Using pretreatment and posttreatment assessments to enhance and evaluate existing treatment packages

David M Richman; Wendy K Berg; David P Wacker; Tracy Stephens; Barbara Rankin; Jennette Kilroy

doi:10.1901/jaba.1997.30-709

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Using pretreatment and posttreatment assessments to enhance and evaluate existing treatment packages

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Using pretreatment and posttreatment assessments to enhance and evaluate existing treatment packages

David M Richman, Wendy K Berg, David P Wacker, Tracy Stephens, Barbara Rankin and Jennette Kilroy

Journal of applied behavior analysis, Vol.30(4), pp.709-712

1997

DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1997.30-709

PMCID: PMC1284088

PMID: 9433796

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Abstract

Pretreatment assessment data were used to enhance an existing treatment package to reduce aggression and to increase positive social interactions between a young boy and his peers. Based on the results of pretreatment assessments, additional reinforcement (differential reinforcement of alternative behavior with adult attention) and punishment (performing a nonpreferred task during time-out) components were added to an existing nonresetting differential reinforcement of other behavior (access to peers unless aggression occurred) plus time-out procedure. A posttreatment component analysis of the additional treatment components indicated that the reinforcement component facilitated positive social interactions and the punishment component suppressed aggression towards peers.

Humans

Reinforcement (Psychology)

Behavior Therapy - standards

Peer Group

Intellectual Disability - complications

Male

Treatment Outcome

Aggression - psychology

Child Behavior

Intellectual Disability - rehabilitation

Social Behavior

Social Isolation

Child

Longitudinal Studies

Socialization

Behavior Therapy - methods

Evaluation Studies as Topic

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Title: Subtitle: Using pretreatment and posttreatment assessments to enhance and evaluate existing treatment packages
Creators: David M Richman - University of Iowa, USA
Wendy K Berg
David P Wacker
Tracy Stephens
Barbara Rankin
Jennette Kilroy
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of applied behavior analysis, Vol.30(4), pp.709-712
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1997.30-709
PMID: 9433796
PMCID: PMC1284088
NLM abbreviation: J Appl Behav Anal
ISSN: 0021-8855
eISSN: 1938-3703
Publisher: United States
Language: English
Date published: 1997
Academic Unit: Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
Record Identifier: 9983993338302771

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