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Supporting Families with Children Who Display Severe Challenging Behavior
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Durand, V. Mark – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2021
Over the past several decades, we have developed quality behavioral assessments and interventions for challenging behaviors among individuals with a variety of severe developmental and cognitive disorders. These assessments and interventions have been used to educate family members on how to understand and intervene with these behaviors at home…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Disorders, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Developmental Disabilities
Differential Reinforcement of Communicative Behaviors (DRC): An Intervention for the Disruptive Behaviors of Developmentally Disabled Children.
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Durand, V. Mark; Carr, Edward G. – 1982
A study, involving four developmentally disabled children who exhibited a variety of disruptive behaviors such as self-injury and tantrums, was conducted to assess the influence of task demands and adult attention on children's behaviors. The three experimental conditions were the "EASY 100" which consisted of an easy task on which children could…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Developmental Disabilities, Exceptional Child Research
Reducing Behavior Problems through Functional Communication Training.
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Carr, Edward G.; Durand, V. Mark – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1985
Results of two experiments on choosing replacement behaviors for behavior problems in developmentally disabled students were consistent with the hypothesis that some behavior problems may be viewed as nonverbal communication and that behavior problems and verbal communicative acts may be equivalent in function. Therefore, strengthening the latter…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities
Treatment of Sleep Disorders in Children with Developmental Disabilities.
Durand, V. Mark; And Others – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 1996
Four children (ages 2-12) with developmental disabilities and sleep disorders were provided with a consistent bedtime routine combined with a graduated extinction procedure for nighttime behavior problems. Treatment resulted in decreases in night wakings and disturbances, indicating the effectiveness of relatively simple behavioral interventions.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Children, Developmental Disabilities
Reinforcer Assessment I: Using Problem Behavior to Select Reinforcers.
Durand, V. Mark; And Others – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1989
Fourteen students, aged 7-24, with severe developmental disabilities who exhibited frequent aggression, self-injury, and/or tantrums were assessed to engage in problem behavior maintained by social attention or by escape from unpleasant situations. The differential effectiveness of praise and time-out was measured, indicating the importance of…
Descriptors: Attention, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Developmental Disabilities
An Analysis of Maintenance Following Functional Communication Training.
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Durand, V. Mark; Carr, Edward G. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1992
Twelve children (ages 40-62 months) with developmental disabilities were divided into 2 groups. One group received functional communication training as an intervention for their challenging behavior, and the second group received time-out. Both interventions were initially successful, but durable results were achieved only with functional…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities