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Download full textMcDonald, Linda; McDonald, Stewart – 1991
This book chapter describes a program of the Two Hills Regional Resource Centre (THRRC), which provides support services to 39 towns in northeastern Alberta. The program supports individuals with severely challenging behaviors (such as self-abuse, aggression, destructiveness, and noncompliance) so that they will be able to live and work in their…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Delivery Systems, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedDadds, Mark R.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1987
Assessed the role of marital discord in the outcome of a program training parents in behavioral techniques (behavioral parent training), and the effects of an adjunctive treatment of partner support training (PST) on outcome. Families with an oppositional or conduct disordered child underwent child management training alone or with PST. Measured…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Children, Family Environment
Research Connections in Special Education, 1999
This paper presents a synthesis of the research on positive behavioral support (PBS) for students with challenging behaviors. PBS is a long-term approach to reducing the inappropriate behavior, teaching a more appropriate behavior, and providing the contextual supports necessary for successful outcomes. It notes that the 1997 amendments to the…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedStage, Scott A. – Behavioral Disorders, 1997
A study of 36 students (ages 12-17) with behavior/emotional disorders in a residential school examined the effects of three types of in-school suspension programs on disruptive classroom behavior and the impact of classroom management. Results found no apparent effects of the in-school suspension interventions on classroom disruptive behavior.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
Peer reviewedCooley, Sandra M. – B.C. Journal of Special Education, 1997
Presents a synthesis of the literature findings on the dual diagnosis of mental retardation and behavior disorders. Topics covered include: (1) behavior management techniques; (2) drug treatment; (3) family perspectives; (4) education; (5) behavioral treatment; and (6) behavior disorders and mental retardation as mild disabilities. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Disability Identification, Drug Therapy
McAdam, David B.; Zarcone, Jennifer R.; Hellings, Jessica; Napolitano, Deborah A.; Schroeder, Stephen R. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2002
Consumer satisfaction and social validity were measured during a double-blind, placebo-controlled evaluation of risperidone in treating aberrant behaviors of persons with developmental disabilities. A survey showed all 17 caregivers felt participation was positive. Community members (n=52) also indicated that when on medication, the 5 participants…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders
Peer reviewedAdkins, Angela D.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; McKeegan, Gerald F.; Lanier, Ayonda E.; Oswald, Donald P. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2002
A study analyzed reading level and readability of 20 behavior treatment plans developed by certified behavior analysts. Those with higher readability levels had somewhat better treatment outcomes. A second study involving four individuals found that manipulations of reading grade level and readability of behavior treatment plans greatly enhanced…
Descriptors: Adults, Aggression, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification
Peer reviewedMcGillivray, Jane A.; And Others – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1988
Operant and cognitive behavior modification procedures were used to decrease impulsive aggressive responding by six hyperaggressive children, aged 7-11, in interpersonal problem situations. The procedures sought to improve participants' alternative response repertoires and develop internal speech as a self-control mechanism. Compared to controls,…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Conceptual Tempo
Peer reviewedTwyman, Janet S.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1994
The effects of a warning procedure signaling exclusionary timeout as a consequence for inappropriate behavior during contingent observation timeout was evaluated with nine elementary students having emotional and behavioral disorders. The use of warnings was associated with a decrease in appropriate contingent observation timeout behaviors,…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Contingency Management
Peer reviewedKing, Bryan H. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2000
This article reviews the psychopharmacological treatment of aggression, mood disturbances, and self-injurious behavior in persons with autistic disorder. It highlights the use of dopaminergic drugs, serotonergic drugs, opioidergic drugs, adrenergic drugs, thymoleptic drugs, and glutamatergic drugs for their potential utility in treating…
Descriptors: Adults, Aggression, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems
Peer reviewedSerna, Loretta; Lamros, Katina; Nielsen, Elizabeth; Forness, Steven R. – Behavioral Disorders, 2002
Evaluation of the Early Screening Project in a Head Start classroom-wide mental health identification and intervention over a 12- week period found that eight children identified as being at high risk for emotional/behavioral disorders prior to intervention either significantly improved or maintained their pre-intervention functioning. No…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Identification, Early Intervention
Direct linkMaughan, Denita R.; Christiansen, Elizabeth; Jenson, William R.; Olympia, Daniel; Clark, Elaine – School Psychology Review, 2005
A meta-analysis examining the effectiveness of Behavioral Parent Training for children and adolescents with externalizing behaviors and disruptive behavior disorders was conducted with 79 outcome studies conducted between 1966 and 2001. Separate analyses were conducted for studies employing between-subjects, within-subjects, and single-subject…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Children, Adolescents, Meta Analysis
Timmer, Susan G.; Urquiza, Anthony J.; Herschell, Amy D.; McGrath, Jean M.; Zebell, Nancy M.; Porter, Alissa L.; Vargas, Eric C. – Child Welfare, 2006
One of the more serious problems faced by child welfare services involves the management of children with serious behavioral and mental health problems. Aggressive and defiant foster children are more likely to have multiple foster care placements, require extraordinary social services resources, and have poor short- and long-term mental health…
Descriptors: Social Services, Mental Health, Child Abuse, Foster Care
Williams, Susan K.; Scahill, Lawrence; Vitiello, Benedetto; Aman, Michael G.; Arnold, L. Eugene; McDougle, Christopher J.; McCracken, James T.; Tierney, Elaine; Ritz, Louise; Posey, David J.; Swiezy, Naomi B.; Hollway, Jill; Cronin, Pegeen; Ghuman, Jaswinder; Wheeler, Courtney; Cicchetti, Domenic; Sparrow, Sara – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To evaluate the impact of risperidone on adaptive behavior in children with autistic disorder who have serious behavior problems and to examine different methods of scoring the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales to measure change. Method: Forty-eight children (5 years to 16 years, 5 months) who showed behavioral improvement during acute…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Behavior Problems, Socialization, Autism
Carran, Deborah T.; Nemerofsky, Alan – 1995
Risk factors associated with the unsuccessful discharge from a secondary-level therapeutic day treatment program of students with serious emotional/behavioral disorders (E/BD) were studied. The use of epidemiologic analysis as a program evaluation method was also investigated by comparing risks associated with identified characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Children, Delinquency, Emotional Disturbances
