Search Results - "Mudford, Oliver C."

Evaluation of a telehealth training package to remotely train staff to conduct a preference assessment by Higgins, William J., Luczynski, Kevin C., Carroll, Regina A., Fisher, Wayne W., Mudford, Oliver C.

“…Recent advancements in telecommunication technologies make it possible to conduct a variety of healthcare services remotely (e.g., behavioral‐analytic…”
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Independent and interdependent group contingencies to increase on‐task work behavior among adults with intellectual disabilities by Daly, Svetlana, Phillips, Katrina J., Mudford, Oliver C., Sharp, Rebecca A.

“…We applied independent and interdependent group contingencies in a counterbalanced reversal experimental design to the vocational on‐task behavior for two…”
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CONTINUOUS RECORDING AND INTEROBSERVER AGREEMENT ALGORITHMS REPORTED IN THE JOURNAL OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS (1995-2005) by Mudford, Oliver C., Taylor, Sarah Ann, Martin, Neil T.

“…We reviewed all research articles in 10 recent volumes of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (JABA): Vol. 28(3), 1995, through Vol. 38(2), 2005…”
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Replication and extension of a check-in procedure to increase activity engagement among people with severe dementia by Engstrom, Elin, Mudford, Oliver C., Brand, Denys

“…Engelman, Altus, and Mathews (1999) evaluated a procedure to ensure that staff checked in with elderly residents in a nursing home and offered activity…”
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Assessing the Within‐Trial Treatment Integrity of Discrete‐Trial Teaching Programs Using Sequential Analysis by Brand, Denys, Mudford, Oliver C., Arnold‐Saritepe, Angela, Elliffe, Douglas

“…Discrete‐trial teaching is a strategy frequently used to teach functional skills to individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Research has…”
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Teaching individuals with profound multiple disabilities to access preferred stimuli with multiple microswitches by Tam, Gee May, Phillips, Katrina J., Mudford, Oliver C.

“…► Adults with profound and multiple disabilities learned to activate two switches. ► Most participants showed choice behavior by activating one item more than…”
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Representativeness of direct observations selected using a work-sampling equation by Sharp, Rebecca A., Mudford, Oliver C., Elliffe, Douglas

“…Deciding on appropriate sampling to obtain representative samples of behavior is important but not straightforward, because the relative duration of the target…”
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Distribution of Reported Durations of Behavior in Applied Behavioral Research by Sharp, Rebecca A., Mudford, Oliver C.

“…Duration is a commonly measured dimension of behavior in behavioral research and clinical practice. An approach to studies of measurement in behavior analysis…”
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ASSESSING OBSERVER ACCURACY IN CONTINUOUS RECORDING OF RATE AND DURATION: THREE ALGORITHMS COMPARED by Mudford, Oliver C., Martin, Neil T., Hui, Jasmine K. Y., Taylor, Sarah Ann

“…The three algorithms most frequently selected by behavior‐analytic researchers to compute interobserver agreement with continuous recording were used to assess…”
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USING CALIBRATION AND INTEROBSERVER AGREEMENT ALGORITHMS TO ASSESS THE ACCURACY AND PRECISION OF DATA FROM ELECTRONIC AND PEN-AND-PAPER CONTINUOUS RECORDING METHODS by Phillips, Katrina J., Mudford, Oliver C., Zeleny, Jason R., Elliffe, Douglas

“…Often it is assumed that electronic recording by observers necessarily provides better quality data than pen‐and‐paper methods. Fifteen novice observers…”
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IMPROVING BEHAVIOR IN A RESIDENTIAL SERVICE FOR YOUTH IN DRUG AND ALCOHOL REHABILITATION by Taylor, Sarah Ann, Mudford, Oliver C.

“…A token reinforcement program, named ‘Thumbs Up’, was introduced in a residential therapeutic community for drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Sixteen young…”
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Comparisons of interventions for rumination maintained by automatic reinforcement by Sharp, Rebecca A., Phillips, Katrina J., Mudford, Oliver C.

“…► Antecedent-based interventions for rumination were compared in adults with autism. ► Liquid rescheduling was the most effective intervention in decreasing…”
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Effects of Noncontingent Reinforcement and Choice of Activity on Aggressive Behavior Maintained by Attention by Phillips, Katrina J., Mudford, Oliver C.

“…Functional assessments identified that the grabbing behavior of a 24‐year‐old man with intellectual disability was maintained by social positive reinforcement,…”
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Progress and outcomes for children with autism receiving parent-managed intensive interventions by Bibby, Peter, Eikeseth, Svein, Martin, Neil T, Mudford, Oliver C, Reeves, David

“…Parent-managed behavioral interventions for young children with autism are under-researched. We analysed data from 66 children served by 25 different early…”
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Using music to decrease disruptive vocalizations in a man with dementia by Locke, Janine M., Mudford, Oliver C.

“…Music played through headphones was noted to reduce the disruptive chanting and speech‐like vocalizations of a 68‐year‐old man who lived in a secure dementia…”
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Rates of responding measured by continuous recording in applied behavioral research by Mudford, Oliver C., Locke, Janine M., Jeffrey, Kylie

“…There is no published source that can inform behavioral measurement research about typical response rates measured by continuous recording in applied behavior…”
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CALIBRATION OF OBSERVATIONAL MEASUREMENT OF RATE OF RESPONDING by Mudford, Oliver C., Zeleny, Jason R., Fisher, Wayne W., Klum, Molly E., Owen, Todd M.

“…The quality of measurement systems used in almost all natural sciences other than behavior analysis is usually evaluated through calibration study rather than…”
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Functional analysis skills training for residential caregivers by Phillips, Katrina J., Mudford, Oliver C.

“…Functional analysis is the most effective assessment for identifying the maintaining contingencies of aberrant behavior. However, it is suggested that…”
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Training Employment Acquisition Skills for Adolescents with a Substance Abuse History by Taylor, Sarah Ann, Mudford, Oliver C., Phillips, Katrina J.

“…Obtaining paid employment is beneficial for youth during and following treatment for substance abuse. A training program for acquiring employment was…”
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Effects of textual response prompts for adolescents in a substance abuse treatment program by Taylor, Sarah Ann, Anderson, Kerrie, Mudford, Oliver C.

“…Adolescents in a drug and alcohol treatment facility had behavioral deficits in having essential items ready for organized group adventure activities…”
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