title: The use of a positive procedure to increase engagement on-task and decrease challenging behavior.
abstract: The exhibition of stereotypic and self-injurious behavior (SIB) combined with a lack of work engagement makes it very difficult to place a person with severe disabilities in an integrated work environment. The purpose of this research was to examine use of a positive procedure to increase engagement on-task and reduce self-injurious slapping and stereotypic clothes manipulation by a 46-year-old man with severe disabilities. A single-subject research design was used to examine the effects of the combined DRA-DRO (differential reinforcement of alternative behavior-differential reinforcement of other behavior) procedure in fostering more appropriate behavior. Following 30 years of institutionalization, the man was successfully integrated into community-based employment.
authors.affiliation: Kremen School of Education and Human Development,California State University, Fresno CA, USA.
authors.forename: Paul L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Beare
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Severson
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brandt
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003216:Conditioning, Operant; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012055:Reinforcement Schedule; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*