Beyond Point and Level Systems: Moving Toward Child-Centered Programming

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 8-18

  Mohr, Wanda K ^a   Martin, Andres ^b   Olson, James N ^c   Pumariega, Andres J ^d   Branca, Nicole ^a  

^a University of Medicine and Dentistry   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Texas Permian Basin   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

children's inpatient treatment; children's programming; collaborative problem solving; milieu; residential treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; POINT AND LEVEL SYSTEM; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT;

EID: 64649102495     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015375     Document Type: Article

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