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Aversive procedures: The minnesota experience
Author(s) -
Nord Gerald,
Wieseler Norman A.,
Hanson Ronald H.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
behavioral interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1099-078X
pISSN - 1072-0847
DOI - 10.1002/bin.2360060305
Subject(s) - psychology , state (computer science) , community service , service (business) , medical education , applied psychology , public relations , medicine , political science , business , computer science , marketing , algorithm
Aversive and deprivation procedures for controlling and reducing challenging behaviors have received increasing attention. Many states have adopted guidelines on the use of these procedures treating persons with developmental disabilities. The Minnesota state rule promulgated in October, 1987 requires reviews from both local and state‐wide review committees on permitted, but controlled procedures. Data generated from state‐wide committees revealed that (a) state operated regional treatment centers (RTCs) employed individual habilitative training programs with controlled procedures more frequently than community‐based agencies (b) a higher proportion of RTC submissions were for treatment of self‐injury than submissions from community services, and (c) RTCs had a higher usage of mechanical restraints than community facilities with both services settings using manual restraints more frequently than all other controlled procedures combined. Reasons for the above differences in the two service settings were discussed.