Effects of Acceptance and Commitment Training on Treatment Integrity Amongst Behavioral Technicians.

IF 2 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Behavior Modification Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI:10.1177/01454455221137327

Swathi Ragulan, Erin Bertoli, Jacqueline A Shinall, SungWoo Kahng

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Abstract

Behavioral technicians (BT) within the field of applied behavior analysis may be at greater risk for experiencing burnout and stress due to the nature of their clients, job demands, and work environments. Burnout and stress may negatively impact BT's work performances, more specifically, their treatment integrity. Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) may be a useful tool to address the private events as well as the covert and overt behaviors associated with burnout and stress. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of an ACT intervention on improving treatment integrity and reducing work-related burnout and stress amongst BTs. Four BTs participated in an ACT workshop, and their treatment integrity as well as their burnout and stress levels were measured prior to and following the ACT workshop. Treatment integrity increased for all participants, suggesting that ACT-based interventions may be an effective approach to improving work performance (i.e., treatment integrity) amongst BTs who may experience workplace burnout and stress.

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行为技术人员接受与承诺训练对治疗诚信的影响。

应用行为分析领域的行为技术人员(BT)由于其客户、工作需求和工作环境的性质，可能面临更大的倦怠和压力风险。职业倦怠和压力可能会对BT的工作绩效产生负面影响，更具体地说，会影响他们的治疗完整性。接受和承诺训练(ACT)可能是解决与倦怠和压力相关的私人事件以及隐蔽和公开行为的有用工具。本研究的目的是调查ACT干预对改善bt治疗完整性和减少工作倦怠和压力的影响。四名bt参加了ACT研讨会，在ACT研讨会之前和之后测量了他们的治疗完整性以及他们的倦怠和压力水平。所有参与者的治疗完整性都有所提高，这表明基于act的干预措施可能是改善可能经历工作倦怠和压力的bt工作绩效(即治疗完整性)的有效方法。

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Behavior Modification PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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期刊介绍： For two decades, researchers and practitioners have turned to Behavior Modification for current scholarship on applied behavior modification. Starting in 1995, in addition to keeping you informed on assessment and modification techniques relevant to psychiatric, clinical, education, and rehabilitation settings, Behavior Modification revised and expanded its focus to include treatment manuals and program descriptions. With these features you can follow the process of clinical research and see how it can be applied to your own work. And, with Behavior Modification, successful clinical and administrative experts have an outlet for sharing their solutions in the field.