Arturo Garcia, Kara L. Wunderlich, Chandler Pelfrey, Christina M. Sheppard
{"title":"Experimental analysis of voice volume for children with autism spectrum disorder","authors":"Arturo Garcia, Kara L. Wunderlich, Chandler Pelfrey, Christina M. Sheppard","doi":"10.1002/bin.1984","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bin.1984","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Inappropriate prosodic production, or features of speech, is an often observed but rarely treated communication skill deficit in individuals with autism. Expanding on previous literature, we conducted a functional analysis (FA) on the voice volume responses (VVRs) of two children with autism spectrum disorder utilizing similar procedures to those of Edgerton and Wine. Then, we evaluated the efficacy of visual feedback from an app and a function-based treatment to decrease loud VVRs and increase appropriate VVRs. Results of the FA indicated loud VVRs were maintained by social negative reinforcement for one participant and by both social negative and automatic reinforcement for another. For one participant, the intervention decreased the use of loud VVRs and increased appropriate VVRs. For the other participant, the results of the intervention were inconclusive. Implications of conducting functional analyses and behavioral interventions to treat inappropriate voice volume are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":47138,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Interventions","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135197293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stacha C. Leslie, Claudia L. Dozier, Marissa E. Kamlowsky, Catherine L. McHugh, Sara C. Diaz de Villegas, Ky C. Kanaman
{"title":"Using synchronous reinforcement to increase mask wearing in young children: A replication and extension","authors":"Stacha C. Leslie, Claudia L. Dozier, Marissa E. Kamlowsky, Catherine L. McHugh, Sara C. Diaz de Villegas, Ky C. Kanaman","doi":"10.1002/bin.1985","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bin.1985","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the current study, experimenters implemented synchronous schedules of reinforcement to increase mask wearing for up to 30 min for six children under the age of 5 years. Additionally, for a subset of children, we evaluated whether mask wearing would continue under baseline conditions in their classroom with staff during 30 min sessions (treatment extension), and later throughout the day (all-day probes). Results showed the intervention increased mask wearing for all children for up to 30 min. Additionally, treatment-extension sessions and all-day probes, conducted with some children, showed mask wearing maintained in their classroom with staff.</p>","PeriodicalId":47138,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Interventions","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135252280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eileen M. Roscoe, Valerie A. Hall, Abigail E. McVarish, R. Benjamin Cornaglia
{"title":"Increasing leisure-item engagement in individuals with autism","authors":"Eileen M. Roscoe, Valerie A. Hall, Abigail E. McVarish, R. Benjamin Cornaglia","doi":"10.1002/bin.1981","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bin.1981","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The goal of the current study was to increase functional engagement with multiple leisure items for five individuals with ASD, who had limited leisure item engagement (i.e., they engaged with only one leisure item, and after that item was restricted, they exhibited no functional engagement with alternative activities). Response restriction (RR) preference assessments were conducted to assess pre- and post-training performance to determine if training was necessary and if performance maintained following training. A component analysis that involved progressively adding intervention components (prompting alone; prompting plus differential reinforcement of alternative behavior), and targeting simple engagement prior to functional engagement, was conducted. For all participants, the progressive treatment approach was effective in increasing functional engagement to criterion levels for all trained items. However, the effective training component(s) varied across participants and items. During the final post-training RR assessment, functional engagement maintained with all trained items for all participants.</p>","PeriodicalId":47138,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Interventions","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135739335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emily Exline, Tonya N. Davis, Suzannah K. Avery, Stephanie Gerow, Renming Liu, Monserrat Austin
{"title":"Implementing multiple schedules with naturally occurring stimuli via telehealth","authors":"Emily Exline, Tonya N. Davis, Suzannah K. Avery, Stephanie Gerow, Renming Liu, Monserrat Austin","doi":"10.1002/bin.1982","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bin.1982","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Functional communication training (FCT) is an effective intervention to decrease challenging behavior. However, the continuous reinforcement of mands commonly implemented within FCT is difficult to implement in natural settings. Schedule thinning using a multiple schedule arrangement addresses this barrier, yet most studies evaluating this approach have been conducted in clinical environments and using implementer-arranged stimuli to signal reinforcer availability. The purposes of the current study are to (a) evaluate the effectiveness of caregiver-implemented multiple schedules in the home setting with caregiver coaching via telehealth and (b) evaluate the effectiveness of transferring stimulus control from caregiver-arranged to naturally occurring stimuli to signal reinforcer availability within a multiple schedule arrangement. The results indicated FCT was effective in reducing challenging behavior and increasing manding. For one participant, discriminated manding was established with caregiver-arranged stimuli within 7 sessions and transferred to naturally occurring stimuli with a three-step fading procedure across 33 sessions. For the other participant, discriminated manding was established with the caregiver-arranged stimuli within 21 sessions and transferred to naturally occurring stimuli with a three-step fading procedure across 23 sessions. Both caregivers implemented FCT and multiple schedules with fidelity. Given the preliminary nature of the results, more research is needed to determine if this strategy is effective and if there is a more efficient approach to teach discrimination of naturally occurring stimuli.</p>","PeriodicalId":47138,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Interventions","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/bin.1982","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136279646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rebecca Ensor, Priscilla Burnham Riosa, Kevin Han Xiang Yu
