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. 2009 Fall;42(3):541-9.
doi: 10.1901/jaba.2009.42-541.

The effects of behavioral skills training on implementation of the picture exchange communication system

Rocio Rosales  1 , Karen Stone, Ruth Anne Rehfeldt
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The effects of behavioral skills training on implementation of the picture exchange communication system

Rocio Rosales et al. J Appl Behav Anal. 2009 Fall.

Abstract

The effectiveness of a behavioral skills training (BST) package to teach the implementation of the first three phases of the picture exchange communication system (PECS) was evaluated with 3 adults who had no history teaching any functional communication system. A multiple baseline design across participants was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the training package, which consisted of a video, written and verbal instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback. Results showed significant improvements relative to baseline in a short amount of training time and that skills generalized to a learner with a severe developmental disability. Skills were maintained at 1 month follow-up for 1 participant.

Keywords: behavioral skills training; picture exchange communication system.

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Percentage of correct responses in five-trial blocks on checklists for Phases 1 through 3 during baseline, posttraining, and generalization probes.
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