Tsami Loukia, Lerman Dorothea, Toper-Korkmaz Ozlem
University of Houston-Clear Lake.
J Appl Behav Anal. 2019 Oct;52(4):1113-1129. doi: 10.1002/jaba.645. Epub 2019 Sep 29.
Teaching parents to conduct functional analyses and to implement functional communication training is an efficacious approach for treating socially maintained problem behavior (Derby et al., 1997). Research has found that delivering this assessment and intervention package via telehealth technologies is efficient and acceptable to caregivers in the United States (Wacker et al., 2013b). We replicated this work with families residing in rural and urban areas of eight countries. Two behavior therapists located in the United States conducted appointments in the participants' native languages, using interpreters as needed. Parent-implemented functional analyses and treatment with functional communication training were highly effective in reducing problem behavior in children diagnosed with autism. Furthermore, parents rated the procedures as acceptable and indicated that the treatment would be effective with their children. These findings indicate that telehealth technologies are a viable option for clinicians to provide behavior analysis services to families around the world.
教导父母进行功能分析并实施功能沟通训练是治疗社会性维持问题行为的一种有效方法（德比等人，1997年）。研究发现，通过远程医疗技术提供这种评估和干预方案在美国对照顾者来说是高效且可接受的（瓦克等人，2013年b）。我们在八个国家的农村和城市地区的家庭中重复了这项工作。两名位于美国的行为治疗师使用口译员，根据需要用参与者的母语进行预约。父母实施的功能分析以及功能沟通训练治疗在减少被诊断为自闭症的儿童的问题行为方面非常有效。此外，父母对这些程序给予了认可，并表示该治疗对他们的孩子会有效。这些发现表明，远程医疗技术是临床医生为世界各地家庭提供行为分析服务的一个可行选择。
