Sentences with phrase «group educational interventions»

Infant — parent psychotherapy showed some promise, while group educational interventions generally did not.

Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) The study examined whether a group educational intervention [now called the Parenting Together Project (PTP)-RSB- during the transition to parenthood can enhance the quality of father - child interaction and increase father involvement for first - time parents.

Not exact matches

The largest randomized trial of a comprehensive early intervention program for low - birth - weight, premature infants (birth to age three), the Infant Health and Development Program, included a home visiting component along with an educational centre - based program.7 At age three, intervention group children had significantly better cognitive and behavioural outcomes and improved parent - child interactions.

For instance, the study of Mattar et al. revealed a marginal increase in EB at six months after delivery among the group which received a prenatal educational intervention highlighting the benefits as well as the management of breastfeeding issues as the main content of the educational material (booklet), video, coaching session and counselling, compared to the group receiving only the booklet and the video, and the one recipient of only routine prenatal care, concluding that that educational material alone in the prenatal period is not enough and that specific prenatal education that addresses breastfeeding following a single meeting through counselling can significantly improve

The intervention group women (n = 250) were first sensitized through a short educational session (10 minutes) that included information delivered orally during the medical visit on the benefits of breastfeeding for women and their infants, mainly EB by shedding light on its definition, and the good practices of breastfeeding as well as the production of breast milk.

However, a higher percentage of mothers in the intervention group exclusively breastfed their babies until the age of 6 months, compared to the control group, that is, 107/194 (55.2 %) against 69/178 (38.8 %) with a statistically very significant difference of p = 0.002, which proved that the educational booklet has a positive impact on the duration of EB.

The 2 groups were similar on all measured characteristics, including maternal ethnicity, educational status, age, parity, breastfeeding history, and infant birth weight (intervention group, 1914.4 g; control group, 1840 g); gestational age; sex; and length of hospital stay (intervention group, mean 27.1 days [range, 2 - 81 days]; control group, mean 25.2 days [range, 1 - 104 days]-RRB-(Table 1).

Mindfulness - Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an empirically - supported 8 - week psycho - educational group intervention that teaches mindfulness meditation as a health intervention.

Previous research on educational interventions often finds different effects for students from different racial groups.

What is particularly attractive about universal pre-K as an educational policy is that it is perhaps the most cost - effective intervention that is relevant for all students, not just targeted groups of students.

The project will have two main components: (1) The implementation of a model, named «The Link Crew High School Orientation and Transition Model,» designed to create a shared experience for freshmen, upperclassmen, and staff, where a group of upperclassmen will serve as mentors and tour guides to help the freshmen understand how to be successful at the high school level; and (2) an overhaul of the In - School Suspension program (ISS) to transform ISS from a traditional punitive intervention to a non-punitive, strengths - based, educational setting based on Ross Greene's «Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS).»

(a) Provides employment and / or practicum experiences with adolescents in urban public school settings; (b) Provides ongoing support in the development of skills necessary to be an effective group facilitator, utilizing a science - based affective curriculum; (c) Heightens facilitators» understanding of the cultural and contextual factors that impact the psychosocial development of urban adolescents and their ability to achieve academically; (d) Exposes facilitators to the process of designing, implementing and evaluating large scale preventive interventions; (e) Examines educational policy and its implications for practice and research for urban education and school reform; and (f) Encourages facilitators» interest and pursuit of careers in education, psychology social work, counseling and / or other related fields.

Her research employs social psychological interventions and social network analysis to understand and address real - world problems related to group identity, stigma, and psychological threat in educational settings and beyond.

In this direction, some recent studies investigated that children and adolescents who attended educational programs focused on the promotion of self - efficacy in life skills reduced the onset of at - risk and maladaptive behaviors (Griffin et al., 2003; Botvin & Griffin, 2004; Yankah & Aggleton, 2008; Menrath et al., 2012; Jegannathan, Dahlblom, & Kullgren, 2014): it was possible to observe a significant and positive effect for the reduction of health - risk behaviors in the intervention group, compared to control group (see Menrath et al., 2012), confirming the efficacy of school - based on life skills programs.

