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Byron Wine; Eli T. Newcomb – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2024
Although decades of behavior-analytic studies have focused on decreasing the aggressive behavior of clients, relatively little research has been conducted on preventing injuries for the staff members who implement treatment plans. In this study, three direct-care staff members working with clients presenting with aggressive behavior were taught…
Descriptors: Aggression, Violence, Injuries, Prevention
Travis, Robert; Sturmey, Peter – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2010
Although delusional statements in people with intellectual disabilities and traumatic brain injury can be treated using behavioral interventions, none have demonstrated long-term treatment effects. In the current study, a functional analysis demonstrated that delusional statements were maintained by attention. Differential reinforcement of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Multiple Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Reinforcement
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McGimsey, James F.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1995
Six behavior analysis graduate students instructed parents with a history of child abuse and neglect in the use of time-out, before and after receiving training in time-out themselves and before and after training in behavioral consultation. Proficiency at administering time-out was insufficient for instructing others in its application; explicit…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Consultation Programs, Graduate Study
Petscher, Erin Seligson; Bailey, Jon S. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2006
This study extended the limited research on the utility of tactile prompts and examined the effects of a treatment package on implementation of a token economy by instructional assistants in a classroom for students with disabilities. During baseline, we measured how accurately the assistants implemented a classroom token economy based on the…
Descriptors: Prompting, Special Needs Students, Teaching Methods, Program Implementation