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- Title
Collateral effects of behavioral parent training on families of children with developmental disabilities and behavior disorders.
- Authors
Feldman, Maurice A.; Werner, Shannon E.
- Abstract
We evaluated collateral effects of behavioral parent training (BPT) on families with children who have developmental disabilities and behavior disorders. We compared 18 BPT graduates to 18 similar families waiting for service. The BPT graduates reported significantly less (i) child behavior problems, (ii) disruption to child and family quality of life due to child problem behavior, and (iii) stress related to limits on family opportunities and child physical limitations, up to 5 years after discharge. On a self-efficacy scale, the graduates reported being more effective child behavior change agents in not only stopping child problem behavior, but also in preventing new occurrences and teaching the child appropriate behavior. These results suggest that BPT has persistent beneficial effects on children and parents. The findings reflect the program's focus on teaching parents how to use functional assessment derived positive teaching strategies to replace child problem behavior. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Subjects
PARENTS; DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities; BEHAVIOR disorders in children; FUNCTIONAL assessment of people with disabilities; MEDICAL function tests
- Publication
Behavioral Interventions, 2002, Vol 17, Issue 2, p75
- ISSN
1072-0847
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bin.111