As blended learning originates from educational groups (eg, teaching or corporate trainings), 63 interventions with more training - alike character may be particularly feasible for computer and multimedia support.

The only significant difference between the groups was improved educational functioning associated with high - intensity intervention.

The intervention group showed marked improvement in depression and cognitive function as a result of this educational psychosocial intervention.

Results of individual studies have suggested that some children who enter into intensive autism - specialized intervention services at young ages may show larger gains in terms of cognitive and adaptive functioning and early educational attainment than children who do not receive such services.2, — , 6 This research led to a reconceptualization of ASDs as a group of disorders marked by plasticity and heterogeneity and for which there was hope for better outcomes for some children who receive appropriate intervention.

Regarding interventions commencing at preschool age, two programs had the best balance of evidence for reducing internalising problems.25 In Canada, a brief (three month) psycho - educational group - based program tested in a controlled trial with parents of children exhibiting behavioural problems was found to also reduce child anxiety.

Responsibilities included clinical supervision of staff and of a semi-independent housing program; individual, group, and family therapy; job placement, housing and educational assistance, crisis intervention.

A sample of 42 students of Social Sciences, randomly assigned to either the intervention (N = 20) or the control group (N = 22) group where the first group participated in a psycho - educational training program aiming to train them to be more self - compassionate in challenging situations whilst the control group received no training.

The study investigated these two groups of pre-kindergarten children on immediate (prekindergarten), intermediate (kindergarten) and longer term (first grade) outcomes as well as examined a number of key factors that may impact intervention including: child history of EI / ECSE and other educational services, child characteristics, and familial risk factors.

Such interventions are specifically implemented in the context of a professional counseling relationship and may include, but are not limited to: appraisal; individual, group, marriage, and family counseling and psychotherapy; the diagnostic description and treatment of persons with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders or disabilities; guidance and consulting to facilitate normal growth and development, including educational and career development; the utilization of functional assessments and career counseling for persons requesting assistance in adjusting to a disability or handicapping condition; referrals; consulting; and research.

Mindfulness - Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an empirically - supported 8 - week psycho - educational group intervention that teaches mindfulness meditation as a health intervention.

The group psychotherapy could not be administered in combination with any other psychotherapy, educational or psychosocial interventions.

The adopters who agreed to join the study were randomly allocated to one of two parenting interventions (a cognitive - behavioral approach or an educational approach) or to a waitlist control group.

At PAS Intervention, we are dedicated to Ending Child Abuse and Parental Alienation through educational awareness, research / development, free online support groups, legislation, legal and any other venue available to us.

CYFAR staff will conduct focus groups during year one to identify needs, strengths, and areas for growth to inform the specific direction of educational interventions and methods.

We plan to: (a) identify high risk adolescents based on elevated scores on a screening measure of depressive symptoms that is delivered in primary care; (b) recruit 400 (200 per site) of these at - risk adolescents to be randomized into either the CATCH - IT or the Educational group; and (c) assess outcomes at 2, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months post intake on measures of depressive symptoms, depressive diagnoses, other mental disorders, and on measures of role impairment in education, quality of life, attainment of educational milestones, and family functioning; and to examine predictors of intervention response, and potential ethnic and cultural differences in intervention response.

Mindfulness - Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an empirically - supported 8 - week psycho - educational group intervention that teaches mindfulness meditation as a means of coping with stress, pain and illness.

Interventions included psycho - educational strategies, cognitive behavioural therapies (CBT), interpersonal psychotherapies, non-directive counselling, psychological debriefing and social support, delivered by telephone, in home visits or group sessions, by professional or lay person.

an individually tailored and evidence based intervention to address early developmental and educational needs of young children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) within a naturalistic and inclusive group environment.

Other services include the Victorian Autism Specific Early Learning and Care Centre which provides an individually tailored and evidence based intervention to address early developmental and educational needs of young children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) within a naturalistic and inclusive group environment.