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Group Biblioptherapy for Youth Behavioral Issues

Shechtman, Z., & Nachshol, R. (1996) A school-based intervention to reduce aggressive behavior in maladjusted adolescents. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 17(4), 535-552. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0193-3973(96)90015-5

Shechtman, Z., & Ben-David, M. (1999). Individual and group psychotherapy of childhood aggression: A comparison of outcomes and processes. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 3(4), 263-274. https://doi.org/10.1037/1089-2699.3.4.263

Shechtman, Z., & Birani-Nasaraladin, D. (2006). Treating mothers of aggressive children: A research study. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 56(1), 93-112. https://doi.org/10.1521/ijgp.2006.56.1.93

Shechtman, Z., & Birani-Nasaraladin, D. (2006). Treating mothers of aggressive children: A research study. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 56(1), 93-112. https://doi.org/10.1521/ijgp.2006.56.1.93

Group Play Therapy for Youth Behavioral Issues

Fry, M. L., Maclin, V., Newmeyer, M., & Baggerly, J. (2020). Effectiveness of child-centered and psychoeducational groups on disruptive behavior. International Journal of Play Therapy, 29(4), 201-212. https://doi.org/10.1037/pla0000124

Morshed, N., Babmiri, M., Zemestani, M., & Alipour, N. (2019). A comparative study on the effectiveness of individual and group play therapy on symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder among children. Korean Journal of Family Medicine 40, 368-372. https://doi.org/10.4082/kjfm.18.0045

Ojiambo, D., & Bratton, S. C. (2014). Effects of group activity play therapy on problem behaviors of preadolescent Ugandan orphans. Journal of Counseling & Development, 92(3), 355–365. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1556-6676.2014.00163.x

Cognitive Group Therapy for Youth Behavioral Issues

Beyer, J. (2000). Increasing social competenece in the adolescent: The effect of the prepare curriculum (Publication No. 9959016) [Doctoral dissertation, Walden University]. Bell & Howell Information and Learning Company. https://www.proquest.com/docview/304650511?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true

Maixner‐Schindel, K., & Shechtman, Z. (2020). The impact of reappraisal skills on aggressive children. Aggressive Behavior, 47(2), 205–214. https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.21939

Nayeri, M. F., Soltanifar, A., Moharreri, F., & Akbarzadeh, F. (2021). A randomized controlled trial of group reality therapy in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and oppositional defiant disorder in adolescents. Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science 15(1). https://doi.org/10.5812/ijpbs.68643

Behavioral Group Therapy for Youth Behavioral Issues

Burt, I. (2018). Leadership-driven anger management groups for adolescents: Do they really work? The Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 43(1), 57-80. https://doi.org/10.1080/01933922.2017.1411409

Webster-Stratton, C., Reid, J., & Hammond, M. (2001). Social skills and problem-solving training for children with early-onset conduct problems: Who benefits? Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 42(7), 943-952. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021963001007776