Preferred Name
Leslie Brittain
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Date of Graduation
Spring 2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Department of Graduate Psychology
Advisor(s)
Trevor Stokes
Daniel D. Holt
Bryan Saville
Abstract
Autism Spectrum Disorders impacts one in every 68 children, costing the United States between $11.5 billion to $60.9 billion per year. Among the multiple impairments that Autism causes, behavioral deficits are at the forefront of the disability and require intensive interventions such as applied behavior analysis (ABA) in order to manage. If a direct and intensive intervention is not put into place, problem behaviors can impact the individual both socially and academically. Behavior technicians, parents, and classroom assistants can all be trained as therapists and can provide services under supervision that provide significant gains in a client’s behavioral functioning. Therapists currently may not be trained in the most efficient and effective way for dealing with problem behaviors. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of coaching therapists on general behavior analytic management strategies so that the therapist’s skill acquisition will lead to a positive interaction style that decreases problem behaviors and increases positive interactions and compliance in client’s with autism.
Recommended Citation
Brittain, Leslie E., "The effect of in vivo coaching on therapist behavior management skills" (2017). Masters Theses, 2010-2019. 498.
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/master201019/498
