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Evaluation of Manualized Instruction to Train Staff to Implement a Token Economy
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Behavior Analysis in Practice
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2019-09-06
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13
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158
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168
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All components of behavioral skills training may not be necessary to effectively train staff to implement behavior-analytic technologies with children with disabilities. This study evaluated manualized instruction to train inexperienced staff to implement a token economy with a confederate and collect data on learner responding. A nonconcurrent multiple-baseline design across staff trainees was used to evaluate the effectiveness of manualized instruction to increase the staff trainees' accurate implementation of a token economy. Additionally, a modified general case analysis was conducted to identify potential child behaviors. Multiple-exemplar training of these behaviors was presented in random order during sessions. Following the use of the manualized instruction, staff trainees' accurate implementation of a token economy and data collection on confederate responding increased, the skills generalized from a confederate to a child with autism spectrum disorder, and the skills maintained 1 month following training.
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Gutierrez J, Reeve SA, Vladescu JC, DeBar RM, Giannakakos AR. Evaluation of Manualized Instruction to Train Staff to Implement a Token Economy. Behav Anal Pract. 2019 Sep 6;13(1):158-168. doi: 10.1007/s40617-019-00386-x. PMID: 32231976; PMCID: PMC7070115.