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Encopresis - an Overview

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2024

Joy Rainey
Joy Rainey*
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Graduate Diploma Applied Child Psychology
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Joy Rainey is a Social Worker and Clinical Psychologist. Until recently, she was Senior Social Worker at Southern Family Life.

The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of treatment for encopresis, within a behaviourist framework. Whilst behaviourists’ methods demonstrate merit, many studies omit long term follow-up, and there is a tendency to view the child in isolation from his family. Behaviourist programs can be enhanced by viewing the child in the context of his family which the author sees as crucial when planning an appropriate and effective treatment regime.

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Children Australia , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , Summer 1985, pp. 11 - 14
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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