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Examination of an Antecedent Communication Intervention to Reduce Tangibly Maintained Challenging Behavior: A Controlled Analog Analysis
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O'Reilly, Mark; Fragale, Christina; Gainey, Summer; Kang, Soyeon; Koch, Heather; Shubert, Jennifer; El Zein, Farah; Longino, Deanna; Chung, Moon; Xu, Ziwei; White, Pamela; Lang, Russell; Davis, Tonya; Rispoli, Mandy; Lancioni, Giulio; Didden, Robert; Healy, Olive; Kagohara, Deborah; van der Meer, Larah; Sigafoos, Jeff – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
We examined the influence of an antecedent communication intervention on challenging behavior for three students with developmental disorders. Students were taught to request tangible items that were identified as reinforcers for challenging behavior in a prior functional analysis. Individual participant multielement and reversal designs were used…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Behavior Modification, Disabilities
Stepping Stones Triple P-Positive Parenting Program for Children with Disability: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Tellegen, Cassandra L.; Sanders, Matthew R. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the treatment effects of a behavioral family intervention, Stepping Stones Triple P (SSTP) for parents of children with disabilities. SSTP is a system of five intervention levels of increasing intensity and narrowing population reach. Twelve studies, including a total of 659 families, met…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Intervention, Parents, Child Rearing
An Analysis of Functional Communication Training as an Empirically Supported Treatment for Problem Behavior Displayed by Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
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Kurtz, Patricia F.; Boelter, Eric W.; Jarmolowicz, David P.; Chin, Michelle D.; Hagopian, Louis P. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
This paper examines the literature on the use of functional communication training (FCT) as a treatment for problem behavior displayed by individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID). Criteria for empirically supported treatments developed by Divisions 12 and 16 of the American Psychological Association (Kratochwill & Stoiber, 2002; Task Force,…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Autism, Behavior Problems, Case Studies
Investigating the Importance of Various Individual, Interpersonal, Organisational and Demographic Variables when Predicting Job Burnout in Disability Support Workers
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Vassos, Maria V.; Nankervis, Karen L. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Previous research has highlighted that factors such as large workload, role ambiguity, lack of support from colleagues, and challenging behaviour are associated with higher levels of burnout within the disability support worker (DSW) population. The aim of this research was to investigate which factors contribute the most to the prediction of the…
Descriptors: Burnout, Predictor Variables, Stress Variables, Disabilities
Achievement for All: Improving Psychosocial Outcomes for Students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
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Humphrey, Neil; Lendrum, Ann; Barlow, Alexandra; Wigelsworth, Michael; Squires, Garry – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are at a greatly increased risk of experiencing poor psychosocial outcomes. Developing effective interventions that address the cause of these outcomes has therefore become a major policy priority in recent years. We report on a national evaluation of the Achievement for All (AfA)…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education
Preterm Birth and Leisure Participation: A Synthesis of the Literature
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Dahan-Oliel, Noemi; Mazer, Barbara; Majnemer, Annette – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Leisure participation has been associated with happiness and well-being in children. Individuals born preterm are at greater risk for motor, cognitive and behavioral difficulties which may contribute to difficulties participating in leisure activities. This systematic review examined the current knowledge on participation in leisure activities in…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Leisure Time, Premature Infants, Young Adults