ERIC Number: ED619203
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 165
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ISBN: 979-8-2097-8071-7
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Training Parents to Effectively and Efficiently Teach Autistic Learners Who Require Very Substantial Supports to Perform Vocational Skills via Telehealth
Seifert, Benjamin J.
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Ball State University
With the prevalence of autism continually on the rise, more Autistic people will enter the work force. Research and employment data demonstrate Autistic individuals have a difficult time securing and maintaining employment. One of the issues Autistic people face is a lack of effective and efficient vocational training. Although Autistic students are afforded a free and appropriate education, many leave school without sufficient vocational training. The one constant in Autistic people's lives are parents and caregivers. The current research focused on using Behavior Skills Training (BST) to teach parents how to correctly fade prompts when teaching their Autistic, adolescent and adult children to acquire vocational skills. Parents implemented a total-task analysis and used a least-to-most prompting technique to establish initial prompt levels. Three parent/student dyads were recruited to collect baseline data on a vocational task and complete BST on stimulus control, prompt hierarchy, and prompt fading. A multiple probe design was used to collect and analyze data. The study resulted in all the parent participants acquiring and maintaining prompt fading skills and their adolescent and adult children progressing on a vocational task faster than teaching as usual. Future research should focus on training interventionists and vocational coaches how to use and quickly fade prompts in order to teach more vocational skills. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Employment, Vocational Education, Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Modification, Skill Development, Job Skills, Parent Education, Parent Child Relationship, Videoconferencing
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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