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SIDDS, or simulations in developmental disabilities, is a computer system that provides students with the opportunity to acquire and practice skills in behavioral psychology. During the simulation, the student assumes the role of a psychologist whose professional duties involve the assessment and treatment of the severe problem behavior displayed by a child with a developmental handicap. Following an introduction to the use of the program, SIDDS guides the student/clinician through a series of steps involved in reducing a behavior problem. With the goal of eliminating the client’s behavior problem, the student/clinician proceeds through referral, problem identification, assessment, functional hypothesis, and treatment stages. This article describes the content and structure of SIDDS and provides a glimpse of what future developments of this system will entail.
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This work was partially supported by a faculty research and development grant from the College of Charleston.
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Desrochers, M.N., Hile, M.G. SIDDS: Simulations in developmental disabilities. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 25, 308–313 (1993). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03204516
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