A Function-Based Treatment for School Refusal Behavior Using Shaping and Fading.

Meyer, Eugene A.; Hagopian, Louis P.; Paclawskyj, Theodosia R.

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ERIC Number: EJ601399

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Publication Date: 1999

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A Function-Based Treatment for School Refusal Behavior Using Shaping and Fading.

Meyer, Eugene A.; Hagopian, Louis P.; Paclawskyj, Theodosia R.

Research in Developmental Disabilities, v20 n6 p401-10 Nov-Dec 1999

A function-based behavioral treatment package was developed for an 18-year-old male with mild mental retardation in a specialized inpatient unit for treatment of severe destructive behaviors associated with school refusal behavior. Treatment goals were achieved relatively quickly and follow-up data indicated treatment effects were durable. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Intervention, Mild Mental Retardation, Outcomes of Treatment, Secondary Education, Young Adults

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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