Journal article
An evaluation of resurgence following functional communication training conducted in alternative antecedent contexts via telehealth
Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior, Vol.113(1), pp.278-301
01/01/2020
DOI: 10.1002/jeab.551
PMID: 31617951
Abstract
Treatments based on differential reinforcement may inadvertently increase the recurrence of problem behavior in the face of challenges because reinforcers for appropriate behavior occur in the same context as problem behavior. The current study evaluated one potential approach to mitigating these problems with differential reinforcement treatments based on behavioral momentum theory. Specifically, appropriate behavior was trained in contexts without a history of reinforcement prior to intervening with problem behavior. Participants were 4 children with autism spectrum disorder. Treatment used telehealth to implement functional communication training (FCT) in three alternative contexts with minimal or no history of reinforcement for problem behavior before initiating FCT in the treatment context. Evaluations of the effects of treatment and tests of resurgence were conducted intermittently during treatment to evaluate maintenance. When FCT treatment was initiated in alternative contexts, initial results were comparable to more typical implementations of FCT. Resurgence was reduced to similar levels during tests of resurgence for all participants when compared to more typical previously published implementations of FCT, but clinically significant reductions in resurgence occurred more quickly in the present study. These findings support training appropriate behavior in an alternative context to mitigate the resurgence of problem behavior during differential reinforcement treatments.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- An evaluation of resurgence following functional communication training conducted in alternative antecedent contexts via telehealth
- Creators
- Alyssa N. Suess - University of IowaKelly M. Schieltz - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineDavid P. Wacker - University of IowaJessica Detrick - The University of Iowa Center for Disabilities and Development, The University of Iowa Children's Hospital.Christopher A. Podlesnik - Auburn University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior, Vol.113(1), pp.278-301
- DOI
- 10.1002/jeab.551
- PMID
- 31617951
- NLM abbreviation
- J Exp Anal Behav
- ISSN
- 0022-5002
- eISSN
- 1938-3711
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 24
- Grant note
- R40MC22644 / Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2020
- Academic Unit
- Pediatric Psychology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9984353814302771
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