Using parents as therapists to evaluate appropriate behavior of their children: application to a tertiary diagnostic clinic

Linda J Cooper; David P Wacker; Gary M Sasso; Thomas M Reimers; Lisa K Donn

doi:10.1901/jaba.1990.23-285

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Using parents as therapists to evaluate appropriate behavior of their children: application to a tertiary diagnostic clinic

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Using parents as therapists to evaluate appropriate behavior of their children: application to a tertiary diagnostic clinic

Linda J Cooper, David P Wacker, Gary M Sasso, Thomas M Reimers and Lisa K Donn

Journal of applied behavior analysis, Vol.23(3), pp.285-296

1990

DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1990.23-285

PMCID: PMC1286240

PMID: 2249965

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Abstract

We conducted a preliminary analysis of maintaining variables for children with conduct disorders in an outpatient clinic. Eight children of normal intelligence between the ages of 4 and 9 years were evaluated during 90-min sessions. The children's parents conducted the assessments by varying task demands (easy and difficult) and parental attention (attention and no attention) within a multielement design. The assessment focused on appropriate child behavior and was conducted to formulate hypotheses regarding maintaining contingencies. Results demonstrated that the children's appropriate behavior varied across assessment conditions and, for 7 of the 8 children, occurred at a higher rate during one condition than during other conditions. In addition, treatment integrity data demonstrated that parents were able to implement the procedures as intended. The recommended treatments were rated as being both effective and acceptable to parents for up to 6 months following the evaluation. Our results extend previous studies of functional analytic procedures conducted by trained experimenters with severely handicapped children in more controlled settings.

Child Behavior Disorders - therapy

Behavior Therapy

Learning Disorders - therapy

Child Behavior Disorders - diagnosis

Humans

Attention

Child, Preschool

Personality Assessment

Female

Male

Parent-Child Relations

Child

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Title: Subtitle: Using parents as therapists to evaluate appropriate behavior of their children: application to a tertiary diagnostic clinic
Creators: Linda J Cooper - Division of Developmental Disabilities, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242
David P Wacker
Gary M Sasso
Thomas M Reimers
Lisa K Donn
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of applied behavior analysis, Vol.23(3), pp.285-296
Publisher: United States
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1990.23-285
PMID: 2249965
PMCID: PMC1286240
ISSN: 0021-8855
eISSN: 1938-3703
Language: English
Date published: 1990
Academic Unit: Pediatric Psychology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
Record Identifier: 9983993202802771

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