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Peer reviewedChatton, Barbara – Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 1988
Outlines the three desired purposes of bibliotherapy, and discusses possible misuses of the problem novel as therapy for troubled children and adolescents. It is suggested that libraries should utilize bibliotherapy in the broadest sense, not focusing on the problem novel, and guidelines for librarians are provided. (3 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Bibliotherapy, Childhood Needs, Childrens Literature
Webb, Linda J.; Cox, Robert D. – Rehabilitation Literature, 1976
Descriptors: Adults, Clubs, Daily Living Skills, Emotional Disturbances
Walls, Richard T.; Gulkus, Steven P. – Rehabilitation Literature, 1973
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation
Peer reviewedMijuskovic, Ben – Psychology: A Journal of Human Behavior, 1990
Explores the relationship between child abuse and neglect and loneliness by developing implications of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders III-Revised category of dependent personalities. Argues that behavioristic treatment plans are inadequate for child abuse because this dysfunction derives from dependent personalities who…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behaviorism, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Direct linkCooperman, Nina A.; Falkin, Gregory P.; Cleland, Charles – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2005
This study examines sexual risk behaviors among 197 women mandated to substance abuse treatment in therapeutic communities. The women's risk behaviors after treatment are compared with their behaviors prior to treatment, and risk behaviors among those who completed treatment are compared with those who did not. The women had a high prevalence of…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Females, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Therapeutic Environment
Download full textBetman, Beth Gwinn – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2004
Sandtray therapy, in which students use figures and the sand itself to build and design miniature worlds in a tray, can be a powerful and effective tool in meeting the mental health needs of children and adolescents, including and maybe especially children who are deaf and hard of hearing. It is a highly visual approach that crosses language and…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Partial Hearing, Deafness, Mental Health
Luiselli, James K.; Pace, Gary M.; Dunn, Erin K. – Behavior Modification, 2006
Reducing therapeutic restraint is a desirable outcome for programs that serve individuals who exhibit challenging behaviors. This study investigated the effects of modifying the criterion for release from therapeutic restraint on frequency and duration. Release from restraint was changed from a behavior-contingent criterion (restraint terminated…
Descriptors: Therapeutic Environment, Behavior Modification, Adolescents, Aggression
Lou, Vivian W. Q.; Zhang, Yiqi – Research on Social Work Practice, 2006
Objective: This study evaluated the effectiveness of a Participatory Empowerment Group (PEG) for Chinese type 2 diabetes patients in Shanghai. Method: A randomized waiting list control and pretest and posttest comparisons were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention by comparing blood sugar level and health-related quality of life.…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Intervention, Diabetes
Stroobant, Emma; Jones, Alison – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2006
"School refuser" is an always-already negative child identity. The term is used to categorize children or adolescents who appear to dislike and fear school (or aspects of school) and persistently refuse to attend or attend very unwillingly. Given that school attendance is generally considered a necessary social good, regular and anxious…
Descriptors: Attendance, Separation Anxiety, School Phobia, Foreign Countries
Cohen, Michael J. – 1994
This study promotes the natural world as a resource for personal growth. It stresses how nature may help individuals build responsible and fulfilling relationships and offers sensory activities which show how nature can lead people to emotional health by teaching them its "non-language communication." Once participants identify and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Associative Learning, Attitude Change, Ecology
Croll, Linda – 1992
This manual, which incorporates a developmental perspective, targets child and youth care workers and foster parents who are ready to enhance their practical skills in providing care and treatment for young people who have been sexually abused. Users of this manual should have some previous understanding in human growth and development, effective…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Caregiver Role, Child Abuse, Child Welfare
Rendon, Laura I.; Jalomo, Romero, Jr. – 1995
This paper outlines the characteristics of validating and invalidating models of classroom instruction, the characteristics of good teachers, and assessment methods that support validating, therapeutic learning. The academically validating model suggests that: (1) students bring a rich reservoir of experience to the classroom; (2) the past is a…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Educational Assessment
Stich, Thomas; Gaylor, Michael S. – 1982
The paper addresses two significant risk management considerations in conducting an adventure program in a therapeutic setting: the potential hazards of psychiatric medications and psychological emergencies. Focusing on the potential hazards of psychiatric medications, the first section discusses climatic conditions (heat, cold, and sun) and the…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Climate, Disabilities, Drug Therapy
Kaplan, Steven P. – 1983
This paper describes a community-based treatment model for people who are psychiatrically disabled and living outside an institutional setting. The background of the Community Rehabilitation Approach (CRA) is described including Training in Community Living (TCL) which involves: (1) assertively bringing treatment to the client directly in the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Modification, Community Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled)
Graham, Marilyn Troth – 1989
Curriculum content for adolescents with behavioral disorders should emphasize academic learning as well as social and behavioral skill development. "Therapeutic academics" is proposed as a process of teaching academics that is therapeutic in its systematic focus on the behavioral and social needs of students. A therapeutic academic curriculum…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adolescents, Behavior Development, Behavior Disorders
