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Ginsburg, Golda S.; Burstein, Marcy; Becker, Kimberly D.; Drake, Kelly L. – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2011
This article presents an intervention model for young children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The intervention, designed to reduce compulsive behavior and improve parenting practices, was tested using a multiple baseline design with 7 children (M = 6 years old; 57% female) in which participants were randomly assigned to 1, 2, or 3 weeks…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Evaluators, Intervention, Parenting Styles
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Verduin, Timothy L.; Abikoff, Howard; Kurtz, Steven M. S. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2008
This case study illustrates a behavioral treatment of "Peter," a 4-year-old male with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder. Multiple evidence-based treatment procedures were implemented, affording the opportunity to explore issues common to the clinical application of empirically supported…
Descriptors: Report Cards, Hyperactivity, Contingency Management, Attention Deficit Disorders
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Cooper, Linda J.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1990
Parents of 8 children (ages 4-9) with conduct disorders conducted assessments by varying task demands and parental attention within a multielement design. Children's appropriate behavior varied across assessment conditions and occurred at higher rates during some conditions than others. Parents viewed the recommended treatments as effective and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Children, Contingency Management
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Wacker, David P.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1990
Three severely retarded persons displaying self-injury, stereotypy, or aggression were trained to emit a communicative response that solicited reinforcement. Results showed that consequence procedures were required in addition to reinforcement. Treating aberrant behavior through use of functional analysis to identify maintaining contingencies and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Communication Skills, Contingency Management, Intervention
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Twyman, Janet S.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1994
The effects of a warning procedure signaling exclusionary timeout as a consequence for inappropriate behavior during contingent observation timeout was evaluated with nine elementary students having emotional and behavioral disorders. The use of warnings was associated with a decrease in appropriate contingent observation timeout behaviors,…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Contingency Management
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Sherburne, Sara; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1988
Two procedures were compared for reducing violent or aggressive theme play of six preschool children with behavior disorders and five normally developing peers. Contingency statements followed by a modified time-out produced consistently lower rates of violent theme play than did verbal prompts to engage in more appropriate types of play.…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Classroom Techniques
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Steege, Mark W.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1990
Two severely handicapped children (ages 5-6) exhibiting self-injurious behavior were treated with negative reinforcement (brief escape from grooming activities) contingent upon a behavior that was incompatible with self-injury (pressing a microswitch that activated a "stop" message). Treatment led to decreased self-injury, which was maintained at…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Contingency Management, Hygiene, Intervention
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Cautilli, Joseph; Harrington, Nadine; Gillam, Emma Vila; Denning, Jamie; Helwig, Ileana; Ettingoff, Andrea; Valdes, Antonio; Angert, Ashley – Journal of Early and Intensive Behavior Intervention, 2004
Over the last thirty years, children's behavioral health services in the school have witnessed drastic progress. Over this time, medications for mental health problems have improved. In addition, empirically validated treatments, most of which have come from behavioral psychology, have made their way into Best Practice guidelines for the treatment…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Contingency Management, Behavior Disorders, Functional Behavioral Assessment