While working with kids and teenagers who have mental disorders, especially those who are depressed and anxious, I put a lot of effort into understanding the factors that contribute to stress and developing effective coping techniques. For this reason, I focus a great deal on teaching my clients how to use effective voltage reducers. Yet, sometimes [...]
Quels sont les effets du programme Aggression Replacement Training auprès des adolescentes hébergées en centre jeunesse? Nicolas Plante, M.Ps., Marc S. Daigle, Ph.D., Chloé Gaumont, M.Ps.,Lucie Charbonneau, Ph.D. What are the effects of Aggression Replacemnt Training on adolescents in youth care facilities? This study describes the evaluation of Aggression Replacement Training (ART) implemented with 40 female [...]
As 2022 comes to a close, we will tend to reflect on what has happened during the year. For many in the world, these were not the best of times…. It is a challenge to not dwell on the negative but it is so important to embrace the good that has occurred as well. Research shows [...]
There is no such thing as a perfect team inside or outside of school. In principle, it's safe to say that every team will go through a crisis at some point and many will break as a result. But some teams perform incomparably better than others - both in terms of communication, productivity, and alignment with [...]
I was a youth care worker for over 40 years and, I must admit, that there were days that took effort to not become apathetic. However, I made that effort each time as I knew that the youth and staff I worked with deserved it and so did I. As a trainer and program coordinator of [...]
Motivation & Resistance Difficulties and disturbances can of course arise in the ART group from time to time. It would be strange if this did not happen. As a rule, the participants are part of the ART group precisely because they have problems with disruptive and acting out behavior. An important question to ask is whether [...]
Giving praise and showing appreciation is something that everyone who works with children, young people and clients has a use for. This skill can be practiced by trainers, transfer coaches, parents and adolescents. Here we have made a skill that you can practice and use. STEP NOTES FOR THE LEADER 1. Make sure to [...]
University of Helsinki, Faculty of Educational Sciences Helsinki Studies in Education, number 128 Martta Maukonen Participation, reinforcement and resistance A case and action research study on the Aggression Replacement Training (ART) intervention Abstract The aim of this case and action research study is to describe the participation ofnfive fourth-grade boys in the Aggression Replacement Training (ART) [...]
Modum Bad is a psychiatric hospital in Norway for parents with mental illness, based on 12 week social medicine family treatment approach. Our school, therefore, has students aged 5 - 15 years. We function as a regular school with a small student to teacher ratio, working closely with parents and therapists at the hospital. To strengthen [...]
The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare has compiled the current research situation about the scientifically evaluated interventions that are best placed to reduce norm-violating behavior and relapses in crime in children. In November 2021, the National Board of Health and Welfare published guidelines for working with children between the ages of 6 and 17. [...]
