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Behavioral Skills Training With Teachers: Booster Training for Improved Maintenance

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Keywords:

applied behavior analysis,behavioral skills training,booster sessions,booster training, maintenance,special education,teacher training

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Kimberly Crosland, PhD, BCBA

Abstract

Behavioral skills training (BST) has been employed within many different populations for the reduction of problem behaviors and acquisition of new skills; however, these changes have not always maintained over time. This study evaluated the effects of a booster training for re-establishing the classroom management proficiencies that teachers had acquired previously, but had declined over a 12-month period. The single-subject experimental results showed the booster training to be effective in re-establishing teacher performance of skills as measured by both analogue role-play and in situ postassessments within the classroom. These findings suggest that a booster training utilizing BST may be an important strategy for maintaining skill performance over time.

Citation

Miller, I. B., & Crosland, K. (2014). Behavioral skills training with teachers: Maintenance and booster training. Child and Family Behavior Therapy