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TEACHING SELF‐ADMINISTRATION OF SUCTIONING TO CHILDREN WITH TRACHEOSTOMIES
Author(s) -
Derrickson Janice G.,
Neef Nancy A.,
Parrish John M.
Publication year - 1991
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 - 10.1901/jaba.1991.24-563
Subject(s) - multiple baseline design , psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , psychiatry , intervention (counseling)
We examined the effectiveness of using dolls to teach young children with tracheostomies to self‐administer a suctioning procedure. Four children between the ages of 5 and 8 years, who had had tracheostomies for 6 months or longer, participated. After skills were taught via doll‐centered simulations, in vivo skills were evaluated. All of the training and probe sessions were conducted in the participants' classrooms or homes. Results of a multiple baseline design across subjects and skill components indicated that the performance of all children improved as a function of training. Skill maintenance was demonstrated by all participants during follow‐up assessments conducted 2 to 6 weeks posttraining. Results of a questionnaire completed by caregivers and interviews with the children revealed high levels of satisfaction with the training procedures and outcomes.