The Long-Term Effects of Functional Communication Training Conducted in Young Children's Home Settings

David P. Wacker; Kelly M. Schieltz; Wendy K. Berg; Jay W. Harding; Yaniz C Padilla Dalmau; John F. Lee

doi:10.1353/etc.2017.0003

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The Long-Term Effects of Functional Communication Training Conducted in Young Children's Home Settings

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The Long-Term Effects of Functional Communication Training Conducted in Young Children's Home Settings

David P. Wacker, Kelly M. Schieltz, Wendy K. Berg, Jay W. Harding, Yaniz C Padilla Dalmau and John F. Lee

Education & treatment of children, Vol.40(1), pp.43-56

02/01/2017

DOI: 10.1353/etc.2017.0003

PMCID: PMC8218995

PMID: 34163099

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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 were functional analyses (FA) and FCT conducted by parents with coaching by the investigators. The overall results of the projects showed that the FA plus FCT intervention package produced substantial reductions in destructive behavior (M=90%), which were often maintained following treatment. In terms of behavioral momentum theory, these results suggest that analyses of behavioral persistence provide an explicit technology of maintenance.

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Title: Subtitle: The Long-Term Effects of Functional Communication Training Conducted in Young Children's Home Settings
Creators: David P. Wacker - University of Iowa
Kelly M. Schieltz - University of Iowa
Wendy K. Berg - University of Iowa
Jay W. Harding - University of Iowa
Yaniz C Padilla Dalmau - University of Iowa
John F. Lee - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Education & treatment of children, Vol.40(1), pp.43-56
DOI: 10.1353/etc.2017.0003
PMID: 34163099
PMCID: PMC8218995
NLM abbreviation: Educ Treat Children
ISSN: 0748-8491
eISSN: 1934-8924
Publisher: West Virginia Univ Press
Number of pages: 14
Grant note: R01 HD029402 / National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Language: English
Date published: 02/01/2017
Academic Unit: Pediatric Psychology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Public Policy Center (Archive); Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
Record Identifier: 9984353845502771

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