Assessment-Informed Intervention for Aphasia in an Older Adult: Transfer of Stimulus Control Procedure Considerations |
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Authors: | Hannah Ritchie Lilith Reuter-Yuill Andrea Perez Jonathan Baker |
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Affiliation: | 1.Partners in Excellence, Minnetonka, MN USA ;2.Department of Psychology, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 USA |
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Abstract: | 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. |
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Keywords: | older adults verbal behavior behavioral gerontology functional assessment aphasia assessment-based instruction |
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