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Effects of therapist‐worn protective equipment during functional analysis of aggression
Author(s) -
Oropeza Manuella E.,
Fritz Jennifer N.,
Nissen Melissa A.,
Terrell Amy S.,
Phillips Lauren A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1002/jaba.457
Subject(s) - aggression , psychology , functional analysis , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
The effects of therapist‐worn protective equipment (PE) on functional analysis (FA) outcomes for aggression were evaluated. Independent FAs with and without PE were conducted concurrently. Both FAs showed the same function of aggression for all participants. These results suggest that therapists may wear PE during FAs of aggression to reduce risk without altering the interpretation of the analysis.