University of Texas at San Antonio.
University of Houston Clear Lake.
J Appl Behav Anal. 2022 Mar;55(2):395-411. doi: 10.1002/jaba.904. Epub 2022 Jan 31.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic increase in behavior analysts' use of telehealth services. Nonetheless, no research has evaluated the skills or training needed for therapists to provide these services effectively. The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a curriculum for providing high-quality, parent-training telehealth services. Four in-service Board Certified Behavior Analysts® (BCBAs®) who received brief behavioral skills training on this curriculum reached 100% fidelity within four sessions. The skills generalized to a novel family and maintained nearly 1 year after the training. All participants rated the training as highly acceptable and effective. The independent ratings of 4 in-service BCBAs, blinded to the study conditions, also supported the social validity of the outcomes. This curriculum may be considered an initial step towards development of competency for interventionists providing ABA services via telehealth. Further research is warranted as demand for telehealth services continues to grow.
COVID-19 大流行导致行为分析师越来越多地使用远程医疗服务。尽管如此,尚无研究评估治疗师提供这些服务所需的技能或培训。本研究的目的是开发和评估提供高质量、家长培训远程医疗服务的课程。四位接受过该课程简短行为技能培训的在职认证行为分析师(BCBAs)在四节课内达到了 100%的保真度。这些技能推广到了一个新的家庭,并在培训后将近 1 年仍保持不变。所有参与者都认为培训是高度可接受和有效的。四位在职 BCBAs 的独立评分(对研究条件不知情)也支持了结果的社会有效性。该课程可以被视为为通过远程医疗提供 ABA 服务的干预者制定能力的初步步骤。随着对远程医疗服务的需求持续增长,有必要进行进一步的研究。