Date of Award
12-2017
Culminating Project Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Applied Behavior Analysis: M.S.
Department
Community Psychology, Counseling and Family Therapy
College
School of Health and Human Services
First Advisor
Kimberley Schulze
Second Advisor
Benjamin Witts
Third Advisor
Michele Traub
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords and Subject Headings
behavioral skills training, stimulus preference assessments, staff training, group training, individual training, MSWO, FO
Abstract
Stimulus Preference Assessment (SPA) procedures are supported by research as a valid method of identifying preferred stimuli that can act as reinforcers in behavior change programs. However, some research indicates that such procedures are underused in practice and that many practitioners are not sufficiently trained in these procedures. Lack of time to train and implement these procedures may contribute to this problem. The current study examined the use of Behavioral Skills Training to train brief stimulus preference assessments, specifically the Free Operant (FO) and Multiple Stimulus Without Replacement (MSWO) procedures. Additionally, the current study compared the results of group and individual training of these procedures across the dimensions of effectiveness (staff mastery of skills) and efficiency (time to implement training). Results indicated that group training was as effective as individual training and required less time to completion.
Recommended Citation
Marciello, Dawn, "The Effects of Group vs. Individual Behavioral Skills Training on Instructor Implementation of Stimulus Preference Assessments" (2017). Culminating Projects in Community Psychology, Counseling and Family Therapy. 46.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/cpcf_etds/46
