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. 2019 Jan 30;12(3):643-648.
doi: 10.1007/s40617-018-00326-1. eCollection 2019 Sep.

An Evaluation of Real-Time Feedback Delivered Via Telehealth: Training Staff to Conduct Preference Assessments

Janelle A Ausenhus  1 , William J Higgins  2
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An Evaluation of Real-Time Feedback Delivered Via Telehealth: Training Staff to Conduct Preference Assessments

Janelle A Ausenhus et al. Behav Anal Pract. .

Abstract

Effective, efficient, and accessible staff-training procedures are needed to meet the service-delivery demand for treating individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. The present study evaluated the effectiveness of delivering real-time feedback via telehealth to train staff to conduct a preference assessment. A nonconcurrent multiple-baseline across-participants design showed that remote real-time feedback was associated with short training time and minimal sessions to achieve mastery. Generalization and maintenance probes indicated these skills were transferable to other preference assessment stimuli and learners.

Keywords: Preference assessments; Real-time feedback; Staff training; Telehealth.

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Conflict of InterestThe authors have declared no conflicts of interest.

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Percentage of MSWO component skills implemented correctly. The bottom panel for each participant depicts a box plot showing MSWO component skills that met mastery criteria at or above 90% accuracy (gray box) and less than 90% accuracy (white boxes). Absent boxes represent participants had no opportunity to perform the skill
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