Preferred Name
Clara Wincheski
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7677-0664
Date of Graduation
8-2024
Semester of Graduation
Summer
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department
Department of Educational Foundations and Exceptionalities
Second Advisor
Benjamin S. Riden
Third Advisor
Sara M. Snyder
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to extend the literature base on behavioral skills training (BST) to detail its effects in assisting a behavior technician (BT) in acquisition of the skills necessary to implement a response prompting procedure, system of least prompts (SLP). This inquiry was guided by the following research questions: (1) What are the effects of BST on the acquisition of SLP across three behaviors of a BT? and (2) Does the BT accept this intervention as socially significant, and tangentially, does a Board Certified Behavior Analyst also find it to be socially significant within the context of teaching skills to learners in the clinic? A multiple baseline across behaviors design was used to investigate if a functional relation between BST on the skill acquisition of a BT’s use of SLP was present. The research found the use of BST to be highly effective in teaching the implementation of SLP to a BT. Limitations, implications for future research, and implications for clinical practice are discussed.
