Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Date

2025

Document Type

Dissertation (Access Restricted)

Degree Name

Doctor of Education

Department

Instruction & Curriculum Leadership

Committee Chair

Diana Delgado

Committee Member

James Meindl

Committee Member

Laura Casey

Abstract

This study evaluated the effects of tactile prompting and reinforcement on parental adherence to behavioral parent training. Data from 3 parent-child dyads collected 5-7 days post demonstration of mastery of skills after parent training, showed low implementation of those skills and unchanged levels of challenging behavior. An intervention consisting of tactile prompting with reinforcement was implemented to improve independent implementation of behavioral strategies during activities or interactions that typically evoked challenging behaviors at home. For all participants the intervention resulted in an increased use of trained strategies during 20-minute parent-child interactions, and decreased duration of children’s challenging behaviors to zero levels. Observations under baseline conditions one week and six- weeks after the intervention ended showed maintenance of these effects for the three dyads. The importance of programming contingencies for parental adherence is discussed.

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Data is provided by the student.”

Library Comment

Dissertation or thesis originally submitted to ProQuest.

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