.; MacLean, William E. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Researchers and clinicians are recognizing that a subgroup of children with Down syndrome (DS) also present with clinically significant impairments in social-communication and restricted patterns of behavior, such as those that characterize autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Efforts to better describe the behavioral presentation of children with…
Descriptors: Autism, Down Syndrome, Child Behavior, Clinical Psychology
Saylor, Conway F.; Macias, Michelle; Wohlfeiler, Melissa; Morgan, Larissa; Awkerman, Nora Grace – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2009
A series of studies of potentially-traumatic life-events (PTLE) in children and youth with special needs (CSN) was conducted after parents of 102 CSN from interdisciplinary pediatric clinics listed PTLE at significantly higher rates on the Pediatric Emotional Distress Scale (PEDS) compared to parents 58 students with no diagnoses. Subsequent…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Pediatrics, Clinics
Tsai, Chia-Liang – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) have been demonstrated to show a deficit of inhibitory control in volitional shifts of attention. The aim of this study was to use ecological intervention to investigate the efficacy of table-tennis training on treating both problems with attentional networks and motor disorder in children…
Descriptors: Racquet Sports, Intervention, Inhibition, Foreign Countries
Pyo, G.; Curtis, K.; Curtis, R.; Markwell, S. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: Decline in orientation skill has been reported as an early indicator of Dementia of Alzheimer's Type (DAT). Orientation subtest of the Working Group's Test Battery was examined whether this test is useful to identify DAT patients among adults with moderate to severe ID. Methods: Sixteen DAT patients and 35 non-demented normal controls…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Dementia, Severe Disabilities, Test Validity
Simer, Nancy; Cuvo, Anthony J. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends vision screening of all children between 3 and 5 years of age, and states have mandated vision screening for all school children. Participants were three 4-6-year old school children with either a developmental delay or autism who scored "could not test" on the state required vision screening.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Vision Tests, Developmental Disabilities, Visual Discrimination
Melchert, Timothy P.; Kalemeera, Augustine – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2009
Although it is lengthy, the Family Background Questionnaire (FBQ) provides reliable behaviorally specific family history information. Results from reliability and validity analyses suggest that a brief version of this instrument that assesses parental responsiveness, child maltreatment, and parental substance abuse would provide a useful screening…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Child Abuse, Family Characteristics, Test Reliability
Valdiserri, Ronald O.; Rodriguez, Fred; Holodniy, Mark – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2008
We evaluated the frequency of HIV testing across the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the largest provider of HIV care in the United States. An electronic survey was used to determine the volume and location of HIV screening, confirmatory testing, rapid testing and laboratory consent policies in VA medical centers between October 1, 2005, and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Testing, Screening Tests, Incidence
Robins, Diana L. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2008
The need for autism-specific screening during pediatric well-child visits has been established. However, additional support for specific screening instruments is needed. The current study used the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) and the M-CHAT Follow-Up Interview to screen 4797 children during toddler checkups. Of the 4797…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Autism, Pediatrics, Screening Tests
Soderstrom, Carl A. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2008
The aging process is associated with medical conditions that can negatively affect medical fitness to drive. Traditional licensing agency methods to identify at-risk drivers have significant limitations. These include testing of visual acuity and driving tests. Recently, methods have been developed to allow for screening for cognitive decline in…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Driver Education, Gerontology, Geriatrics
Dombrowski, Stefan C.; Mrazik, Martin – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2008
In this article, the authors review the Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales (RIAS; Reynolds & Kamphaus, 2003), an individually administered test of intelligence for use with individuals between the ages of 3 and 94. The RIAS represents the newest intelligence test on the marketplace and incorporates the most current intelligence test theory…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Test Reviews, Screening Tests, Testing
Nemeroff, Robin; Levitt, Jessica Mass; Faul, Lisa; Wonpat-Borja, Ahtoy; Bufferd, Sara; Setterberg, Stephen; Jensen, Peter S. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008
The study evaluates the feasibility and effectiveness of several mental health screening and assessment tools in schools. A computerized version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children-IV proved to be feasible bridging the gap between mental health providers and unmet need of children accompanying risks.
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Mental Health, Identification, Screening Tests
Dierick, Ines; Baets, Jonathan; Irobi, Joy; Jacobs, An; De Vriendt, Els; Deconinck, Tine; Merlini, Luciano; Van den Bergh, Peter; Rasic, Vedrana Milic; Robberecht, Wim; Fischer, Dirk; Morales, Raul Juntas; Mitrovic, Zoran; Seeman, Pavel; Mazanec, Radim; Kochanski, Andrzej; Jordanova, Albena; Auer-Grumbach, Michaela; Helderman-van den Enden, A. T. J. M.; Wokke, John H. J.; Nelis, Eva; De Jonghe, Peter; Timmerman, Vincent – Brain, 2008
Distal hereditary motor neuropathy (HMN) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of disorders affecting spinal alpha-motor neurons. Since 2001, mutations in six different genes have been identified for autosomal dominant distal HMN; "glycyl-tRNA synthetase (GARS)," "dynactin 1 (DCTN1)," "small heat shock 27 kDa…
Descriptors: Diseases, Patients, Genetics, Psychomotor Skills
National Center on Response to Intervention, 2010
The purpose of the Individuals with "Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B" grants is to assist States, outlying areas, freely associated States, and the Secretary of the Interior to provide special education and related services to children with disabilities. States must ensure that all children with disabilities residing in the…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Educational Finance, Disabilities, Equal Education
Seigers, Danielle K. L.; Carey, Kate B. – Journal of American College Health, 2010
Objectives: To provide a critical review of the efficacy of brief interventions for alcohol use in college health centers. Methods: Studies were included if (a) they examined brief intervention trials that were conducted in college- or university-based student health centers or emergency departments, and (b) they provided pre-post data to estimate…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Health Promotion, Drinking, Risk Management
