Synopses & Reviews
Promoting new and alternative approaches to behavioral support, this book explains both the theory and the methodology of antecedent control. Drawing on research and clinical experience, the authors -- a group of distinguished experts in the field -- explain how well-designed stimulus control procedures can lead to more diverse education, therapeutic, and habilitation options than can traditional reactive methods. Addressing behavior disorders that are commonly associated with a range of diagnoses, syndromes, and disabilities, the assessment and treatment techniques in this book are effective for both children and adults. Comprehensive and timely, this book is ideal for researchers, clinicians, consultants, behavior specialists, special educators, and psychologists.
Synopsis
Promoting alternative approaches to behavioral support, this book explains both the theory and the methodology of antecedent control. Drawing on research and clinical experience, the authors--a group of distinguished experts in the field--explain how well-designed stimulus control procedures can lead to more diverse education, therapeutic, and habilitation options than can traditional reactive methods. Addressing behavior disorders commonly associated with a range of diagnoses, syndromes, and disabilities, the assessment and treatment techniques in this book are effective for both children and adults. A must-read for researchers, clinicians, consultants, behavior specialists, special educators, and psychologists.
Table of Contents
I. Introduction. Two perspectives on antecedent control : molecular and molar / Edward G. Carr ... et al. -- Intervention conceptualization and formulation / James K. Luiselli. II. Issues of assessment. Methods for assessing antecedent influences on challenging behaviors / Raymond G. Miltenberger -- Experimental analysis of antecedent influences on challenging behaviors / David P. Wacker ... et al. -- Experimental designs to evaluate antecedent control / Timothy R. Vollmer and Carole M. Van Camp. III. Issues of intervention : physical and medical influences. Physiological state as antecedent : utilization in functional analysis / Raymond G. Romanczyk and Amy L. Matthews -- Psychopharmacology and steady-state behavior / Nirbhay N. Singh, Cynthia R. Ellis, and Philip K. Axtell. IV. Issues of intervention : language-based approaches. Setting events to improve parent-teacher coordination and motivation for children with autism / Robert L. Loegel, Cynthia M. Carter, and Lynn Kern Koegel -- Choice making and personal selection stategies / Jeff Sigafoos -- Correspondence training and verbal mediation / Freddy A. Paniaguia.