Handbook for behavioral skills training Peter Sturmey, Lindsay Maffei-Almodovar

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sturmey, Peter, author.

Maffei-Almodovar, Lindsay, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Behavior modification--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Behavior modification.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London, U.K. San Diego, CA Academic Press [2025]

Summary:

This book is a method consisting of multiple treatment components that is effective for training a wide variety of skills, both simple and complex, in people in a wide variety of populations, including children and adults with disabilities. This book is the first comprehensive research-based guide on behavior skills training for practitioners and human service organizations. Behavioral skills training includes instructions, modelling, rehearsal, and feedback, leading to improvement in social and language skills, reduced problem behavior, independence, and autonomy. This book provides a detailed roadmap from beginning (identifying training needs) to end (large scale application across entire organizations)

Contents:

Behavioral skills training: an introduction

Needs assessment

Basic behavioral skills training procedures

Programming generalization, discrimination, and maintenance

Applications: basic teaching strategies

Applications: complex teaching strategies and interaction skills

Professional skills

Component and parametric analyses of behavioral skills training

The evidence base for behavioral skills training

Pyramidal training

Future directions and outstanding issues

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on resource, viewed February 26, 2025

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780443160677

0443160678

OCLC:

1484186264

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license