APHD :: Joseph Ducharme :: Applied Psychology and Human Development at OISE

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Joseph Ducharme

Associate Professor (SCCP)
Room: 9-158
Tel: (416) 978-0936
Fax: (416) 926-4713
joe.ducharme@utoronto.ca

Keywords

Nonintrusive and developmentally sensitive prevention and treatment approaches for child psychopathologies; proactive classroom management

Research Projects/Activities

For more information on Dr Ducharme's research activities please contact him at joe.ducharme@utoronto.ca

Research Interests

My research interests include the development and evaluation of nonintrusive interventions, especially those related to errorless remediation (a success-based, nonintrusive approach to treatment of externalizing behaviour). I also do research on staff, teacher and parent training strategies and adherence to treatment regimens.

Applied/Clinical Interests

Prior to joining the school and Clinical Child Program in 1998, I was the clinical director of the Acquired Brain Injury Program at Chedoke McMaster Hospitals in Hamilton. I also served as the senior psychologist for the Metro Toronto School Board and as a project director at Surrey Place Centre. In all of these positions, my primary clinical focus has been on treatment of severe problem behaviour in children with conduct difficulties.

Specialty Courses

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

Representative Publications

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 (3^rd 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.