ERIC Number: EJ1365195
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Feb
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-1214
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4845
Teaching Therapeutic Support Staff to Implement NDBI Strategies for Children with ASD Using Behavior Skills Training
Mrachko, Alicia A.; Kaczmarek, Louise A.; Kostewicz, Douglas E.; Vostal, Brooks
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v42 n4 p329-343 Feb 2023
We examined adult behavioral skills training (BST) for home-based therapeutic support staff (TSS) using a naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention (NDBI) with young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) derived from Project ImPACT. We taught three TSS to use interactive strategies with online modules, in-vivo training, and ongoing feedback to a predetermined frequency criterion with young children with ASD in the home setting. The TSS increased strategy use to criterion and generalized the strategies to other settings. Child spontaneous communication increased in frequency and complexity from mostly eye gaze and gestures to eye gaze, vocalizations, and words. Our results extend what we know about training direct service providers and measuring social communication components.
Descriptors: Training, Home Programs, Behavior Modification, Young Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Online Courses, Feedback (Response), Program Effectiveness, Communication Skills, Nonverbal Communication, Verbal Communication, Staff Development, Attention
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales; Childhood Autism Rating Scale
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