Functional communication training: From efficacy to effectiveness

M Ghaemmaghami, GP Hanley… - Journal of applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Functional communication training (FCT; Carr & Durand, 1985) is a common function‐based
treatment in which an alternative form of communication is taught to reduce problem …

Multiple schedules in practical application: Research trends and implications for future investigation

V Saini, SA Miller, WW Fisher - Journal of Applied Behavior …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Researchers began studying multiple schedules in basic laboratories, but recent advances
have extended research on multiple schedules to a wide variety of socially significant …

Functional communication training during reinforcement schedule thinning: An analysis of 25 applications

BD Greer, WW Fisher, V Saini… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Two principal goals of functional communication training (FCT) are (a) to eliminate
destructive behavior and (b) to establish a more acceptable, yet functionally equivalent …

A preliminary investigation on improving functional communication training by mitigating resurgence of destructive behavior

AM Fuhrman, WW Fisher… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the effectiveness and widespread use of functional communication training (FCT),
resurgence of destructive behavior can occur if the functional communication response …

Using schedule-correlated stimuli during functional communication training to promote the rapid transfer of treatment effects.

BD Greer, WW Fisher, AM Briggs… - Behavioral …, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
Prior research has shown that bringing functional communication responses under the
discriminative control of schedule-correlated stimuli facilitates rapid reinforcement schedule …

A discussion of positive behavior support and applied behavior analysis in the context of autism spectrum disorder in the UK and Ireland

D Stalford, S Graham, M Keenan - Behavior Analysis in Practice, 2024 - Springer
This article addresses the relationship between applied behavior analysis (ABA) and the
emergence of positive behavior support (PBS) in context of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) …

Transfer of treatment effects from combined to isolated conditions during functional communication training for multiply controlled problem behavior

L Tsami, DC Lerman - Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Functional communication training (FCT) is highly effective for treating socially maintained
problem behavior when based on the results of functional analyses (FA). Research suggests …

Effects of multiple schedules of reinforcement on appropriate communication and challenging behaviors: A meta-analysis

R Muharib, VL Walker, F Alresheed… - Journal of Autism and …, 2021 - Springer
In this review, we summarized and meta-analyzed 35 single-case intervention studies that
involved the use of multiple schedules of reinforcement with 78 individuals with intellectual …

Developing Smart Virtual Reality to Teach Functional Communication Training

S King, L Feng, C Glazek, KM Ross, M Green… - Journal of Behavioral …, 2024 - Springer
Artificial intelligence (AI) encompasses a range of applications with the potential to change
the development and implementation of behavioral intervention. Virtual reality (VR) …

Evaluating skills correlated with discriminated responding in multiple schedule arrangements

EM Pizarro, TR Vollmer… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
One potential solution for excessively high‐rate functional communication responses (FCR)
is to establish stimulus control of the FCR through a multiple schedule. However, several …