New Behavioral Interventation forms to University Clinical Services

• Grant number: 96/08175-7
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• Start date: April 01, 1997
• End date: March 31, 1999
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Psychology - Psychological Treatment and Prevention
• Principal Investigator: Edwiges Ferreira de Mattos Silvares
• Grantee: Edwiges Ferreira de Mattos Silvares
• Host Institution: Instituto de Psicologia (IP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Based upon earlier studies where it has been shown that new forms of psychological services are urged at university psychological brazilian centers this project aims to study three new ways of behavioral intervations with children and then families: 1) recreational wait group where referred children enrolled in the university clinic come weekly to play for one hour with other children; 2) parents of aggressive referred children recesive parent training on weekly group sessions; 3) parents of agressive non-referred children but interested on learning how to deal with their fighting behavior receive parent training on weekly group sessions close to their houses in the community. (AU)