Response to ABAI Task Force on the Use of Contingent Electric Skin Shock
Zarcone, Jennifer R Brown, Ivan Mullane, Michael Scheithauer, Mindy
Zarcone, Jennifer R
Brown, Ivan
Mullane, Michael
Scheithauer, Mindy
Abstract
In this article, the authors provide their response to the Association for Behavior Analysis International (2022) position statement on the use of contingent electric skin shock (CESS). In this response, we address concerns raised by the task force regarding limitations of the Zarcone et al. (2020) review article in which both methodological and ethical concerns were raised about the quality of research in the use of CESS with people with disabilities in the treatment of challenging behavior. We note that with the exception of the Judge Rotenberg Center in Massachusetts, no state or country currently supports the use of CESS as it is not recognized as the standard of care in any other program, school, or facility.
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May Institute; Brock University; University of Warwick; Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust; Cambridge Health Alliance; Harvard Medical School; Children's Hospital of Atlanta; Emory University
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Date
2023-06
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Citation
Zarcone JR, Brown I, Langdon PE, Mullane M, Scheithauer M. Response to ABAI Task Force on the Use of Contingent Electric Skin Shock. Perspect Behav Sci. 2023 Jun 6;46(2):349-354. doi: 10.1007/s40614-023-00381-2. PMID: 37425987; PMCID: PMC10323054.