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Teaching Strategies For Foster Care Students With Behavior Problems, Nikki Ann Console
Teaching Strategies For Foster Care Students With Behavior Problems, Nikki Ann Console
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to research behavior problems of children in foster care and to identify teaching strategies and techniques for teachers who have foster children in their classrooms and experience difficulties working with them. The project examines the types of behavior problems displayed by abused children.
Special Education Needs Among Children Exposed To Domestic Violence, Denise Jo Hollingsworth
Special Education Needs Among Children Exposed To Domestic Violence, Denise Jo Hollingsworth
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of the study is to discover whether exposure to domestic violence leads to higher rates of special education placement. The problem of concern is the effect of domestic violence exposure to children, which results in psychological and behavioral problems that may lead to school difficulties and placement in special education programs.
The Efficacy Of Attribution Theory For Prediciting [Sic] Msw's Orientations Towards Treating Children With Attention Deficit Disorders, Robert Theodore Perry
The Efficacy Of Attribution Theory For Prediciting [Sic] Msw's Orientations Towards Treating Children With Attention Deficit Disorders, Robert Theodore Perry
Theses Digitization Project
An overview of Attention Deficit Disorders is given along with a description of attribution theory and issues facing MSWs in CPS type settings. A questionnaire was administered to Masters of Social Workers (MSWs) employed by the Department of Children's Services, San Bernardino, California to test the hypothesis that Master of Social Work (MSW) workers attitudes towards children with Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD/ADHD) are affected by the perceived cause of the disorders.
The Effects Of Parental Attachment And Parenting Style On The Development Of Violent And General Deliquent Behaviors In Preadolescent Youths, Regina Peacock, Julio Cesar Fisher
The Effects Of Parental Attachment And Parenting Style On The Development Of Violent And General Deliquent Behaviors In Preadolescent Youths, Regina Peacock, Julio Cesar Fisher
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which insecure attachment formation and the laissez-faire of authoritarian parenting style predict violent or general delinquent behaviors in preadolescent youths. The present study analyzes archival data from the first wave of a longitudinal study on delinquent behaviors. Two hundred six male and female sixth grade students were surveyed. A correlation design was used to determine predictors of violent and general delinquent behaviors among these preadolescent youths. Regression analysis was used to determine which predictor offered the best explanation of violent and delinquent behavior. It was found that for boys …
The Effectiveness Of Play Therapy In A School-Based Counseling Program, Aimee Marie O'Keefe
The Effectiveness Of Play Therapy In A School-Based Counseling Program, Aimee Marie O'Keefe
Theses Digitization Project
This research project attempted to determine whether play therapy used to treat elementary and junior high school children in a School-Based Counseling program is effective. There is conflicting evidence in the literature as to the effectiveness of therapy with children, especially play therapy. This project used a qualitative design to evaluate play therapy used in a School-Base Counseling program (SBC). Randomly selected case files from the 1998-99 academic year were analyzed using questions considering demographic information for each child, the reason the child was referred to the program, the intervention used by the therapist, and the outcomes of therapy. The …
Responding To Problem Behaviors At School: A Psychosocial Approach, Christopher Don Wyatt
Responding To Problem Behaviors At School: A Psychosocial Approach, Christopher Don Wyatt
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Elementary School Teachers' Recognition Of Depression In Children, Mixel Ventura, Emelinda Figueroa
Elementary School Teachers' Recognition Of Depression In Children, Mixel Ventura, Emelinda Figueroa
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Group Intervention To Modify Undesirable Behavior In Children Who Have Experienced Parental Loss, Frances Marie Westover
Group Intervention To Modify Undesirable Behavior In Children Who Have Experienced Parental Loss, Frances Marie Westover
Theses Digitization Project
This study uses a cognitive group intervention approach in an attempt to alter anti-social behavior in elementary school children who experienced parental loss. The findings demonstrate improvement in some behaviors and worsening in others.