ERIC Number: EJ1306950
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Sep
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Training and Coaching: Impact on Peer Mentor Fidelity and Behavior of Postsecondary Students with Autism and Intellectual Disability
Lansey, Kirsten R.; Antia, Shirin; MacFarland, Stephanie Z.; Umbreit, John
Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, v56 n3 p328-340 Sep 2021
Students with intellectual and developmental disabilities have more opportunity to attend postsecondary education than ever before. Peer mentors who support these students sometimes need to manage challenging behavior. This study examined the impact of training and coaching with performance feedback on peer mentors' fidelity in implementing function-based intervention plans. A nonconcurrent single subject multiple baseline design across three peer mentor-student pairs was used. All peer mentors improved their fidelity of implementing student behavior plans immediately after being trained and further improved after being coached. One to two coaching sessions were necessary for peer mentors to reach high levels in implementation fidelity. Students also decreased problem behaviors and increased prosocial behaviors when function-based support was implemented with fidelity. Study implications, limitations, and suggestions for future research are presented.
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Training, Feedback (Response), Fidelity, Mentors, Undergraduate Students, Students with Disabilities, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Peer Relationship, Student Behavior, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Problems, Intervention, Inclusion, Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation
Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, P.O. Box 3512, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Tel: 479-575-3326; Fax: 479-575-6676; Web site: http://www.daddcec.com/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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