Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Barnes, Karin J.
• Vogel, Kimberly A.
• Beck, Alison J.
• Schoenfeld, Heidi B.
• Owen, Steven V.

Titel

Self-regulation Strategies of Children with Emotional Disturbance

Ist Teil von

• Physical & occupational therapy in pediatrics, 2008, Vol.28 (4), p.369-387

Ort / Verlag

England: Informa UK Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2008

Quelle

Taylor & Francis Journals Auto-Holdings Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Children with emotional disturbance frequently have difficulty regulating their classroom behaviors. Many have co-occurrence of other disabilities, such as sensory processing problems, which compound difficulties in school participation. This exploratory project evaluated the 8-week-long use of the Alert Program within the classroom setting for seven children with emotional disturbance. Five children with emotional disturbance served as a control group. Self-regulation, behavioral adjustments, and sensory processing skills as reported by the children and teachers were evaluated. Changes from pretest to posttest indicated that children who received the Alert Program demonstrated a small improvement on all measures while performance of the control group remained relatively constant or decreased. These preliminary results indicate programs that target self-regulation skills may be useful in helping to improve self-regulation of children with emotional disturbance.