BOOK REVIEWS 405 was “too small to do any good” and that it was not under the schools’ direction and control (perhaps more fitting words would be “beck and call”). While the school mental health unit ultimately was terminated, the author may have been quite successful in the transmission of her philosophy to key school personnel. A school psychologist once remarked: “I used to think when I joined teachers in the lunch room and found myself discussing a child that I was wasting my time. Now I know it is consultation.” There is some victory in that statement. SHARON LEE LAPOINTE Central Michigan University THE FIELD OF BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION In the past few years, a number of paperback books and pamphlets have appeared that deal with applications of behavior modification in the home and in the school. Several of the latest of these books are reviewed below, arranged according to the audience for which the book was intended. For Parents: DEIBERT, A. N. and HARMON, A. J. New Tools for Changing Behavior. Champaign, Ill.: Research Press, 1970, 135 p., $3.60 (paper). The text of this well-prepared book for parents is divided into two parts. The first part is devoted to a discussion of the lawfulness of behavior and a brief presentation of the essentials of operant conditioning. The second section covers the application of these principles to clinical groups with which family members come in contact. Groups discussed include behaviorally disordered children, retarded children (with emphasis on trainable children), problem adolescents, and problem adults. The chapter on adults is unique in booklets of this type and covers examples of institutional treatment, treatment of weight problems, and methods to deal with the aged. The presentation in both sections is organized into short (100- to 200-word) discussions followed by one or two questions that highlight the essential points of the text. The text is fundamental, clear, and written in a style to maximize interest. This little book will be of value to counselors and school psychologists who engage in behavior consultation with parents. It also fills a special need for material to present to parents who have children in special classes in school or in institutions in which behavior modification techniques are used. It will aid them to under- stand the rationale for the treatment procedures used and will acquaint them with the types of procedures utilized. ROY MARTIN Temple University For Teachers BUCKLEY, N. K. and WALKER, H. M. Modifying Classroom Behavior: A Manual Champaign, Ill. : Research Press, 1970, of Procedure for Classroom Teachers. 124 p., $3.60 (paper).

The field of behavior modification. For Patrents. Deibert, A. N. and Harmon, A. J. New tools for changing behavior. Champaign, Ill.: Research Press, 1970, 135 p., $3.60 (paper). Buckle,

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Page 1: The field of behavior modification. For Patrents. Deibert, A. N. and Harmon, A. J. New tools for changing behavior. Champaign, Ill.: Research Press, 1970, 135 p., $3.60 (paper). Buckle,

BOOK REVIEWS 405

was “too small to do any good” and that it was not under the schools’ direction and control (perhaps more fitting words would be “beck and call”).

While the school mental health unit ultimately was terminated, the author may have been quite successful in the transmission of her philosophy to key school personnel. A school psychologist once remarked: “I used to think when I joined teachers in the lunch room and found myself discussing a child that I was wasting my time. Now I know it is consultation.” There is some victory in that statement.

SHARON LEE LAPOINTE Central Michigan University

THE FIELD OF BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION

In the past few years, a number of paperback books and pamphlets have appeared that deal with applications of behavior modification in the home and in the school. Several of the latest of these books are reviewed below, arranged according to the audience for which the book was intended.

For Parents:

DEIBERT, A. N. and HARMON, A. J. New Tools for Changing Behavior. Champaign, Ill.: Research Press, 1970, 135 p., $3.60 (paper). The text of this well-prepared book for parents is divided into two parts.

The first part is devoted to a discussion of the lawfulness of behavior and a brief presentation of the essentials of operant conditioning. The second section covers the application of these principles to clinical groups with which family members come in contact. Groups discussed include behaviorally disordered children, retarded children (with emphasis on trainable children), problem adolescents, and problem adults. The chapter on adults is unique in booklets of this type and covers examples of institutional treatment, treatment of weight problems, and methods to deal with the aged. The presentation in both sections is organized into short (100- to 200-word) discussions followed by one or two questions that highlight the essential points of the text. The text is fundamental, clear, and written in a style to maximize interest.

This little book will be of value to counselors and school psychologists who engage in behavior consultation with parents. It also fills a special need for material to present to parents who have children in special classes in school or in institutions in which behavior modification techniques are used. It will aid them to under- stand the rationale for the treatment procedures used and will acquaint them with the types of procedures utilized.

ROY MARTIN Temple University

For Teachers

BUCKLEY, N. K. and WALKER, H. M. Modifying Classroom Behavior: A Manual Champaign, Ill. : Research Press, 1970, of Procedure for Classroom Teachers.

124 p., $3.60 (paper).