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Effective Single-Parent Training Group Program: Three System Studies
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Briggs, Harold E.; Miller, Keva M.; Orellana, E. Roberto; Briggs, Adam C.; Cox, Wendell H. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2013
Objective: This study highlights Dr. Elsie Pinkston and colleagues' research on the effectiveness of behavior parent training and examines the application of single-parent training group (SPG) programs to three parent-child dyads exposed to distressed family circumstances. Methods: Single-system evaluation designs were conducted with two…
Descriptors: Parent Education, One Parent Family, Program Effectiveness, Parent Child Relationship
Strengthening Positive School Discipline Practices through Professional Development
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Marchant, Michelle; Christensen, Lynnette; Womack, Sue; Conley, Laura; Fisher, Adam – Education Research and Perspectives, 2010
This exploratory study addressed the scarcity of research into professional development for school-wide positive behavior support. A train-the-trainer model was designed. These principles were embedded within the recommended guidelines for implementing school-wide positive behavior support. School-based individuals were selected by building…
Descriptors: Discipline, Behavior Disorders, Professional Development, Educational Practices
Current Limits to Reinforcer Identification for Some Persons with Profound Multiple Disabilities.
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Ivancic, Martin T.; Bailey, Jon S. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1996
Two experiments with 15 individuals having profound mental retardation found difficulties in identifying reinforcers that were actually effective in treatment of chronic training needs. Research needs in evaluating training alternatives for people with profound multiple disabilities who move very little or who respond with very long latencies are…
Descriptors: Identification, Multiple Disabilities, Positive Reinforcement, Program Effectiveness
Comparison of Single and Multiple Functional Communication Training Responses for the Treatment of Problem Behavior.
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Kahng, Sung Woo; Hendrickson, Daniel J.; Vu, Chau P. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2000
Two functional communication training (FCT) conditions were compared to treat behavior problems of a child with mental retardation. The child was taught to emit a single FCT response to obtain one of six items or multiple FCT responses that specified the exact item. Only the FCT-multiple conditions reduced problem behavior. (Contains four…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Children, Contingency Management
A Preliminary Evaluation of Training Parents to Use Facilitative Strategies with Their Children with Profound Disabilities.
Fox, Lise; Westling, David – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1991
This article describes an intervention in which three parents were taught to use facilitative strategies when interacting with their children with profound mental retardation. The intervention consisted of reinforcing appropriate parent behavior as it was being observed by them on prerecorded videotapes. Facilitative strategies included the use of…
Descriptors: Interaction, Intervention, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Education
Self-Management for Students with Mental Retardation in Public School Settings; A Research Review.
Hughes, Charles A.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1991
This review analyzes data-based studies dealing with self-management procedures (self-monitoring, self-evaluation, self-reinforcement, and self-instruction) used by individuals with mental retardation in public school settings. Although support is found for the positive effects of self-management, questions regarding efficient implementation of…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education, Mental Retardation