Sentences with phrase «brief sessions rather»

It helps attentiveness, builds prey drive for toys for later obedience motivation, can be used as a «treat» for some behaviors, helps exercise pups (especially once things get too hot outside to train, you can run them hard in brief sessions rather than taking them for very long walks), etc..

Not exact matches

Dogs prefer brief training sessions rather than longer, tedious ones.

First, it is important to note that 85 % of parents approached about the study were willing to enroll in the brief and intensive version of PCIT rather than the traditional PCIT format, which averages 12 to 14 sessions over 3 to 4 months.

PCIT was chosen as the PT program because PCIT: a) has well established efficacy in reducing young children's EBP (Eisenstadt et al. 1993; Eyberg et al. 2001; Hood and Eyberg 2003; Schuhmann et al. 1998); b) contains all of the treatment components recognized by Kaminski and colleagues» meta - analysis (Kaminski et al. 2008) as yielding the largest effect sizes (i.e., increasing positive parent — child interactions, promoting consistency and use of time out, and requiring parents to practice new skills with their child during PT sessions); c) aims to strengthen the parent — child relationship, which can be accomplished in a brief intervention (Bakermans - Kranenburg et al. 2003); d) is a competency - based model that emphasizes skill acquisition rather than a fixed set of sessions; and e) includes a unique delivery technique (i.e., wireless headset for the therapist to coach the parent in vivo during interactions with the child) similar to an exposure - based approach in which parents observe «in vivo» changes in their child behavior during sessions.

Modifications from MBSR include: briefer meditation periods; shorter weekly sessions; emphasis on seated meditations rather than mindful movements or walking meditation (due to physical limitations of participants); and no daylong retreat.