Education & Treatment of Children articles from February 2009

Education & Treatment of Children archives from February 2009

Function-based academic interventions for problem behavior.(Clinical report)
February 1, 2009... Abstract This study investigated the relationship between problem behaviors and academic variables in classrooms. Functional behavioral assessments conducted with two fourth grade students indicated that academic variables occasioned and...

Analysis of multiple manding topographies during functional communication training.(Clinical report)
February 1, 2009... Abstract We evaluated the effects of reinforcing multiple manding topographies during functional communication training (FCT) to decrease problem behavior for three preschool-age children. During Phase 1, a functional analysis identified...

Promoting active engagement in small group learning experiences for students with autism and significant learning needs.(Report)
February 1, 2009... Abstract Students with disabilities have greater success when teachers have high expectations, use evidence-based practices, and design engaging learning experiences. Educators and other professionals often disagree about how to create...

Evaluating behavioral skills training with and without simulated in situ training for teaching safety skills to children.(Report)
February 1, 2009... Abstract This study compared the effectiveness of behavioral skills training (BST) to BST plus simulated in situ training (SIT) for teaching safety skills to children to prevent gun play. The results were evaluated in a posttest only...

Idiosyncratic functions: severe problem behavior maintained by access to ritualistic behaviors.(Clinical report)
February 1, 2009... Abstract The development of functional analysis technology has been an important tool in the assessment and treatment of aberrant behaviors among individuals with developmental disabilities. In some cases, the function of problem behavior...

Constipation associated with self-injurious and aggressive behavior exhibited by a child diagnosed with autism.(Clinical report)
February 1, 2009... Abstract A functional analysis was conducted to identify the role environmental variables had on the maintenance of self-injury and aggression. At the outset of the evaluation, an abdominal x-ray showed a moderate to large amount of stool...

Longitudinal functional analysis of problem behavior during an atypical neuroleptic medication cross-over evaluation for an adolescent with developmental disabilities.
February 1, 2009... Abstract This quasi-longitudinal descriptive case study evaluated problem behavior for an adolescent boy with developmental disabilities via repeated functional behavioral analysis (FBA) probes during a blinded cross-over from the atypical...

False positive functional analysis results as a contributor of treatment failure during functional communication training.(Report)
February 1, 2009... Abstract Research has shown that functional analysis results are beneficial for treatment selection because they identify reinforcers for severe behavior that can then be used to reinforce replacement behaviors either differentially or...

Functional assessment and treatment of migraine reports and school absences in an adolescent with Asperger's disorder.
February 1, 2009... Abstract Psychological interventions for migraines typically include biofeedback training, stress-management training, or relaxation training and are implemented without consideration of environmental variables that might maintain...

The effects of teacher-student small talk on out-of-seat behavior.(Clinical report)
February 1, 2009... Abstract This paper presents the results of a function-based study initiated by a general education teacher to reduce a general education student's out-of-seat behavior. Procedures included direct observation, data collection, functional...

Mental Health of Children and Adolescents: An Area of Global Neglect.(Book review)
February 1, 2009... Mental Health of Children and Adolescents: An Area of Global Neglect. By Barry Nurcombe, Norman Sartorius, Ahmed Okasha, Helmut Remschmidt, Myron Lowell Belfer. United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons Inc (2007). Hardcover, 256 pages $90.00 The...

Advances in Evidence-Based Education: A Roadmap to Evidence-Based Education.(Book review)
February 1, 2009... Advances in Evidence-Based Education: A Roadmap to Evidence-Based Education by Ronnie Detrich, Randy Keyworth, and Jack States. The Wing Institute, CA, 2008. Available with a subscription to the Wing Institute Knowledge Network,...