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Randomized controlled trial of seminar-based training on accurate and general implementation of practical functional assessments.
- Source :
- Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis; Fall2021, Vol. 54 Issue 4, p1437-1455, 19p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- General and long-term outcomes of functional analysis training have not yet been reported. Within a randomized control trial, we trained 18 behavior analytic practitioners to interview caregivers, design and then conduct a personalized analysis as a part of a practical functional assessment (PFA). Participants were randomly assigned to groups, and those who experienced the seminar prior to conducting PFA with a confederate demonstrated more component skills than those who were provided the same materials but did not experience the seminar (mean scores: 87%, 36% respectively). Participants who experienced the seminar considered the training valuable and reported greater confidence in their ability to achieve control in an analysis. Several participants then conducted a PFA with a client who engaged in SPB. Results showed that skills transferred to these authentic applications. Results suggest that a seminar-based training can increase practitioners' ability to functionally analyze problem behavior and leads to subsequent analytic activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00218855
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 154204999
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.845