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Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Preschool Aged Youth: A Meta-Analysis of Developmental Specificity
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Phillips, Sharon T.; Mychailyszyn, Matthew P. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2023
Background: Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT) is an evidence-based approach typically used for children aged 2-7 with externalizing disorders. Research suggests that PCIT is effective in treating a broad range of populations and problems. Several adaptations of PCIT have been developed for its use with children younger than the age of 2,…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Therapy, Evidence Based Practice, Behavior Problems
Empowering Caregivers to Implement Social Communication Interventions to Children with or at Risk for Autism
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Kim, Gospel Y. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The topic of the three chapters of this dissertation is empowering caregivers of children with or at high likelihood for autism to implement interventions in home settings with high fidelity to promote their child's social communication development. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the previous studies focused on caregiver-implemented early…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Meta Analysis, Infants
Examining Circle of Security™: A Review of Research and Theory
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Mercer, Jean – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
The Circle of Security™ interventions are psychosocial treatments intended to increase maternal sensitivity and thus child attachment security in infants and young children. A small number of publications have reported empirical research on outcomes of these treatments. This article reviews the research evidence, plausibility, theoretical…
Descriptors: Intervention, Attachment Behavior, Outcomes of Treatment, Evidence
Systematic Review of Studies Promoting the Use of Assistive Technology Devices by Young Children with Disabilities. Practical Evaluation Reports, Volume 5, Number 1
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Dunst, Carl J.; Trivette, Carol M.; Hamby, Deborah W.; Simkus, Andrew – Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute, 2013
Findings from a meta-analysis of studies investigating the use of five different assistive technology devices (switch interfaces, powered mobility, computers, augmentative communication, weighted/pressure vests) with young children with disabilities are reported. One hundred and nine studies including 1,342 infants, toddlers, and preschoolers were…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Technology Uses in Education, Assistive Technology, Young Children
Meta-Analysis of Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention for Children with Autism
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Eldevik, Sigmund; Hastings, Richard P.; Hughes, J. Carl; Jahr, Erik; Eikeseth, Svein; Cross, Scott – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009
A systematic literature search for studies reporting effects of Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention identified 34 studies, 9 of which were controlled designs having either a comparison or a control group. We completed a meta-analysis yielding a standardized mean difference effect size for two available outcome measures: change in full-scale…
Descriptors: Autism, Measures (Individuals), Effect Size, Meta Analysis
The Efficacy of Hospitalization of Nonorganic Failure-to-Thrive Children: A Meta-Analysis.
Fryer, George E., Jr. – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1988
A meta-analysis of eight studies, involving 192 subjects, was performed to ascertain the efficacy of hospitalization of children with nonorganic failure to thrive. Hospitalization was found to approximately double the probability of catch-up physical growth for the children, but psychosocial development was only modestly hastened by…
Descriptors: Body Height, Body Weight, Child Development, Emotional Development