Assessing Preferences of Individuals With Developmental Disabilities: A Survey of Current Practices

Graff, Richard B.; Karsten, Amanda M.

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“…The results of a recent survey suggest that the use of SPAs is a ubiquitous clinical practice (Graff and Karsten 2012a). This is not surprising considering the ongoing need to identifying potential reinforcers for use during behavioral programming.…”

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“…Because SPAs are widely used in clinical practice, it may be important to develop strategies to teach clinical staff to implement SPAs with high fidelity. More specifically, the current study focuses on the single-stimulus (SS), paired-stimulus (PS), and the multiplestimulus-without-replacement (MSWO) assessments as data from Graff and Karsten (2012a) indicate that these SPAs are commonly used by certified behavior analysts.…”

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Using Video Modeling with Voiceover Instruction to Train Staff to Conduct Stimulus Preference Assessments

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There is an ongoing need to identify stimuli that may function as reinforcers due to the reliance on reinforcement techniques during teaching. Three commonly used stimulus preference assessments (SPAs) are the single-stimulus (SS; Pace et al.assessments. The current study examined the effectiveness of video modeling with voiceover instruction to train staff to conduct these SPAs. The results demonstrated that video modeling was effective, and staff trainees demonstrated high levels of integrity during generalization and follow-up probes. These results support recent research that suggests video modeling is an effective approach to staff training.Reinforcement procedures are a cornerstone of applied behavior analytic programming for consumers with autism spectrum disorders. Since such consumers often lack the ability to vocalize or demonstrate choices, or have limited choice-making ability, it is important that clinical staff demonstrate the skills necessary to conduct stimulus J Dev Phys Disabil (2015) 27:505-532

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“…This process for identifying preferences has been effective in a number of investigations and particularly in regard to identifying strongest preferences of an individual although such a process does not always result in accurate preference identification (see Dillon & Carr, 2007;Reid & Green, 2006, for summaries). However, there are a number of wellestablished, systematic preference assessment strategies that behavior analysts could turn to if concerned about the accuracy of caregiver reports of preferences (Graff & Karsten, 2012).…”

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Familiarizing New Staff for Working with Adults with Severe Disabilities: a Case for Relationship Building

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Bentley

Solari

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In human service agencies, situations exist at various times in which consumers are not familiar with the staff who work with them. We evaluated effects of familiar versus unfamiliar staff working with two men with severe disabilities in a vocational program. Results indicated both participants displayed more compliance with familiar staff relative to unfamiliar staff and one exhibited more on-task (one was near ceiling levels with both staff). Subsequently, a familiarization process was conducted with four new staff before working with four men with severe disabilities that involved spending time with a participant in a preferred activity and phasing in to the participant's routine. Each staff worked with one participant after being familiarized and concurrently with another without being familiarized. In all but one case, participant compliance was greater with the familiarized staff. Except when on-task was near ceiling levels, it also was higher with the familiarized staff. Additionally, results offered some support for the existence of a good relationship between familiarized staff and participants in terms of more participant happiness indices than with unfamiliar staff and, to a smaller degree, less unhappiness indices and problem behavior. Implications for practitioners are discussed, including being aware of potential problems when unfamiliar staff work with adults with severe disabilities and considering familiarizing new staff prior to working with individuals. Discussion also addresses how more attention could be directed to relationship development from a practitioner and research perspective.

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“…Fisher et al and others (e.g., Lee et al 2010) have shown that preference assessments yield strong predictions regarding reinforcer efficacy. Graff and Karsten (2012) surveyed practitioners who serve individuals with developmental disabilities. Most behavior analysts (approximately 89 %) who responded reported using some form of stimulus preference assessment to determine effective consequences.…”

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An Analysis of Feedback from a Behavior Analytic Perspective

Mangiapanello

Hemmes

2015

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The present paper presents a systematic analysis from a behavior analytic perspective of procedures termed feedback. Although feedback procedures are widely reported in the discipline of psychology, including in the field of behavior analysis, feedback is neither consistently defined nor analyzed. Feedback is frequently treated as a principle of behavior; however, its effects are rarely analyzed in terms of well-established principles of learning and behavior analysis. On the assumption that effectiveness of feedback procedures would be enhanced when their use is informed by these principles, we sought to provide a conceptually systematic account of feedback effects in terms of operant conditioning principles. In the first comprehensive review of this type, we compare feedback procedures with those of well-defined operant procedures. We also compare the functional relations that have been observed between parameters of consequence delivery and behavior under both feedback and operant procedures. The similarities observed in the preceding analyses suggest that processes revealed in operant conditioning procedures are sufficient to explain the phenomena observed in studies on feedback.

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Assessing Preferences of Individuals With Developmental Disabilities: A Survey of Current Practices

Cited by 79 publications

References 36 publications

Using Video Modeling with Voiceover Instruction to Train Staff to Conduct Stimulus Preference Assessments

Using Video Modeling with Voiceover Instruction to Train Staff to Conduct Stimulus Preference Assessments

Familiarizing New Staff for Working with Adults with Severe Disabilities: a Case for Relationship Building

An Analysis of Feedback from a Behavior Analytic Perspective

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