Citation

Dunlap G, Johnson J, Winterling V, Morelli MA. Educ. Treat. Child. 1987; 10(4): 367-382.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, West Virginia University Press)

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Abstract

A prerequisite to the full community integration of many individuals with developmental disabilities is the successful management of severely disruptive behaviors. While a powerful technology has been developed for controlling disruptive responding in training settings, it has proven difficult to extend that technology to natural community settings that lack specially trained personnel or effective behavior management procedures. In order to provide handicapped persons with the full opportunities of community participation, researchers and practitioners will need to develop a technology for generalized control over disruptive responses. This paper discusses this problem, reviews the relevant literature, and presents some directions for further investigation. Given the current deficiency of directly relevant research, it is concluded that a concentrated program of empirical, applied study could develop increasingly effective procedures for controlling disruptions and promoting adaptive responding across a breadth of community settings.

Language: en