Mod 6 Evidence-Based Staff Training (Parsons et al.)

Question 1

What is a limitation of traditional didactic staff training?

It is only effective for talking about behavior change and not implementing techniques.
It has not been proven effective.
It is too time consuming.

Answer 1

It has not been proven effective.

Question 2

Why was this paper written?

Despite evidence of effective staff training strategies, funding sources won’t pay for it.

Despite evidence of effective behavioral procedures, behavior analysts are not implementing them effectively.

Despite evidence of effective behavioral procedures, funding sources won’t pay for it.

Despite evidence of effective staff training strategies, many staff still do not acquire skills to implement treatment effectively.

Answer 2

Despite evidence of effective staff training strategies, many staff still do not acquire skills to implement treatment effectively.

Question 3

What is the purpose of this paper?

to help behavior analysts make a large-scale impact

to describe an effective protocol for staff training

to guide human service staff through staff training

Answer 3

to describe an effective protocol for staff training

Question 4

Verbal skills demonstrate the ability to talk about a skill while _____ skills demonstrate the ability to competently perform a skill.

Answer 4

performance

Question 5

-data-based
-competency-based
-performance-based

These are the key components of
_________-based staff training.

Answer 5

evidence

Question 6

The following are the steps in Behavioral Skills Training:

1. describe the target skill with a written description
2. demonstrate the targeted skill
3. ask staff to demonstrate the targeted skill
4. feedback
5. continue until the skill is demonstrated to _____

Answer 6

mastery

Question 7

What does the included case study demonstrate?

BST can be provided in a group format although it is not as effective as the 1:1 format.

BST is best provided in a modified 1:1 format.

BST can be provided in a group format or modified to be provided in a 1:1 format.

BST can be provided in a 1:1 format although it is not as effective.

Answer 7

BST can be provided in a group format or modified to be provided in a 1:1 format.

Question 8

What do the results of the included case study demonstrate?

(Select all that apply)

Overall teaching competence was almost at 80% during baseline.

Prompting and overall teaching increased during post-training.

Prompting but not overall teaching increased during post-training.

Prompting performance was almost at 80% during baseline.

Answer 8

Overall teaching competence was almost at 80% during baseline.

Prompting and overall teaching increased during post-training.