Dissertation
Improving the intervention fidelity of students conducting latency functional analyses via remote behavioral skills training
University of Iowa
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Iowa
Spring 2023
DOI: 10.25820/etd.007244
Abstract
Telehealth may increase the reach of applied behavior analytic services to underserved populations living in remote areas. An important applied behavior analytic service is performing a functional analysis, which aids in determining the variables that evoke and maintain dangerous behavior. To be proficient in any applied behavior analytic procedure, one must be trained to a criterion deemed acceptable, and behavioral skills training is a training procedure that can sufficiently train individuals to reach proficiency. A participant underwent behavioral skills training via telehealth to improve their intervention fidelity in conducting a latency functional analysis in a study using a concurrent multiple probe design across behaviors design. Following behavioral skills training, the participant improved in intervention fidelity for each condition of the latency functional analysis. Implications for practice and directions for future research are discussed following results.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Improving the intervention fidelity of students conducting latency functional analyses via remote behavioral skills training
- Creators
- Brendon Nylen
- Contributors
- Seth King (Advisor)Matthew J O'Brien (Committee Member)Shawn Datchuk (Committee Member)Lisa Anne Didion (Committee Member)
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Iowa
- Degree in
- Teaching and Learning
- Date degree season
- Spring 2023
- Publisher
- University of Iowa
- DOI
- 10.25820/etd.007244
- Number of pages
- vii, 161 pages
- Copyright
- Copyright 2023 Brendon Nylen
- Language
- English
- Date submitted
- 04/20/2023
- Date approved
- 04/24/2023
- Description illustrations
- color illustrations
- Description bibliographic
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 76-114).
- Public Abstract (ETD)
Remote training may increase the reach of applied behavior analysis service providers to individuals living in isolated areas. Such service providers perform an assessment to determine why someone engages in dangerous behavior. To be skilled in any applied behavior analytic procedure, one must be trained to an adequate degree, and behavioral skills training is a training procedure that can sufficiently train individuals. A participant was remotely trained to perform an assessment intended to know why individuals exhibit problem behavior, and the participant improved their performance in conducting the assessment relative to before the training.
- Academic Unit
- Teaching and Learning
- Record Identifier
- 9984437258502771
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