A Preliminary Evaluation of Two Behavioral Skills Training Procedures for Teaching Abduction Prevention Skills to School Children
Keywords:
abduction prevention, behavioral skills training, safety skills, in situ training.
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Abstract
Although child abduction is a low rate event, it presents a serious threat to the safety of children. The victims of child abduction face the threat of physical and emotional injury, sexual abuse, and death. Previous research has shown that behavioral skills training (BST) is effective in teaching children abduction prevention skills although not all children learn the skills. This study compared BST only to BST with an added in-situ training component in teaching abduction prevention skills in a small-group format to school-aged children. Results showed that both programs were effective in teaching abduction prevention skills. In addition, the scores for the group receiving in situ training were significantly higher than scores for the group receiving BST alone at the 3 month follow-up assessment.
Citation
Johnson, B. M., Miltenberger, R. G., Knudson, P., Egemo-Helm, K, Kelso, P., Jostad, C. & Langley, L. (2006). A preliminary evaluation of two behavioral skills training procedures for teaching abduction prevention skills to school children. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 39, 25-34.