Truancy Intervention Programs

Truancy

School refusal and truancy.

Truancy—Or School Phobia?

The 1959 Inter-Clinic Conference (which is restricted to Child Guidance Clinic personnel) had as its topic the problems of Truancy and School Phobia. In addition to its considerable professional value to the participants, this Conference revealed a number of other important aspects of the problem. It showed that this topic had considerable "news value" to the lay public : it emphasised how clos...

Certified Batterer Intervention Programs :

While treatment programs for batterers have proliferated in the United States over the past 20 years, little is known about these programs by other human service providers, and much less by the general public. This article reviews the historical development of such programs, overviews their goals and methodology, and concludes with a discussion of emerging issues. At this writing, at least 1,50...

Evaluation of Intervention Programs for Children with Autism

The present study reviewed the literature about intervention programs for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) among children. ASD is a long-term neurodevelopment disorder that is identified as impairment in the context of social communication and interaction, and the predominance of restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior, interests or activities. Intervention programs have objectives such as...