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Assessing and Treating Stereotypical Behaviors in Classrooms Using a Functional Approach
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Bruhn, Allison L.; Balint-Langel, Kinga; Troughton, Leonard; Langan, Sean; Lodge, Kelsey; Kortemeyer, Sara – Behavioral Disorders, 2015
For years, the assumption has been that stereotypical behaviors functioned only to provide sensory or automatic reinforcement. However, these behaviors also may serve social functions. Given the unsettled debate, functional behavior assessment and functional analysis can be used to identify the exact function of stereotypical behavior and design…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Antisocial Behavior, Intervention, Behavior Modification
The Use of Functional Communication Training without Additional Treatment Procedures in an Inclusive School Setting
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Casey, Sean D.; Merical, Cheryl L. – Behavioral Disorders, 2006
Functional communication training (FCT) is an intervention frequently used for students with developmental disabilities to reduce problematic behaviors and to increase prosocial behaviors. This intervention appears to be very effective when the communication responses trained are matched to the function of the student's problematic behaviors. In…
Descriptors: Intervention, Negative Reinforcement, Inclusive Schools, Developmental Disabilities
The Effects and Side-effects of an Overcorrection Procedure Applied by Parents of Severely Emotionally Disturbed Children in a Home Environment.
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Simpson, Richard L.; Swenson, Carl R. – Behavioral Disorders, 1980
The results showed that in each setting, overcorrection procedures were associated with statistically significant differences in the target behaviors. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Exceptional Child Research
Home-Based Treatment of Disruptive Junior High School Students: An Analysis of the Differential Effects of Positive and Negative Consequences.
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Rosen, Lee A.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1990
Effects of 2 home-based treatments to reduce school problems among 10 disruptive intermediate school students were probed. Although the treatment using only positive reinforcement yielded no significant change, a mixed reinforcement treatment brought both a decrease in rates of referrals to the office and decrease in depression rates. (Author/PB)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology)