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Witte AL, Schumacher RE, Sheridan SM. The Effectiveness of Technology-Delivered Conjoint Behavioral Consultation: Addressing Rural Student and Family Needs. JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSULTATION 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/10474412.2022.2083624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Slanzi CM, Vollmer TR, Iwata BA, Kronfli FR, Williams LP, Perez BC. Further evaluation of functional analysis screening methods in early autism intervention. J Appl Behav Anal 2022; 55:851-870. [PMID: 35607883 DOI: 10.1002/jaba.925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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A goal of some functional analysis (FA) variations is to reduce assessment time while still maintaining efficacy. This may be especially important when conducting FAs in early intervention programs, where time is a crucial commodity. To that end, we evaluated a model for using the results of the no-interaction condition as a screening for behavioral function and to guide selection of FA test conditions with 20 participants (22 assessments) aged 3 to 7 years old. We used the no-interaction condition to develop hypotheses for both automatic reinforcement and socially mediated reinforcement. The outcome of the no-interaction condition guided the selection of test conditions for the remainder of the FA. We also incorporated methods from prior FA studies (e.g., divided attention) to modify the test conditions. We obtained differentiated results in 91% of assessments, all within 70 min and, as such, extended evidence that an FA can be completed in little time without sacrificing efficacy.
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Crockett JL, Becraft JL, Phillips ST, Wakeman M, Cataldo MF. Rapid Conversion from Clinic to Telehealth Behavioral Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Behav Anal Pract 2020; 13:725-735. [PMID: 33082924 PMCID: PMC7561238 DOI: 10.1007/s40617-020-00499-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Survival often depends on behavior that can adapt to rapid changes in contingencies, which should be particularly well suited to a contingency-sensitive and data-based discipline such as applied behavior analysis (ABA). The speed and scale with which contingencies shifted in early March 2020 due to the effects of COVID-19 represent a textbook case for rapid adaptation with a direct impact on the survival of many types of enterprises. We describe here the impact, changes, and outcomes achieved by a large, multifaceted ABA clinical program that has (a) ongoing data that forecasted and tracked changes, (b) staff well practiced with data-based shifts in operations (behavior), and (c) up-to-date information (data) on policy and regulations. The results showed rapid shifts in client and staff behavior on a daily basis, shifts in services from in-person services to telehealth, and increases in volumes, revenue, and margins. We detail regulations and provide actionable steps that clinical organizations can take pertinent to this shift now and in the future. The challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic underscore the importance of maintaining robust coordination and communication across our field in order to address crises that affect our field.
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- Jennifer L Crockett
- Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD USA.,Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD USA.,Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD USA.,Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA.,Department of Behavioral Psychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, 707 N. Broadway, Suite 200L, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
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Muething CS, Call NA, Lomas Mevers J, Zangrillo AN, Clark SB, Reavis AR. Correspondence between the results of functional analyses and brief functional analyses. Dev Neurorehabil 2017; 20:549-559. [PMID: 28692332 DOI: 10.1080/17518423.2017.1338776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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PURPOSE This study sought to examine the correspondence between brief functional analyses and more thorough functional analyses as described in the model of functional assessment proposed by Vollmer et al.1 Methods: A panel of trained clinicians indicated the presence/absence of specific functions of problem behavior based on graphic results from brief functional analyses and functional analyses conducted with 19 participants. These conclusions were compared across assessments. RESULTS The functions identified by the panel based on results of brief functional analyses had low correspondence with those of the more thorough functional analysis conducted with the same participants. CONCLUSIONS Although brief-functional analyses appear regularly in clinical practice and the literature, findings from this study suggest that results may differ from those of more thorough functional analyses. Additional study is necessary to determine the cause of discrepant results between these two methodologies.
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- b Department of Pediatrics , Emory University School of Medicine , Altlanta , GA , USA
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- b Department of Pediatrics , Emory University School of Medicine , Altlanta , GA , USA
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- b Department of Pediatrics , Emory University School of Medicine , Altlanta , GA , USA
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Slaton JD, Hanley GP, Raftery KJ. Interview-informed functional analyses: A comparison of synthesized and isolated components. J Appl Behav Anal 2017; 50:252-277. [DOI: 10.1002/jaba.384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Drifke MA, Tiger JH, Wierzba BC. Using behavioral skills training to teach parents to implement three-step prompting: A component analysis and generalization assessment. LEARNING AND MOTIVATION 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lmot.2016.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Romani PW, Ringdahl JE, Wacker DP, Lustig NH, Vinquist KM, Northup J, Kane AM, Carrion DP. Relations between rate of negative reinforcement and the persistence of task completion. J Appl Behav Anal 2015; 49:122-37. [PMID: 26412807 DOI: 10.1002/jaba.252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2014] [Accepted: 06/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Research has shown that differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA) can be an effective intervention to address problem behavior maintained by negative reinforcement emitted by young children. However, few studies have evaluated the variables that are related to long-term maintenance (i.e., persistence) of treatment effects. Research on behavioral persistence predicts that the rate of reinforcement provided for a target behavior is correlated with its persistence when challenged. There were 2 purposes of the current investigation. First, we evaluated the effects of the rate of negative reinforcement on the persistence of task completion. Second, we applied the findings regarding rate of reinforcement to a treatment context for 3 participants who engaged in destructive behavior that was reinforced by escape from demands. Results were evaluated within a multielement design and indicated that the rate of negative reinforcement had a moderate influence on the persistence of task completion. These results contribute to the existing literature by extending analyses of persistence to treatment contexts.
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Roscoe EM, Schlichenmeyer KJ, Dube WV. Functional analysis of problem behavior: A systematic approach for identifying idiosyncratic variables. J Appl Behav Anal 2015; 48:289-314. [PMID: 25930176 DOI: 10.1002/jaba.201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2014] [Accepted: 09/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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When inconclusive functional analysis (FA) outcomes occur, a number of modifications have been made to enhance the putative establishing operation or consequence associated with behavioral maintenance. However, a systematic method for identifying relevant events to test during modified FAs has not been evaluated. The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a technology for systematically identifying events to test in a modified FA after an initial FA led to inconclusive outcomes. Six individuals, whose initial FA showed little or no responding or high levels only in the control condition, participated. An indirect assessment (IA) questionnaire developed for identifying idiosyncratic variables was administered, and a descriptive analysis (DA) was conducted. Results from the IA only or a combination of the IA and DA were used to inform modified FA test and control conditions. Conclusive FA outcomes were obtained with 5 of the 6 participants during the modified FA phase.
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- UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL, SHRIVER CENTER
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Langthorne P, McGill P, Oliver C. The motivating operation and negatively reinforced problem behavior: a systematic review. Behav Modif 2013; 38:107-59. [PMID: 24285781 DOI: 10.1177/0145445513509649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The concept of motivational operations exerts an increasing influence on the understanding and assessment of problem behavior in people with intellectual and developmental disability. In this systematic review of 59 methodologically robust studies of the influence of motivational operations in negative reinforcement paradigms in this population, we identify themes related to situational and biological variables that have implications for assessment, intervention, and further research. There is now good evidence that motivational operations of differing origins influence negatively reinforced problem behavior, and that these might be subject to manipulation to facilitate favorable outcomes. There is also good evidence that some biological variables warrant consideration in assessment procedures as they predispose the person's behavior to be influenced by specific motivational operations. The implications for assessment and intervention are made explicit with reference to variables that are open to manipulation or that require further research and conceptualization within causal models.
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Schlichenmeyer KJ, Roscoe EM, Rooker GW, Wheeler EE, Dube WV. Idiosyncratic variables that affect functional analysis outcomes: a review (2001-2010). J Appl Behav Anal 2013; 46:339-48. [PMID: 24114110 DOI: 10.1002/jaba.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2011] [Accepted: 09/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Although typical functional analyses often produce clear outcomes, some studies have reported ambiguous results that cannot be interpreted. Such undifferentiated outcomes may occur if test conditions do not include relevant antecedent or consequent events. Clinicians then may try to modify the functional analysis conditions to include those events. Hanley, Iwata, and McCord (2003) reviewed the functional analysis literature through 2000 and described idiosyncratic variables included in modified functional analyses. The objective of the present review was to present a quantitative analysis of idiosyncratic antecedents and consequences in modified functional analyses during the past decade (2001 to 2010). We discuss the range of stimulus parameters tested and the assessment strategies used for informing the modified analysis conditions.
