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Behavior Modification
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A Travel Training Program

Reducing Wandering in a Residential Center for Developmentally Disabled Persons

William L. Padgett

Hector D. Garcia

Michael B. Pernice

Landmark Learning Center, Miami, Florida

Recent research has developed travel training programs for teaching retarded persons to walk a designated path. However, the problem remains of how to handle individuals who exhibit wandering behavior that impedes training. A token program was devised to reduce off-path wandering by a 25-year-old, severly retarded female, who had a 6-year history of wandering around institutional grounds. The treatment included reinforcement for staying on the path, and response cost for wandering. The experimental design combined a reversal and a multiple baseline across trips. Wandering was reduced to zero after 2 days of treatment on three separate occasions, and remained at or near zero after 2 days of treatment of three separate occasions, and remained at or near zero throughout treatment, and at six monthly follow-ups. Clinical significances was established using a social validation questionnaire.

Behavior Modification, Vol. 8, No. 3, 317-330 (1984)
DOI: 10.1177/01454455840083002
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