Behavior Analysis and Treatment, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993 NATO Science Series B: Series

In May 1986, the Association for Behavior Analysis (ABA) established a task force on the right to effective behavioral treatment. The mandate of this task force was to identify and delineate specific rights as they apply to behavioral treatment. Impetus for this project came in part from the controversy over the use of aversive procedures, which some held had no place in treatment and, with evolution of the treatment process, were no longer necessary. In con­ trast, others cited evidence that programs based on positive reinforcement alone were sometimes not effective in treating severe problems. These re­ searchers and practitioners desired to ensure that clients and guardians be permitted to choose treatments that included punishment procedures when assessments warranted their use. The first editor approached Ogden Lindsley, president of ABA, about establishing a task force to examine this isuse. The ABA council decided to broaden the mandate to include an examination of clients' right to effective behavioral treatment in general. The first editor was asked to chair the task force and appointed Saul Axelrod, Jon S. Bailey, Judith E. Favell, Richard M. Foxx, and 0. Ivar Lovaas as members. Brian A. Iwata was appointed liaison by the ABA council.

1. Introduction.- I Creating an Optimal Learning Environment.- 2. Defining an Acceptable Treatment Environment.- 3. Building Functional Curricula for Students With Severe Intellectual Disabilities and Severe Problem Behaviors.- II The Role of Behavioral Assessment in Providing Quality Care.- 4. Functional Analysis and Treatment of Aberrant Behavior.- 5. Treatment Classification and Selection Based on Behavioral Function.- 6. The Interpersonal Treatment Model: Teaching Appropriate Social Inhibitions Through the Development of Personal Stimulus Control by the Systematic Introduction of Antecedent Stimuli.- III Providing State-of-the-Art Treatment.- 7. Ensuring the Competence of Behavior Analysts.- 8. A Decision-Making Model for Selecting the Optimal Treatment Procedure.- 9. Coordinating the Treatment Process among Various Disciplines.- IV Promoting Generalization and Maintenance of Treatment Gains.- 10. Communication-Based Treatment of Severe Behavior Problems.- 11. Promoting Generalization: Current Status and Functional Considerations.- 12. Providing Outclinic Services: Evaluating Treatment and Social Validity.- V Advancing the State of the Art.- 13. A Model for Developing and Evaluating Behavioral Technology.- 14. The Development and Evaluation of the Self-Injurious Behavior Inhibiting System: A Personal Perspective.- Appendix A. The Right to Effective Behavioral Treatment.- 1. An Individual Has a Right to a Therapeutic Environment.- 2. An Individual Has a Right to Services Whose Overriding Goal is Personal Welfare.- 3. An Individual Has a Right to Treatment by a Competent Behavior Analyst.- 4. An Individual Has a Right to Programs That Teach Functional Skills.- 5. An Individual Has a Right to Behavioral Assessment and Ongoing Evaluation.- 6. An Individual Has a Right to the Most Effective Treatment Procedures Available.- Conclusion.- Appendix B. Association for Behavior Analysis Position Statement on Clients’ Rights to Effective Behavioral Treatment.- Author Index.