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Evaluation of Behavioral Skills Training for Teaching Functional Assessment and Treatment Selection Skills to Parents

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Keywords:

behavioral skills training, functional assessment

Abstract

Scant research has addressed the issue of teaching parents to conduct a functional assessment and design a treatment for problem behavior. The present study utilized behavioral skills training to teach parents how to conduct ABC recording, write a summary statement based on the data collected, and make appropriate treatment choices.

Citation

Shayne, R., & Miltenberger, R. G. (2013). Evaluation of behavioral skills training for teaching functional assessment and treatment selection skills to parents. Behavioral Interventions, 28(1), 4-21.  doi:10.1002/bin.1350