Pantermuehl Rachel M, Lechago Sarah A
grid.289255.10000000095450549University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX USA.
Behav Anal Pract. 2015 May 8;8(2):219-222. doi: 10.1007/s40617-015-0059-y. eCollection 2015 Oct.
The number of BACB-accredited distance education programs is increasing, potentially bringing remote supervision into greater demand. Videoconferencing programs like Skype™ represent one avenue for remote supervision. The current study compares the effects of covert observations, in vivo observations, and observations using the Skype™ program on treatment integrity in three therapists working with children diagnosed with autism. The results show that the level of treatment integrity is comparable in both the in vivo and Skype™ conditions, both of which are superior to the covert observation condition.
获得行为分析师认证委员会(BACB)认可的远程教育项目数量正在增加,这可能会使远程监督的需求大幅上升。像Skype™这样的视频会议程序是实现远程监督的一种途径。本研究比较了隐蔽观察、现场观察以及使用Skype™程序进行观察,对三位治疗被诊断患有自闭症儿童的治疗师的治疗完整性所产生的影响。结果显示,现场观察和使用Skype™程序观察这两种情况下的治疗完整性水平相当,且均优于隐蔽观察的情况。