The purpose of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of three indirect models of service delivery in treating children with externalizing and internalizing behavior problems: the highly individualized behavioral consultation model (CBC); minimal consultation with videotape therapy (GVT); and self-administered videotape therapy only (VT). This study also sought to ascertain whether parent and teacher consultation increases parental involvement in their children's education. Specifically, the relationship between perceived self-efficacy and mothers' involvement in their children's education was examined. Thirty-five preschool and elementary school children, their mothers, and teachers were assigned to one of the three treatment conditions. An A-B repeated measures group research design was used to analyze the effectiveness of consultation. Outcome variables included mothers' and teachers' direct observation of target behavior, their ratings of social skills, internalizing, externalizing, and general problem behaviors, and an observational measure of child deviance behaviors and parenting skills. Results indicated that children's target behaviors improved from baseline to treatment in all three treatment conditions. Overall, children's social skills increased and behavior problems decreased over the course of treatment. Pretreatment and posttreatment self-efficacy was assessed via rating scales. Although results suggest that parent and teacher self-efficacy did not change as a result of treatment, self-efficacy ratings were associated with more hours of mother involvement in educational activities per week. These results are discussed in light of their practical and theoretical implications.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.38096 |
| Date | January 2001 |
| Creators | Wayland, Leigh Ann Louise. |
| Contributors | Sladeczek, Ingrid (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy (Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001845409, proquestno: NQ75686, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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