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Acceptability of behavioral interventions for self-injurious behavior: replication and interinstitutional comparison.

K J Tarnowski1, J A Mulick, L K Rasnake

  • 1Department of Pediatrics Core A-451, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44109.

American Journal of Mental Retardation : AJMR
|September 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary

Staff found accelerative interventions for self-injurious behavior (SIB) more acceptable than reductive treatments. Treatment acceptability was not influenced by SIB severity in a behavioral setting.

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Area of Science:

  • Behavioral Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Applied Behavior Analysis

Background:

  • Self-injurious behavior (SIB) presents significant challenges in clinical settings.
  • Treatment acceptability by staff is crucial for effective intervention implementation.
  • Previous research indicated SIB severity and intervention type influenced staff acceptability ratings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To replicate a previous study on treatment acceptability of interventions for self-injurious behavior (SIB).
  • To examine the influence of institutional treatment philosophy on staff judgments of intervention acceptability.
  • To investigate the impact of SIB severity and intervention type on treatment acceptability in a behavioral milieu.

Main Methods:

  • A case description methodology was employed.

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  • Staff ratings of six behavioral interventions for SIB were collected.
  • The study was replicated in a setting with an explicitly behavioral treatment philosophy.

    • Main Results:

    • Accelerative interventions were consistently preferred over reductive treatments.
    • Staff acceptability ratings were not significantly affected by the severity of self-injurious behavior (SIB).
    • Interventions were generally rated as more acceptable by staff in the behavioral treatment setting.

    Conclusions:

    • The findings support the preference for accelerative interventions in treating self-injurious behavior (SIB).
    • Institutional characteristics, specifically a behavioral treatment philosophy, positively influence staff treatment acceptability.
    • Treatment acceptability is influenced by the intervention approach and the treatment environment, not solely by SIB severity.