{"title":"Evaluation of a rapport-building intervention for early interventionists working with children on the autism spectrum","authors":"Rebecca Ensor, Priscilla Burnham Riosa, Kevin Han Xiang Yu","doi":"10.1002/bin.1983","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bin.1983","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Rapport, or the therapeutic relationship between a therapist and client, is essential for successful intervention. In behavior analytic interventions for autistic children, practitioners commonly use pairing to establish rapport. A limited body of research has evaluated how to train interventionists to pair with their child clients. Furthermore, fewer studies have examined the effects of pairing on client behavior. Therefore, we implemented behavioral skills training to teach interventionists pairing skills and assessed the effects of presession pairing on child interfering behavior using a concurrent multiple probe design (with replication). We implemented a pairing protocol before early intensive behavioral intervention sessions with four children (3–5 years old) on the autism spectrum. Interventionists mastered pairing skills during training sessions, which were generally maintained when working with child clients. When interventionists implemented presession pairing, child participants demonstrated fewer interfering behaviors. We discuss implications of our preliminary findings and future directions.</p>","PeriodicalId":47138,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Interventions","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/bin.1983","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135199681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Remote training of educators in Taiwan to disseminate discrete trial training for students with developmental disabilities","authors":"Ning Chen, Dorothea C. Lerman","doi":"10.1002/bin.1980","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bin.1980","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Educators in many areas of the world lack the necessary resources and training to serve students with developmental disabilities effectively. Telehealth technologies and a train-the-trainer approach may help disseminate evidence-based instructional strategies to teachers in underserved areas. In this study, experimenters combined synchronous and asynchronous remote training to prepare six teachers in Taiwan to implement discrete trial training (DTT) with students. First, the experimenter taught three teachers from a private school to implement DTT with their students. Then, they trained these participants to teach another educator at their school. Finally, the three teachers trained those additional educators. Results indicated that the training was effective for all participants and that the DTT skills of the three trainers maintained over time and transferred to their in-classroom instruction. These findings replicate and extend the current literature suggesting that the use of telehealth and a train-the-trainer model is a promising and socially valid method for disseminating ABA to countries with limited resources.</p>","PeriodicalId":47138,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Interventions","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135784930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sara Kate Snapp, Raymond G. Miltenberger, Heather M. Zerger
{"title":"Evaluating the effectiveness of video feedback to improve cheerleader tumbling skills","authors":"Sara Kate Snapp, Raymond G. Miltenberger, Heather M. Zerger","doi":"10.1002/bin.1979","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bin.1979","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The current study evaluated the effectiveness of video feedback (VF) to improve tumbling skills with three high-school cheerleaders. Researchers evaluated the effects of VF using a multiple baseline across behaviors design. Results demonstrate that VF was effective in increasing the percentage of correct steps of the target skills for all three participants. This study contributes to the literature on the use of VF as a procedure to increase sports performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":47138,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Interventions","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48115674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Creating a reference range of common problem behaviors and replacement behaviors in neurotypical children","authors":"Jessica VanDevander, Allison Warner, Ellie Kazemi, Tara Fahmie","doi":"10.1002/bin.1978","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bin.1978","url":null,"abstract":"<p>There are limited resources outlining age-referenced rates of problem behavior displayed by neurotypical children. Such information is important for practitioners as a basis for social comparison when they are targeting behavior reduction goals for neurodivergent clients. We distributed a survey to parents of children aged 1–10 years without a developmental diagnosis in which parents reported frequency of five problem behaviors across a 24-h period, as well as commonly targeted replacement behaviors. Problem behavior was reported across all age groups to varying degrees based on topography and age. Replacement behaviors, such as waiting and tolerating denials generally improved as children increased in age but still largely remained below 80% of opportunities. The present study may serve as a reference for researchers and clinicians to set goals that are developmentally appropriate.</p>","PeriodicalId":47138,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Interventions","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43966278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sandra A. Ruby, Byron Wine, Abigail L. Blackman, Florence DiGennaro Reed
{"title":"An initial evaluation of staff injuries in human service organizations","authors":"Sandra A. Ruby, Byron Wine, Abigail L. Blackman, Florence DiGennaro Reed","doi":"10.1002/bin.1976","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bin.1976","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Recent data reveal an increase in the likelihood of staff injury for those working in the health care and social assistance industries (United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2021). Without information summarizing variables pertaining to staff injury in behavior-analytic service settings, organizational leaders risk the safety of staff they employ. Despite the social relevance, few studies concerning the types of client-related staff injuries have been published. The purpose of this survey was to gather data on the cause, type, bodily location of, and treatment required for staff injury by surveying organizations that serve individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Respondents ranked the leading cause of injury as client-to-staff interactions, type of injury as bite, location of injury as arm, and the most common treatment required as on-site first aid. These initial data could assist in the identification of job tasks that may be associated with increased risk of injury, potential ramifications of client-inflicted injuries on staff performance and organizational outcomes, and how to address injuries in settings within an injury-prone industry. Implications and future research ideas are also discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":47138,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Interventions","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48020409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jill Hickey, Shannon M. Arthur, Scott L. Solomon, Justin B. Leaf
{"title":"Teaching contingent vocal imitation of infants using Cool versus Not Cool™: A brief asynchronous responsive caregiving training","authors":"Jill Hickey, Shannon M. Arthur, Scott L. Solomon, Justin B. Leaf","doi":"10.1002/bin.1975","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bin.1975","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Global public health organizations such as The World Health Organization and United Nations Children's Fund have prioritized environmental support for infants in their first 1000 days of life, including interventions that target early childhood development (ECD) outcomes. Responsive caregiving practices and interventions that support parents in engaging in them have a positive effect on ECD outcomes. Behavioral research has identified a number of specific caregiver responses that influence infants' early language development, including contingent vocal imitation. This study examined the effects of a brief, asynchronous online parent training using the Cool versus Not Cool™ procedure to teach two mothers and one father to imitate their infants' vocalizations in their natural home settings. All three parents increased the percentage of contingent vocalizations with their infants and positive changes in vocal behavior were observed for all the three infants.</p>","PeriodicalId":47138,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Interventions","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44530246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}