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Direct linkFinn, Lori L.; Sturmey, Peter – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: Community service providers strive to reduce the use of restrictive behavioural procedures, but little is known about their use in community services. Therefore, this study analysed the distribution among service users and antecedents to the use of restrictive procedures. Materials: The authors analysed records of the use of…
Descriptors: Community Services, Mental Retardation, Adolescents, Day Programs
Peer reviewedFriedman, Robert M.; And Others – Child and Youth Services, 1982
Describes various complementary procedures for social skills training that are used in a day treatment program for emotionally disturbed adolescents. Describes: (1) procedures for dealing with peer conflict and disruptive behavior through the promotion of problem solving skills; and (2) procedures for teaching social skills within structured…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Counseling Services, Counseling Techniques
Friedman, Robert M.; Quick, Judy – 1983
This paper describes the participants, treatment features and outcomes of a day treatment program for adolescents with emotional and behavioral problems, who had been formally adjudicated "dependent." Characteristics of the 133 adolescents served over a 5-year period are presented along with a chart of referral sources for each year of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Day Programs, Emotional Disturbances
Walsh, Jean – Zip Lines: The Voice for Adventure Education, 2002
Project Adventure has seven programs for at-risk and adjudicated youth in Georgia, all using adventure counseling to help youth confront and manage their behaviors. Some programs are day programs for suspended students that involve family counseling and work. Others are residential programs for drug addicts, sexual offenders, and other adjudicated…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adventure Education, Behavior Modification, Counseling
Download full textRobinson, Kristin E. – 2000
This report discusses a study that examined clinical outcomes for 145 children (ages 5-17) with severe emotional disturbances attending a Children's Behavior Therapy Unit (CBTU) day treatment program across several locations. Children are referred to CBTU following failed placement with the respective school districts in less-restrictive settings,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification
Groves, D. L.; Merski, J. E. – 1981
Two methods were used to identify important operational constraints and their potential impact on special education camps: a review of current literature and programs using content analysis and the development of day and resident camping experiences. In the content analysis, a process of evolution through trial and error was seen as leading to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Modification, Children
