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TREATMENT OF ENCOPRESIS IN A CLASSROOM SETTING: A CASE STUDY
Author(s) -
SCOTT ELIZABETH A.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
british journal of educational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.557
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 2044-8279
pISSN - 0007-0998
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1977.tb02347.x
Subject(s) - encopresis , psychology , reinforcement , developmental psychology , differential reinforcement , contingency management , behaviour modification , psychotherapist , social psychology , enuresis , psychiatry , intervention (counseling)
S ummary . This study describes the procedure and results of a behaviour modification programme carried out in the classroom and aimed at eliminating encopresis in an 8‐year‐old boy. Initially, when the teacher assumed the role of therapist, the programme failed. A nursery nurse was then taught the use of differential reinforcement paired with a time‐out contingency and within one week frequency of soiling decreased dramatically. This level of eliminative behaviour was maintained throughout the rest of the programme.