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Applied Psychology and Human Development


Joseph Ducharme

phone: (416) 978-0936
email: jducharme@oise.utoronto.ca  
email: joe.ducharme@utoronto.ca

Department: Applied Psychology and Human Development



Research Overview

Dr. Ducharme's research interests include the development and evaluation of nonintrusive interventions for problem behaviour, especially those related to errorless remediation (a success-based, nonintrusive approach to treatment of externalizing behaviour) and keystone intervention (targeting skill sets that produce broad positive changes in the individual). He also does research on staff, teacher and parent training strategies.

Teaching Overview

Dr. Ducharme's specialty courses include:

HDP1217: Foundations of Proactive Behavioural and Cognitive-Behavioural Intervention
HDP3224: Advanced Proactive Behavioural and Cognitive-Behavioural Interventions


Representative Publications

Levine, D. & Ducharme, J. M. (in press). The effects of a teacher-child play intervention on classroom compliance in young children in child care settings. Journal of Behavioral Education.

Ducharme, J. M., & Ng, O. (2012). Errorless academic compliance training: A school-based application for young students with autism. Behavior Modification, 36, 650-669.

Ducharme, J. M., & Shecter, C. (2011). Bridging the gap between clinical and classroom intervention: Keystone approaches for students with challenging behavior. School Psychology Review, 40(2), 257-274.

Ducharme, J. M., Folino, A., & DeRosie, J. (2008). Errorless Acquiescence Training: A ‘keystone’ approach to building social skills in children with antisocial behaviour. Behavior Modification, 32(1), 39-60.

Ducharme, J. M. (2007). Success-based non-coercive treatment of oppositional behaviour (pp. 268-304). In C. Schaefer & J. Briesmeister (Eds.), Handbook of Parent Training (3rd Edition). John Wiley and Sons.

Ducharme, J. M., & Harris, K. (2005). Errorless embedding for children with on-task and conduct difficulties: Rapport-based success-focused intervention in the classroom. Behavior Therapy, 36, 213-222.

Ducharme, J. M., & DiAdamo, C. (2005).  An Errorless approach to management of child noncompliances in a special education setting.  School Psychology Review, 34, 107-115. 

Ducharme J. M., & Drain, T. (2004).  Errorless academic compliance training: Improving generalized cooperation with parental requests in children with autism. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 43, 163-171.

 


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