Gentle teaching and applied behavior analysis: a critical review.
In recent years, there has been a growing controversy surrounding gentle teaching. This paper explores the nature of this controversy with particular reference to the relationship between gentle teaching and applied behavior analysis. Advantages and disadvantages of this approach are discussed, and it is suggested that gentle teaching and applied behavior analysis need not be regarded as mutually exclusive approaches to working with persons with mental retardation.
Jones
R S
RS
Department of Psychology, University College of North Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, United Kingdom.
McCaughey
R E
RE
D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D001348:Aversive Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy