Acceptability of behavioral treatments: Review of variables that influence treatment selection.

Behavioral parent-teacher consultation: Conceptual and research considerations

“…It is likewise important to assess the degree to which the process of conjoint behavioral consultation is accepted by the participants (i.e., consultants, consultees, and clients). Clinical utility is dependent on several factors, including acceptability of treatment (Elliott, 1988). However, acceptability research to date has focused on the acceptability of behavioral interventions, with little or no emphasis given to the process of service delivery (the process by which interventions are developed and recommended).…”

Investigating the acceptability of behavioral interventions in applied conjoint behavioral consultation: Moving from analog conditions to naturalistic settings.

“…The complexity of the intervention has also been identifi ed as a factor potentially affecting treatment acceptability ratings (Elliott, 1988;Reimers et al, 1987), with researchers hypothesizing that in general, the more complex the intervention procedure (i.e., more steps and procedures), the less acceptable it will be perceived by treatment agents (i.e., parents and teachers) and treatment consumers (i.e., children). Additionally, researchers have concluded through analog research that in general there is a relationship between the severity of the child's behavior problem and the acceptability of the intervention.…”

“…Whereas much research exists investigating factors that potentially impact treatment acceptability (the fi rst link in the treatment acceptability-integrity-outcome relationship theory; Witt & Elliott, 1985), to date it has been limited to hypothetical scenarios and analog conditions (Eckert & Hintze, 2000;Elliott, 1988;Reimers et al, 1987). Research based on hypothetical scenarios may be limited in terms of generalizability to and implications for fi eldbased practice (Eckert & Hintze, 2000;Elliott, 1988).…”

“…A review of the treatment acceptability literature reveals that a number of factors have been hypothesized to effect treatment acceptability and a number of models have been developed to explain the relationship of treatment acceptability to various factors within the consultation process (for a review see Eckert & Hintze, 2000;Elliott, 1988;Reimers, Wacker, & Koeppl, 1987).…”

“…Specifi cally, one major line of research has developed through using "type of intervention" as an independent variable (Elliott, 1988;Reimers et al, 1987). For example, several studies (Elliott, Witt, Galvin, & Peterson, 1984;Kazdin, 1980;Witt, Elliott, & Martens, 1984;Witt & Robbins, 1985) have determined that positive treatments (e.g., treatments using praise, differential reinforcement, or token economies) are consistently rated by a variety of consumers (i.e., parents, teachers) as more acceptable than negative treatments (e.g., response-cost, time out, or loss of privileges).…”