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The Use of a Positive Procedure to Increase Engagement On-Task and Decrease Challenging Behavior

Paul L. Beare

California State University, Fresno

Susan Severson

Minnesota State University, Moorhead

Patricia Brandt

Armstrong Atlantic State University

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 engagementon-task and reduce self-injurious slapping and stereotypicclo the smanipulation 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.

Key Words: self-injurious behavior • applied behavior analysis • positive procedures • mental retardation • DRA • DRO

Behavior Modification, Vol. 28, No. 1, 28-44 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0145445503259217
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