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Campanaro, Alexandra M.; Vladescu, Jason C.; DeBar, Ruth M.; Deshais, Meghan A.; Manente, Christopher J. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2023
Behavioral skills training (BST) is considered one of the most effective staff training techniques to implement a wide variety of behavioral technologies; however, research has found a lack of implementation of BST across human service settings due to a shortage of organizational time and resources. The purpose of the present study was first to…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Training, Skill Development, Staff Development
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Harper, Jill M.; Bird, Frank; Wizboski, Maria; Steinhauser, Haley; Luiselli, James K. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2023
Behavior analysts frequently collaborate with interdisciplinary colleagues to share information and make decisions about client services. This study evaluated the effects of behavioral skills training on preparation for and presentation during interdisciplinary review team meetings by clinicians (n = 4) and nurses (n = 4) at a residential school…
Descriptors: Health Personnel, Nurses, Staff Meetings, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Pollard, Joy S.; Higbee, Thomas S.; Akers, Jessica S.; Brodhead, Matthew T. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2014
Discrete-trial instruction (DTI) is a teaching strategy that is often incorporated into early intensive behavioral interventions for children with autism. Researchers have investigated time- and cost-effective methods to train staff to implement DTI, including self-instruction manuals, video modeling, and interactive computer training (ICT). ICT…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Behavior Modification, Early Intervention, Autism
Roscoe, Eileen M.; Fisher, Wayne W.; Glover, Ashley C.; Volkert, Valerie M. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2006
Performance feedback has facilitated the acquisition and maintenance of a wide range of behaviors (e.g., health-care routines, seat-belt use). Most researchers have attributed the effectiveness of performance feedback to (a) its discriminative functions, (b) its reinforcing functions, or (c) the combination of the two. In this study, we attempted…
Descriptors: Feedback, Simulation, Contingency Management, Reinforcement
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Ducharme, Joseph M.; Feldman, Maurice A. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1992
Two studies compared the effectiveness of different strategies for promoting generalization of staff skills in teaching self-care routines to clients with developmental disabilities. Results indicated that general case training was more effective at promoting generalized training effects than provision of written instructions, single case…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Caregivers, Case Studies
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Parsons, Marsha B.; Reid, Dennis H. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1995
This study evaluated procedures used to train 10 supervisors in a residential setting to provide feedback for maintaining direct-service staff members' teaching skills with people who have severe disabilities. A combination of classroom-based instruction, on-the-job observation, and feedback that targeted supervisors' feedback skills was found to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attendants, Feedback, Maintenance