Open AccessAssessment-Informed Intervention for Aphasia in an Older Adult: Transfer of Stimulus Control Procedure Considerations
Author(s) -
Hannah Ritchie,
Lilith M. Reuter-Yuill,
Andrea Perez,
Jonathan C. Baker
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the analysis of verbal behavior/the analysis of verbal behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2196-8926
pISSN - 0889-9401
DOI - 10.1007/s40616-021-00153-6
Subject(s) - aphasia , stimulus (psychology) , rehabilitation , psychology , multiple baseline design , stimulus control , mand , physical medicine and rehabilitation , audiology , intervention (counseling) , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , medicine , neuroscience , autism , psychiatry , nicotine
The purpose of this study was to contribute to the small but growing literature on the rehabilitation of language for older adults, as well as evaluate the clinical utility of a functional approach to language assessment. The study included an assessment-based response profile that informed individualized treatment targets and prompt selection, and a multiple-baseline design across behaviors with an embedded multielement design was used to systematically compare two transfer of stimulus control procedures. Results suggested that the prompt-delay procedure resulted in positive treatment outcomes and provided valuable information on the implications of basing treatment goals on functional assessment.