title: Treating non-retentive encopresis with rewarded scheduled toilet visits.
abstract: We evaluated the effects of rewarded scheduled toilet sits on non-retentive encopretic behavior of an elementary-school student receiving services for serious emotional disturbance. A multidisciplinary team implemented the 8-week intervention using a multiple baseline across settings design. The results showed an increase in sitting on the toilet and a decline in encopretic episodes in both school and home settings. These findings support the use of a behavioral intervention for children with significant behavioral disorders within a classroom setting.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO.
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Boles
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Eric M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Vernberg