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Treating Non-Retentive Encopresis with Rewarded Scheduled Toilet Visits

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We evaluated the effects of rewarded scheduled toilet sits on non-retentive encopretic behavior of an elementary-school student receiving services for serious emotional disturbance. A multidisciplinary team implemented the 8-week intervention using a multiple baseline across settings design. The results showed an increase in sitting on the toilet and a decline in encopretic episodes in both school and home settings. These findings support the use of a behavioral intervention for children with significant behavioral disorders within a classroom setting.

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  1. University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA

    Richard E. Boles Ph.D.

  2. University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA

    Michael C. Roberts Ph.D. & Eric M. Vernberg Ph.D.

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Boles, R.E., Roberts, M.C. & Vernberg, E.M. Treating Non-Retentive Encopresis with Rewarded Scheduled Toilet Visits. Behav Analysis Practice 1, 68–72 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03391730

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