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Positive Approaches to the Treatment of Severe Behavior Problems in Persons with Developmental Disabilities: A Review and Analysis of Reinforcement and Stimulus-Based Procedures. Monograph No. 4.
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Carr, Edward G.; And Others – 1990
This monograph reviews and analyzes a set of treatment procedures exemplifying a positive or nonaversive approach to the amelioration of severe behavior problems in persons with developmental disabilities. Target behaviors include self-injury, aggression, and tantrums. Approximately 100 research articles drawn from 21 journals and a number of…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Developmental Disabilities, Generalization
Self-Injurious Behavior: Motivating Conditions and Guidelines for Treatment.
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Durand, V. Mark; Carr, Edward G. – School Psychology Review, 1985
Self-injurious behavior is a serious concern for individuals who must provide educational services to developmentally disabled children. This article discusses research related to the motivation of self-injury; provides guidelines for designing treatment programs for self-injurious behavior; and introduces a new nonaversive treatment, differential…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Developmental Disabilities
Problem Behavior Interventions for Young Children with Autism: A Research Synthesis.
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Horner, Robert H.; Carr, Edward G.; Strain, Phillip S.; Todd, Anne W.; Reed, Holly K. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2002
A review of 41 studies on behavioral interventions for children with autism (ages 0-8) found aggression, tantrums, self-injury, and stereotypy were behaviors most targeted. Results also indicate interventions should be developed based on a thorough analysis of biological, antecedent, and consequence events that control them. Behavioral support…
Descriptors: Aggression, Autism, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Positive Behavior Support for People with Developmental Disabilities: A Research Synthesis.
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Carr, Edward G.; Horner, Robert H.; Turnbull, Ann P.; Marquis, Janet G.; McLaughlin, Darlene Magito; McAtee, Michelle L.; Smith, Christopher E.; Ryan, Kaarin Anderson; Ruef, Michael B.; Doolabh, Ajit; Braddock, David, Ed. – 1999
This book, prepared in response to a request from the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, reviews the published literature on positive behavior interventions and uses this database to provide four main content areas for research. Positive behavior support (PBS) is defined as an approach for dealing with…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques