Interview informed synthesized contingency analyses in informing the treatment of problem behavior

Описание: In this video Emma Lundy, described the research undertaken to examine the utility of interview informed synthesized contengeny analyses. This research was published in the September 2021 issue of the European Journal of Behaviour Analysis.

Although functional analysis is a widely researched tool for determining behavioural function, traditional formats are associated with limitations that often preclude their incorporation into practice. The interview-informed synthesized contingency analysis (IISCA) was developed to address such limitations. This study investigated the effectiveness and efficiency of the IISCA in determining the function of problem behaviour for three non-vocal autistic children with intellectual disabilities in a school setting. The effectiveness of the skill-based treatment process associated with the IISCA was also evaluated, as were the acceptability of these treatment procedures and the fidelity with which they were implemented. The IISCAs yielded differentiated outcomes immediately for two participants and following a secondary analysis for the third participant. Assessment results informed the design of treatments involving functional communication training and delay and tolerance training evaluated using a changing-criterion design. Implications and limitations are discussed and recommendations for future research are offered.