Chronic rumination (voluntary vomiting and reconsumption of the vomitus) was eliminated in a ten-year-old severely emotionally disturbed boy through an overcorrection procedure. (CL)

The article describes a program in which paraprofessionals taught behavior modification contingency management techniques to parents of developmentally disabled children who lived beyond the range of the community residential facility. (DLS)

The treatment appeared to be functionally related to significant reduction in the self-stimulatory behavior in the treatment setting. In addition, a functional relationship was indicated between treatment conditions in one setting and changes in behavior rates in two other nontreatment settings. (Author/DLS)

The findings of this study of an institutionalized schizophrenic girl indicated a functional relationship between the treatment procedure and a decrease in the rate of self-injurious behavior, although the self-injurious behavior was not entirely eliminated by the treatment procedure. (Author/DLS)

Among the findings were that the treatment procedure produced immediate and substantial suppression effects on the self-injurious behavior, which generalized to the nontraining environment and endured over an eight-month interval. (Author/DLS)

Four case studies demonstrate the management of inappropriate behavior of severely handicapped clients (14-21 years old) in a prevocational training program. (CL)

Through written instructions and verbal feedback, the mother of a 24-year-old profoundly retarded aggressive woman was trained to apply a positive reinforcement and timeout program. (CL)