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Direct linkKestner, Kathryn M.; Peterson, Stephanie M.; Wacker, David P. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2017
In this introduction, the editors provide an overview of resurgence and its importance to practitioners. They also provide an overview of the four articles contained in this special section focusing on the applied implications of resurgence.
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Persistence
Wacker, David P.; Schieltz, Kelly M.; Berg, Wendy K.; Harding, Jay W.; Padilla Dalmau, Yaniz C.; Lee, John F. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2017
This article describes the results of a series of studies that involved functional communication training (FCT) conducted in children's homes by their parents. The 103 children who participated were six years old or younger, had developmental delays, and engaged in destructive behaviors such as self-injury. The core procedures used in each study…
Descriptors: Parents as Teachers, Young Children, Developmental Delays, Behavior Problems
Schieltz, Kelly M.; Romani, Patrick W.; Wacker, David P.; Suess, Alyssa N.; Huang, Pei; Berg, Wendy K.; Lindgren, Scott D.; Kopelman, Todd G. – Remedial and Special Education, 2018
Functional communication training (FCT) is a widely used and effective function-based treatment for problem behavior. The purpose of this article is to present two cases in which FCT was unsuccessful in reducing the occurrence of problem behavior displayed by two young children with an autism spectrum disorder. Both children received the same…
Descriptors: Training, Communication Skills, Behavior Problems, Young Children
Winborn-Kemmerer, Lisa; Wacker, David P.; Harding, Jay; Boelter, Eric; Berg, Wendy; Lee, John – Education and Treatment of Children, 2010
We conducted a three-phase study to evaluate the use of mands and the occurrence of problem behavior for 2 children with developmental disabilities. During Phase 1, a functional analysis identified the variables maintaining problem behavior. During Phase 2, functional communication training was implemented within a concurrent schedules design. The…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Topography, Developmental Disabilities, Functional Behavioral Assessment
Arkoosh, Maire Kathryn; Derby, K. Mark; Wacker, David P.; Berg, Wendy; McLaughlin, T. F.; Barretto, Anjali – Behavior Modification, 2007
The validity of selecting treatment contingencies on the basis of the results obtained through functional analysis is well documented. However, a number of second-generation questions have emerged: For example, what are the parameters required to achieve desired treatment outcomes? More specifically, what is the degree of treatment integrity…
Descriptors: Integrity, Outcomes of Treatment, Behavior Problems, Research
Casey, Sean D.; Cooper-Brown, Linda J.; Wacker, David P.; Rankin, Barbara E. – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2006
The feeding behaviors of a child diagnosed with failure to thrive were assessed using descriptive analysis methodology to identify the schedules of reinforcement provided by the child's parents. This analysis revealed that the child's appropriate feeding behaviors (i.e., bite acceptance, self-feeding) were on a lean schedule of positive…
Descriptors: Identification, Child Behavior, Reinforcement, Research Methodology
Peer reviewedRichman, David M.; Berg, Wendy K.; Wacker, David P.; Stephens, Tracy; Rankin, Barbara; Kilroy, Jennette – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1997
Pretreatment assessment data were used to enhance an existing treatment package to reduce aggression and to increase the positive social interactions of a 9-year-old boy with moderate mental retardation and Hunter's syndrome. Additional reinforcements and punishment components were added and resulted in positive social interactions and suppressed…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Modification, Children, Interpersonal Communication
