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A Teacher's Checklist for Evaluating Treatment Intrusiveness
Alberta Journal of Educational Research (2011)
  • Stacy L. Carter, Texas Tech University
  • Michael R. Mayton, West Virginia University
  • John J. Wheeler, Western Michigan University
Abstract
Teachers are frequently involved in developing and evaluating treatments for problematic behaviors. Along with other members of the interdisciplinary team, they must determine the level of intrusiveness that a treatment may have on a student. Several factors that influence the intrusiveness of treatment procedures are described. These factors were used to develop a checklist that could be used systematically by teachers to evaluate the intrusiveness of treatments recommended by treatment teams. After the checklist was administered to a group of preservice teachers, it was found to be capable of discriminating among several treatment options described in a series of case vignettes. The implications of incorporating such a checklist into the design and implementation of treatments for problem behavior are discussed. 
Keywords
  • treatment intrusiveness,
  • behavior intervention,
  • treatment acceptability
Publication Date
Summer 2011
Publisher Statement
© 2011 The Governors of the University of Alberta. This document was published with permission from the journal. It was originally published in the Alberta Journal of Educational Research.
Citation Information
Stacy L. Carter, Michael R. Mayton and John J. Wheeler. "A Teacher's Checklist for Evaluating Treatment Intrusiveness" Alberta Journal of Educational Research Vol. 57 Iss. 2 (2011) p. 151 - 170 ISSN: 0002-4805
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john-wheeler/26/