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Kasey E. Bedard; Annette K. Griffith; Delyla Ulm; Mary Strittman; Kelly Krukowski; Angeline Eaton; Amanda Rone; Teresa Cardon – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2025
PWS Smart-Start is a behavioral caregiver training program developed specifically for caregivers of children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) ages 3 to 14. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the acceptability and preliminary efficacy of the program. Thirty-four caregivers of children with PWS received the PWS Smart-Start training…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Early Adolescents, Genetic Disorders, Program Effectiveness
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Hawkins, Shannon M.; Heflin, L. Juane – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2011
Teachers working with students with emotional/behavioral disorders (EBD) in elementary schools can be helped to increase use of an important behavioral strategy, behavior-specific praise statements (BSPS). Unfortunately, teachers' behaviors return to baseline levels when researchers leave, and little is known about the use of praise on high school…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Behavior, Positive Reinforcement, Emotional Disturbances
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Nikopoulos, Christos K.; Canavan, Caroline; Nikopoulou-Smyrni, Panagiota – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2009
Video modeling has been suggested as a powerful treatment tool that has concentrated on increasing a variety of skills in children with autism. However, it has rarely been examined as a behavioral procedure for eliminating kinds of behaviors (e.g., noncompliance), a target that is often included in children's support plans. The present study…
Descriptors: Modeling (Psychology), Video Technology, Children, Autism
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Cihak, David; Fahrenkrog, Cynthia; Ayres, Kevin M.; Smith, Catherine – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2010
This study evaluated the efficacy of video modeling delivered via a handheld device (video iPod) and the use of the system of least prompts to assist elementary-age students with transitioning between locations and activities within the school. Four students with autism learned to manipulate a handheld device to watch video models. An ABAB…
Descriptors: Modeling (Psychology), Handheld Devices, Video Technology, Elementary School Students