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Efficacy of the Stranger Safety Abduction-Prevention Program and Parent-Conducted In Situ Training

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Keywords:

behavioral skills training; children;in situ training; safety skills

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Raymond Miltenberger, PhD, BCBA

Abstract

Using a control group design, we evaluated the effectiveness of the Stranger Safety DVD (The Safe Side, 2004) and parent training of abduction-prevention skills with 6- to 8-year-old children. Children in the training or control group who did not demonstrate the safety skills received in situ training from their parents. There was no significant difference in safety skills between the training and control groups after the training group viewed the DVD. Children in both groups scored significantly better after receiving in situ training, with no significant difference in performance between groups.

Citation

Miltenberger, R. G., Fogel, V., Beck, K., Koehler, S., Graves, R., Noah, J., . . . Godish, D. (2013). Efficacy of the Stranger Safety abduction-prevention program and parent-conducted in situ training. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 46(4), 817-820.  doi:10.1002/jaba.80