An Evaluation of "Balance": a Home-Based, Parent-Implemented Program Addressing Emerging Problem Behavior.

Autor: Ruppel KW; Psychology Department, Western New England University, Springfield, MA USA.; Present Address: FTF Behavioral Consulting, 40 Southbridge St., Suite 202, Worcester, MA 01608 USA., Hanley GP; Psychology Department, Western New England University, Springfield, MA USA.; Present Address: FTF Behavioral Consulting, 40 Southbridge St., Suite 202, Worcester, MA 01608 USA., Landa RK; Psychology Department, Western New England University, Springfield, MA USA.; Present Address: May Institute, Worcester, MA USA., Rajaraman A; Psychology Department, Western New England University, Springfield, MA USA.; Present Address: Psychology Department, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Behavior analysis in practice [Behav Anal Pract] 2021 Feb 08; Vol. 14 (2), pp. 324-341. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Feb 08 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.1007/s40617-020-00490-3
Abstrakt: Programs that prevent the development of severe problem behavior in young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are critically needed. We describe a program designed to do this, and we report on a preliminary evaluation of its effects with four 3- and 4-year-old children with ASD. Parents served as the primary implementers, with twice-weekly coaching from a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Direct measures and Aberrant Behavior Checklist scores reflected decreases in emerging problem behavior. Direct measures also reflected increases in child communication, social, and cooperation skills, and parents rated the process as highly acceptable. A randomized controlled trial will be required to evaluate the extent to which the program prevents the development of problem behavior in young children with ASD.
Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40617-020-00490-3.
Competing Interests: Conflict of interestDuring the peer review and publication process for this manuscript, Kelsey Ruppel and Gregory Hanley received salaries from FTF Behavioral Consulting, an organization that offers training on the Balance Program among other services. Neither were employed by FTF Behavioral Consulting before or during the conduct of the study. Robin Landa and Adithyan Rajaraman declare no conflict of interest.
(© Association for Behavior Analysis International 2020.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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