LaVigna Gary W, Christian Leeann, Willis Thomas J
Institute for Applied Behavior Analysis, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Suite 675, Los Angeles, CA 90045, USA.
Pediatr Rehabil. 2005 Apr-Jun;8(2):144-55. doi: 10.1080/13638490400024036.
In response to increasing demand for more accountability and improved outcomes in the provision of behavioural services, Specialist Education Services (SES) in New Zealand employed the trainer of trainers programme developed by the Institute for Applied Behaviour Analysis (IABA). The goal was to develop a national training team capable of training SES staff to carry out assessments and develop support plans that could meet defined standards. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of this trainer of trainers project. The primary methods of evaluation included the pre-post training comparisons of trainees' functional assessments and positive behaviour support plans, against 140 defined criteria. The results of this project indicated that the SES national training team was able to train SES staff to meet the same standards of service delivery as the external IABA trainers. Further, a Periodic Service Review (PSR) system was implemented to insure that service standards could be maintained at a high level. A major conclusion reached in this study was that a trainer of trainer approach appears to be effective in preparing large numbers of educational personnel to meet the increasing demands by schools for professionals to meet a high standard of service delivery.
为响应在提供行为服务方面对更高问责制和更好成果的需求不断增加的情况，新西兰的特殊教育服务机构（SES）采用了应用行为分析研究所（IABA）开发的培训师培训计划。目标是组建一支能够培训SES工作人员进行评估并制定符合既定标准的支持计划的国家培训团队。本研究的目的是评估这个培训师培训项目的成果。主要评估方法包括根据140条既定标准对学员培训前后的功能评估和积极行为支持计划进行比较。该项目的结果表明，SES国家培训团队能够培训SES工作人员达到与IABA外部培训师相同的服务提供标准。此外，还实施了定期服务审查（PSR）系统，以确保服务标准能够维持在较高水平。本研究得出的一个主要结论是，培训师培训方法似乎在培养大量教育人员以满足学校对专业人员达到高标准服务提供的不断增加的需求方面是有效的。
