Document Type

Dissertation

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Department

Psychology

Degree

PhD in Behavior Analysis

Dissertation Defense Date

2025-07-03

First Committee Member

Bourret, Jason C.

Second Committee Member

Thompson, Rachel H.

Third Committee Member

Ahearn, William H.

Additional Committee Member(s)

Roscoe, Eileen M.

Abstract

Despite a growing number of Board Certified Behavior Analysts®(BCBA), there are many geographic regions without access to behavior analytic services. Remote training methods that can be implemented without face-to-face contact allow for behavior analytic services to reach areas without local BCBAs to provide services. One such method with promise for remote application is behavioral skills training (BST). BST consists of instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback. BST has been used to train behavior-analytic service providers to implement a variety of procedures, but BST has yet to be used to teach clinicians how to conduct augmented competing stimulus assessments (A-CSA). The A-CSA is an assessment designed to identify items that are associated with a low level of problem behavior and a high level of engagement. In the present study, the experimenters evaluated the use of remote BST to teach staff to implement a portion of the A-CSA. Instructions were insufficient to increase the accuracy of participant responding to mastery criteria. All participants met mastery criterion following either the video modeling or rehearsal and feedback condition.

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