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Lalli, Joseph S.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1993
A behavioral consultation approach was effectively used to reduce problem behaviors in 2 field studies with 3 students (ages 10-14) having severe or profound mental retardation and their teachers. Intervention involved extinction of inappropriate behaviors, reinforcement of appropriate play behaviors, and teaching verbal skills functionally…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Consultation Programs, Extinction (Psychology)
Reddy, Linda A., Ed.; Files-Hall, Tara M., Ed.; Schaefer, Charles E., Ed. – APA Books, 2005
"Empirically Based Play Interventions for Children" is a compilation of innovative, well-designed play interventions, presented for the first time in one text. Play therapy is the oldest and most popular form of child therapy in clinical practice and is widely considered by practitioners to be uniquely responsive to children's developmental needs.…
Descriptors: Play, Therapy, Intervention, Children

Vollmer, Timothy R.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1994
Following inconclusive functional analyses of problem behaviors in 3 children (ages 3-4) with severe disabilities, interventions based on environmental enrichment were implemented. For all subjects, environmental enrichment decreased aberrant behavior if preferred stimuli were used. Explicit reinforcement of appropriate play behavior was required…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research, Enrichment Activities

Stahmer, Aubyn C.; Schreibman, Laura – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1992
This study used a self-management treatment package to teach three children with autism to play appropriately in the absence of a treatment provider. Results indicated appropriate play skills were learned and generalized to new settings, and two of the children maintained gains at one-month followup. In addition, self-stimulatory behaviors…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Children