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Call NA, Zangrillo AN, Delfs CH, Findley AJ. A COMPARISON OF BRIEF FUNCTIONAL ANALYSES WITH AND WITHOUT CONSEQUENCES. BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/bin.1353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Stephenson KM, Hanley GP. Preschoolers' compliance with simple instructions: a descriptive and experimental evaluation. J Appl Behav Anal 2011; 43:229-47. [PMID: 21119897 DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2010.43-229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2007] [Accepted: 05/11/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Compliance is often used to describe a situation in which a child completes instructions from adults, and low levels of compliance are a common teacher concern. We conducted a descriptive assessment that showed that compliance was relatively stable for individual children, variable across children, and positively correlated with age. The impact of six antecedent variables (proximity, position, physical contact, eye contact, vocal attention, and play interruption) on compliance was assessed for 4 children. Next, the effects of three-step prompting were assessed alone, in combination with the antecedent variables, and at different integrity levels for 2 children. Results of the experimental analyses showed that compliance gradually increased with the addition of each antecedent variable for 2 of the 4 children. Three-step prompting in combination with the six antecedent variables increased compliance for the remaining 2 children, and high compliance levels were maintained until treatment integrity was decreased to 20% of full strength. The utility of this naturalistic compliance assessment is discussed, as are the relevant experiences that give rise to acceptable levels of compliance in preschool classrooms.
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Gardner AW, Wacker DP, Boelter EW. An evaluation of the interaction between quality of attention and negative reinforcement with children who display escape-maintained problem behavior. J Appl Behav Anal 2010; 42:343-8. [PMID: 19949522 DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2009.42-343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2007] [Accepted: 02/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The choice-making behavior of 2 typically developing children who engaged in problem behavior maintained by negative reinforcement was evaluated within a concurrent-operants assessment that varied the quality of attention across free-play and demand conditions. The results demonstrated that it was possible to bias responding towards academic demands for both participants by providing high-quality attention, despite the continuous availability of negative reinforcement. The current study extended brief clinical methods with typically developing children and demonstrated how different qualities of attention provided across concurrent schedules could bias responding.
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Boelter EW, Wacker DP, Call NA, Ringdahl JE, Kopelman T, Gardner AW. Effects of antecedent variables on disruptive behavior and accurate responding in young children in outpatient settings. J Appl Behav Anal 2007; 40:321-6. [PMID: 17624072 PMCID: PMC1885416 DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2007.51-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The effects of manipulations of task variables on inaccurate responding and disruption were investigated with 3 children who engaged in noncompliance. With 2 children in an outpatient clinic, task directives were first manipulated to identify directives that guided accurate responding; then, additional dimensions of the task were manipulated to evaluate their influence on disruptive behavior. With a 3rd child, similar procedures were employed at school. Results showed one-step directives set the occasion for accurate responding and that other dimensions of the task (e.g., preference) functioned as motivating operations for negative reinforcement.
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Fragile X syndrome (FraX) is the most common known cause of inherited mental impairment. FMR1 gene mutations, the cause of FraX, lead to reduced expression of FMR1 protein and an increased risk for a particular profile of cognitive, behavioral, and emotional dysfunction. The study of individuals with FraX provides a unique window of understanding into important disorders such as autism, social phobia, cognitive disability, and depression. This review highlights the typical phenotypic features of individuals with FraX, discussing the apparent strengths and weaknesses in intellectual functioning, as evidenced from longitudinal follow-up studies. It also discusses recent neuroanatomic findings that may pave the way for more focused disease-specific pharmacologic and behavioral interventions. This article describes the results of recent medication trials designed to target symptoms associated with FraX. It also describes some recent behavioral interventions that were conducted in our laboratory.
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- Allan L Reiss
- Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5975, USA
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Social escape behavior is a common behavioral feature of individuals with fragile X syndrome (fraX). In this observational study, we examined the effect of antecedent social and performance demands on problem behaviors in four conditions: face-to-face interview, silent reading, oral reading and a singing task. Results showed that problem behaviors were significantly more likely to occur during the interview and singing conditions. Higher levels of salivary cortisol were predictive of higher levels of fidgeting behavior and lower levels of eye contact in male participants. There were no associations between level of FMRP expression and social escape behaviors. These data suggest that specific antecedent biological and environmental factors evoke social escape behaviors in fragile X syndrome.
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- Scott Hall
- Behavioral Neurogenetics Research Center, Rm 1367, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford, CA 94305-5795, USA.
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