The publication contains four articles on the subject of mental health as it relates to deaf persons. "Deaf Americans and the President's Commission on Mental Health" discusses the Commission Report as a whole (by L. Robinson), the Report of the Task Subpanel on Special Populations (by B. Sachs), and the section on mental health needs of…

Educational decision makers (N=224) participated in a computer simulated decision making experience to ascertain the extent to which referral information on a child with a suspected handicapping condition biased classification decisions. Ss were randomly assigned to 16 conditions varying on the basis of the child's sex, socioeconomic status,…

The paper examines the usefulness of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) subtest score pattern for distinguishing between groups of handicapped children, specifically learning disabled and emotionally disturbed students. The author asserts that no single clear cut pattern characteristic of either population is likely to…

THE GOALS OF THE STUDY WERE TO IDENTIFY SOME OF THE CHARACTERISTICS WHICH DIFFERENTIATE FOSTER FAMILIES WHO ARE SUCCESSFUL IN CARING FOR DISTURBED CHILDREN FROM THOSE WHO ARE UNSUCCESSFUL AND TO DEVELOP PROCEDURES FOR USING THESE CHARACTERISTICS AS A PART OF THE INTAKE STUDY OF FOSTER PARENT APPLICANTS. CASEWORKERS SUPERVISING THE PLACEMENT OF 127…

THE SIGNIFICANT PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR IN CHILDREN INDICATING A NEED FOR CLOSE SCRUTINY BY A TEACHER ARE HELD TO BE--INABILITY TO LEARN, UNSATISFACTORY INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR, UNHAPPINESS, REPETITIVE SYMPTOMS OF ILLNESS AFTER STRESS. RESEARCH WAS DESIGNED TO VALIDATE A SCREENING PROCESS USING TEACHER, PEER, AND…

A NATIONWIDE QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYED 490 SHELTERED WORKSHOPS SERVING THE EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED. LISTINGS BY STATES OF SUCH CENTERS PROVIDE ADDRESSES, REFERRAL SOURCES, AGE RANGE OF CLIENTS, YEAR PROGRAMS BEGAN, NUMBER OF PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CLIENTS DAILY, NUMBER OF EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CLIENTS DAILY, AND TYPES OF EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED.…

An exploratory study concerned with the measurement of perseveration, or persistence, as a personality variable was based on the work of G.V. Hamilton, an early investigator in the field. Persistently maladaptive behavior was hypothesized to be a chief characteristic of neurosis. An experimental problem-solving situation was designed to…

Reported is a research program to observe children at high risk for schizophrenia and explore possibilities of prevention. Characteristics of the high risk group (n=207) observed during 1962 are discussed, and a theory which suggests that schizophrenia is an evasion of life is explained. Among results of a diagnostic assessment conducted 10 years…

The paper describes the development and use of the Child Behavior Profile, a measure of behavioral problems and competencies standardized for each sex at ages 4 to 5, 6 to 11, and 12 to 16. Cluster analysis is explained to have produced six reliable profile types for boys 6-11 years old; five reliable profile types for boys 12 through 16 years…

The document contains technical papers on the Pilot Models for Mainstreaming Students with Behavior Disorders project which served 124 secondary students. The first paper presents the results of a factor analysis of the Student Referral Form used in the project which revealed six basic factors (socialization, anxiety, authority, activity level,…

The final report of a project on teaching and management techniques with severely disturbed and/or retarded children presents analysis of single subject research using contingent imitation of the child as an intervention technique. The effects of this technique were examined on the following behaviors: toyplay and reciprocal imitation, self…

The study involving 60 children (grades 2 to 8) tested the hypothesis that both aggressive and withdrawn children would benefit from participating in brief daily learning sessions with peers having similar behavioral problems. Ss were divided into three groups: tutors, tutees, and controls. Tutors learned how to correct and reinforce their…

The purpose of this practicum was to develop, implement, and evaluate a system of behavior modification on a school-wide basis. The system developed was that of a token economy. Baseline data was gathered during the first three school months on behaviors identified as "avoidance." The system was implemented during the fourth school month and…

Examined was the incidence of severe, moderate, and mild behavior disorders in regular grades K-12 in 13 Florida county school districts. Twelve to 20 teachers in each school idstrict were provided with definitions of behavior disorders and asked to identify the number of children in their classes with various degrees of disorder and also to…

The monograph classifies, describes, and critically analyzes the major examples of juvenile delinquency prevention that have been reported by research and demonstration projects. Prevention efforts are noted to proceed along three distinct levels: promoting healthy development for all youth, focusing on youth who appear to be on the road to…