Developing Skills and Knowledge in Behavior Analysis in Public School Settings

Christy M. Daly, M.Ed., BCBAElizabeth Gilmore, M.Ed., BCBA

In the Research…• An Examination of the Relation Between Functional Behavior Assessment and Selected

Intervention Strategies with School-Based Teams. Scott, McIntyre, Liaupsin, Nelson, Conroy,& Payne

• Training Direct Service Staff in Congregate Settings to Interact with People with Severe Disabilities. Schepis, &Reid.

• Functional Behavior Assessment Training in Public Schools. Scott, Nelson, & Zabala• Research on Training Trainers in Program Implementation: An Introduction and Future

Directions. Neef.• Comparison of Staff Training Strategies to Promote Generalized Teaching Skills.

Ducharme ,&Feldman. • Pyramidal Staff Training in the Extension of Treatment for Severe Behavior Disorders. Shore,

Iwata, Vollmer, Lerman, & Zarcone.• Training Support Staff to Embed Teaching Within Natural Routines of Young Children with

Disabilities in an Inclusive Preschool. Schepis, Reid, Ownbey, & Parsons.• Training Residential Supervisors to Provide Feedback for Maintaining Staff Teaching Skills with

People Who Have Severe Disabilities. Parsons, & Reid.• Pyramidal Training: A Large-Scale Application with Institutional Staff. Page, Iwata, & Reid.• Behavior Analytic Consultation to Schools. Mueller, & Nkosi

Top Down Model

Tabletop to Application

Workshops QBS Training

Training Techniques

Overview

Procedure Plans and

ALPs

Function Based

Programming

Integrity Checklists Supervision

Function Based Programming

• Abridged FBA

Process

• Indirect

• Current Data

Review

• Team Meeting

• Hypothesis

• Direct• Direct Observatio

n

Procedure Plans and ALPs

Procedure Plans

Behavioral

Data taken all day

Student initiated

ALPs

Skill acquisition

Trial data

Teacher initiated

Integrity Checklists

Task Analysis of components

Yes/No Criteria

Accountability

Immediate Follow-Up

Used by Everyone Involved

Supervision• BACB© Task

List

• Learning Units • Checklists

• Activities & Suggested Readings

• Supervision Competencies & Manual

Demonstrating Skills

Verbal Analog

Permanent Product In Situ / Video

Manual Highlights

Mastery

BACB Requirements

Notebook

Meeting Preview Form

Competency Demonstration Format Details/Materials

Date:Supervisee:

Time:Supervisor:

Additional Forms

In Situ / Video Demonstration

• Environment• Skills or Targets• Reinforcement• Procedures

Hours Log

• Supervisee Responsibility• Date, Location, Hours

Questions?

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