Callahan Rachel, Kail Brandt, Lerman Dorothea C, Johnson-Patagoc Kate, Whitcher David
Texana Behavior Center, Sugar Land, TX USA.
University of Houston, Clear Lake, 2700 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, TX 77058 USA.
Behav Anal Pract. 2022 Mar 4;15(4):1279-1295. doi: 10.1007/s40617-022-00681-0. eCollection 2022 Dec.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDD) are engaging more with others in virtual group formats for social, educational, and professional reasons. This study extends prior research by evaluating the efficacy of common behavioral interventions, including behavioral skills training, provided via group video conferencing to teach skills that are important when interacting with others in a virtual format. Four adults with NDD were taught to use their cameras and microphones appropriately and to make encouraging statements to one another while discussing current events and social skills-based lessons via Zoom™. Two of the three skills increased and maintained for all participants even after the experimenter faded the contingencies for appropriate responding. The third skill maintained after the experimenter arranged for the response to produce natural consequences. Tests for generalization across group leads and activities yielded promising results. Findings suggest that adults with NDD benefit from group-based telehealth services to improve skills needed to interact successfully with others in a virtual format.
由于新冠疫情，患有神经发育障碍（NDD）的个体出于社交、教育和职业原因，更多地以虚拟小组形式与他人互动。本研究通过评估常见行为干预措施（包括行为技能训练）的效果，扩展了先前的研究。这些干预措施是通过群组视频会议提供的，目的是教授在虚拟形式下与他人互动时重要的技能。四名患有神经发育障碍的成年人被教导如何正确使用摄像头和麦克风，并在通过Zoom™讨论时事和基于社交技能的课程时相互做出鼓励性发言。在实验者减少对适当反应的意外奖励后，所有参与者的三项技能中有两项得到了提高并保持下来。在实验者安排让反应产生自然结果后，第三项技能得以保持。对不同小组组长和活动的泛化测试产生了有希望的结果。研究结果表明，患有神经发育障碍的成年人受益于基于群组的远程医疗服务，以提高在虚拟形式下与他人成功互动所需的技能。
