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Attachment And Adolescent Psychopathology In A Correctional Setting, Lindsay A. Lounder
Attachment And Adolescent Psychopathology In A Correctional Setting, Lindsay A. Lounder
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
It was the purpose of this research to better understand the role of attachments and related clinical issues in relation to the development of criminality in late adolescence. This study involves designs comparing the youth at a maximum-security correctional facility versus controls matched on demographic variables using the Attachment and Clinical Issues Questionnaire (ACIQ). Within group data is also analyzed to study differences and similarities among the offenders. Significant differences were found between the offenders and control group on attachment classifications as well as other clinical scales. Offenders are more likely than controls to have insecure attachments to their mother, …
Variables That Influence The Quantity Of In-Home Services For Children, Adrienne A. Bean
Variables That Influence The Quantity Of In-Home Services For Children, Adrienne A. Bean
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
There are many reasons in-home services are being implemented and having success with young children. Part of this success may be due to the practitioners’ access to the family and home environment. Previous studies have addressed the quality of these services; however, few studies examine how the quantity of services is dispersed and/or how quantity of services is related to various characteristics of, or surrounding, the child. This dissertation attempts to examine factors that may influence the amount of time practitioners are willing to spend in homes when children have comparable concerns or delays. Parental qualities, environmental conditions, and other …
A Behavior Analytic Look At Contemporary Issues In The Assessment Of Child Sexual Abuse, W. Joseph Wyatt
A Behavior Analytic Look At Contemporary Issues In The Assessment Of Child Sexual Abuse, W. Joseph Wyatt
Psychology Faculty Research
The assessment of child sexual abuse has largely been ignored by behavior analysts, although behavior analytic theory and methodology, if applied, likely would advance the field. Three classic cases demonstrate historic errors that might have been avoided, had a behaviorally based approach been employed. Functional analytic interpretations are provided for phenomena that have been explored in a representative sample of studies that, though empirical, do not appear in the behavioral literature. Specific recommendations for practice, and a call for greater involvement of behavior analysis, are presented.
Book Review: Breaking Through To Teens, Lori L. Ellison
Book Review: Breaking Through To Teens, Lori L. Ellison
Counseling Faculty Research
Review of the book Breaking through to teens. (2005). Ron Taffel, New York: Guilford, 292 pp.
Breaking Through To Teens, Lori L. Ellison
Breaking Through To Teens, Lori L. Ellison
Counseling Faculty Research
Review of the book Breaking through to teens: A new psychotherapy for the new adolescence, by Ron Taffel