Replacement-Based Strategies

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The study by Sullivan et al. (2021) examined the effect of three interventions to reduce challenging behavior among three participants with emotional and behavioral disorders. One of the strategies involved using differential reinforcement to teach students appropriate replacement behavior to help them obtain the behavioral function without engaging in challenging behavior. Specifically, the participants were taught replacement behaviors such as self-management to facilitate task completion, requesting assistance and short breaks, social skills for appropriate interactions with adults, and staying on task despite needing an escape.
The study found that all three participants demonstrated a reduction in challenging behavior. There was also an increase in the replacement behavior. These results indicate that teaching replacement behavior is an effective replacement-based strategy for reducing the target behavior. It helps the individual engage in a more appropriate behavior to obtain the same outcome as the challenging behavior. The study also found that the intervention was effective even among students not in the target group. The interventi...