The effects of errorless compliance training on children in home and school settings. (14th August 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cavell, Hannah J.; Radley, Keith C.; Dufrene, Brad A.; Tingstrom, Daniel H.; Ness, Emily A.; Murphy, Ashley N.
• Is Part Of: Behavioral interventions. Volume 33:Number 4(2018)
• Page Start: 391
• Page End: 402
• Publication Date: 2018-08-14
• Subjects: compliance -- errorless compliance training -- generalization -- hi‐p command sequences -- single‐case design; People with mental disabilities -- Behavior modification -- Periodicals; Behavior therapy -- Periodicals; 616.89142
• DOI: 10.1002/bin.1641
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1072-0847

Abstract

Abstract : Errorless compliance training (ECT) is a procedure used to lessen disruptive behavior using a gradual and noncoercive approach. In this study, parents of three school‐aged children who demonstrated high levels of disruptive behavior in the home and the classroom were trained on the ECT procedure. ECT consisted of training in effective instruction delivery and delivery of requests in a hierarchal manner. ECT sessions took place in the home, with parents delivering requests to participating children. Baseline data were used to arrange requests into grouped levels, ranging from Level 1 (requests of which individual is typically compliant) to Level 4 (requests in which individual is typically noncompliant). Using the ECT procedure, request levels were faded over time in a gradual fashion to ensure the highest probability of compliance. Effects of ECT were hypothesized to generalize from the home to the school setting. Implementation of ECT resulted in high levels of compliance in both the home and school settings across all participants. Implications and limitations are discussed.