The participant was a 52 year-old woman, diagnosed with a profound intellectual disability, who engaged in high rates of severe self-injurious behaviors (SIB) predominantly in the forms of head banging and head hitting. A series of analyses and interventions was implemented to establish appropriate toileting behavior in the natural environment. Treatment consisted of conjugate reinforcement for optimal toilet positioning with the absence of SIB, episodic positive reinforcement of eliminating in the toilet, and programed generalization across environments and staff. Results showed the maintenance of optimal toilet positioning, decrease in SIB (under 1 instance per min), and appropriate eliminating in 96.3% of all available sessions. Direct support staff were trained to implement the program with 100% fidelity.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1505230 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Bayliss, Kathleen |
| Contributors | Smith, Richard, Dracobly, Joseph, Toussaint, Karen |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 48 pages, Text |
| Rights | Public, Bayliss, Kathleen, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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