In the last few decades, the study of parenting practices has acquired many of the
characteristics of a growth industry. The situation is exemplified by the huge number of …

This paper reviews the evolution of the Oregon model of family behavior therapy over the
past four decades. Inspired by basic research on family interaction and innovation in …

Objective To examine the long-term effects of an intervention combining teacher training,
parent education, and social competence training for children during the elementary grades …

Modern theories of child development say that, to understand aggressive behavior, we must
look within the child. This book says otherwise: to change aggressive behavior, we must …

Longitudinal data from an at-risk sample were used to analyze individual linear trend scores
for each of three new forms of problem behavior that emerges during the interval from age …

Abstract This study used Complier Average Causal Effect analysis (CACE; see G. Imbens &
D. Rubin, 1997) to examine the impact of an adaptive approach to family intervention in the …

Recent literature underscores the need for studies of family-based preventive interventions
oriented toward public health objectives. This article illustrates a program evaluation …

PURPOSE: Adolescence is a time of significant developmental change. During this period,
levels of problem behavior that had been relatively innocuous may escalate in the company …

Family prevention counseling, which features customized prevention planning for individual
families, is a promising approach for preventive intervention with adolescents at high risk for …

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delin-Prevention (OJJDP) is dedicated to ng trends of
increased delinquency lence among adolescents. These have alarmed the public during the …