The long-term effects of functional communication training in home settings

K Mark Derby; David P Wacker; Wendy Berg; Agnes DeRaad; Sonya Ulrich; Jennifer Asmus; Jay  Harding; Anne Prouty; Peggy Laffey; Elizabeth A Stoner

doi:10.1901/jaba.1997.30-507

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The long-term effects of functional communication training in home settings

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The long-term effects of functional communication training in home settings

K Mark Derby, David P Wacker, Wendy Berg, Agnes DeRaad, Sonya Ulrich, Jennifer Asmus, Jay Harding, Anne Prouty, Peggy Laffey and Elizabeth A Stoner

Journal of applied behavior analysis, Vol.30(3), pp.507-531

1997

DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1997.30-507

PMCID: PMC1284065

PMID: 9316262

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Abstract

A four-phase study was conducted in the homes of 4 young children who displayed aberrant behavior. Phases 1 and 2 consisted of a series of descriptive and experimental analyses to identify the environmental antecedents and consequences that controlled aberrant behavior. Phases 3 and 4 evaluated the short- and long-term effects of treatment on aberrant behavior, target mands, and collateral (social and toy play) behaviors. The effects of treatment were monitored for up to 27 months to assess long-term suppression of aberrant behavior. The assessment results successfully identified environmental events that occasioned and maintained aberrant behavior for all children. The short-term treatment resulted in immediate decreases in aberrant behavior for 3 of 4 children. Long-term treatment was successful for all children and was correlated with substantial response generalization. These results are interpreted in relation to functional equivalence, pivotal responding, and response generalization.

Behavior Therapy

Child Behavior Disorders - psychology

Follow-Up Studies

Generalization, Response

Play and Playthings

Humans

Child, Preschool

Male

Treatment Outcome

Language Development Disorders - therapy

Social Environment

Disabled Children - psychology

Intellectual Disability - therapy

Child Behavior Disorders - therapy

Home Care Services

Language Development Disorders - psychology

Social Behavior

Early Intervention (Education)

Female

Intellectual Disability - psychology

Communication

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Title: Subtitle: The long-term effects of functional communication training in home settings
Creators: K Mark Derby - University of Iowa, USA. MDerby@soe.gonzaga.edu
David P Wacker
Wendy Berg
Agnes DeRaad
Sonya Ulrich
Jennifer Asmus
Jay Harding
Anne Prouty
Peggy Laffey
Elizabeth A Stoner
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of applied behavior analysis, Vol.30(3), pp.507-531
Publisher: United States
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1997.30-507
PMID: 9316262
PMCID: PMC1284065
ISSN: 0021-8855
eISSN: 1938-3703
Language: English
Date published: 1997
Academic Unit: Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
Record Identifier: 9983993201802771

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