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Psicothema, 2008. Vol. Vol. 20 (nº 1). 71-79




Correspondencia decir-hacer para la mejora de conductas perturbadoras en adultos con síndrome de Down

Francisco Javier Molina Cobos, M. Carmen Amador Castro y M. Dolores Fernández Rodríguez

Universidad de Almería

Las estrategias más reconocidas para el tratamiento de conductas perturbadoras suponen el manejo directo de contingencias. Otros procedimientos permiten prescindir del agente terapéutico o educativo en el contexto en que ha de producirse el cambio conductual: el entrenamiento en correspondencia decir-hacer; que se ha mostrado efectivo con diferentes temáticas y poblaciones, siendo escasos los informes referidos a personas con retraso en el desarrollo. Se presenta un estudio en el que, mediante el fortalecimiento de la clase funcional «correspondencia Decir-Hacer», se interviene con 5 conductas perturbadoras en 5 jóvenes con síndrome de Down y retraso en el desarrollo, alcanzándose los objetivos propuestos en todos los casos. Se discute la funcionalidad del procedimiento en el ámbito de la intervención en retraso en el desarrollo.

Say-do correspondence to improve disruptive behaviors in adults with Down’s syndrome. The most acknowledged strategies for the treatment of disruptive behaviours are those that are based on direct contingency management. Other procedures allow the therapist, or educational agent, not to be present in the context in which the behavioural change has to take place: the say-do correspondence training procedures, which have proven effective across behaviours and populations. Nevertheless, there is surprisingly little evidence of the effectiveness of such procedures with populations presenting developmental disabilities. This study describes the implementation of say-do correspondence training to modify 5 disruptive behaviours present in 5 adult subjects diagnosed with Down’s syndrome, showing very positive results. The advantages of using say-do correspondence training procedures in developmental disabilities are discussed.

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