Claudia Abril Ochoa, Zachary C. LaBrot, Margaret Powell, Fiso Ncube, Amarah Sweaks, Brad Dufrene
{"title":"Collaboration in the Digital Age: Virtual Behavioral Skills Training to Teach Effective Instruction Delivery for Children With Autism","authors":"Claudia Abril Ochoa, Zachary C. LaBrot, Margaret Powell, Fiso Ncube, Amarah Sweaks, Brad Dufrene","doi":"10.1002/bin.70120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.70120","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Youth diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder are at a higher risk for experiencing difficulties following instructions, which may lead to coercive interactions with caregivers and an increase in other challenging behaviors. However, parents often face significant barriers (e.g., transportation, long distances from clinics) accessing effective services to address these issues. To overcome these barriers, the current study evaluated the effectiveness of virtually delivered behavioral skills training with three parent-child dyads for improving parents' use of effective instruction delivery to improve their children's response to instructions. Results indicated that all parent participants demonstrated an increase in accurate use of effective instruction delivery with concomitant improvements in children's response to instructions. These results were found to maintain for up to 5 weeks. Moreover, parents endorsed virtually delivered behavioral skills training and effective instruction delivery as an acceptable training procedure and intervention to improve instruction following, respectively. Results, implications, limitations, and future direction are discussed.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47138,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Interventions","volume":"41 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148282493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Proof of Concept Demonstration for How to Evaluate Clinical Decision Models","authors":"Laura Weil, David J. Cox","doi":"10.1002/bin.70094","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.70094","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Decision models are frequently published in applied behavior analysis (ABA) to guide clinical decision-making, yet few have been empirically tested for their validity. To help researchers and practitioners identify potential weaknesses in decision models, the present study demonstrates one analytic method researchers can use to assess the procedural validity of decision models. Participants (<i>N</i> = 75) were presented with systematically designed hypothetical vignettes to comprehensively test all decision pathways. Each vignette described a client, challenging behavior, and the targeted therapeutic environment (e.g., school, home) similar to what might be collected during an intake process. Participants were then asked to select the best data collection procedure for their initial behavioral observation either without (baseline) or with access to an associated decision model. Access to the decision model did not significantly improve performance for the control or behavior analyst group. Once these data were collected, we demonstrate how an error analysis allows researchers to identify which decision points incorrect decisions cluster at, providing information on how to improve the language of the decision model. Having an analytic technique that identifies challenges in decision model language and decision paths will aid future researchers in the iterative process i.e. decision model design and validation.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47138,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Interventions","volume":"41 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148238191","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dincer Saral, Seray Olcay, Kubilay Celik, Halil Ozturk
{"title":"The Effects of Simultaneous Prompting and Choral Responding to Safety-Related Intraverbal Responding in Autistic Students","authors":"Dincer Saral, Seray Olcay, Kubilay Celik, Halil Ozturk","doi":"10.1002/bin.70117","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.70117","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study examined the effectiveness of simultaneous prompting delivered in a small-group instructional arrangement with opportunities for choral responding on teaching preschoolers with ASD to emit intraverbal responses to safety-related questions about dangerous materials. A concurrent multiple baseline design across behaviors, replicated across three participants, was employed. Findings indicated that all students acquired the target skills, maintained them over time, and generalized them across different settings and people. Parents reported that the skills were functional and socially significant, while teachers evaluated the procedure as ecologically valid, particularly in terms of its applicability to natural classroom settings. The study contributes to the literature by extending evidence on the effectiveness of simultaneous prompting and demonstrating its feasibility in small-group contexts. Results highlight not only the potential of simultaneous prompting to promote skill acquisition but also its ecological relevance and social acceptability, offering practical implications for classroom-based interventions for students with ASD.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47138,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Interventions","volume":"41 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148237683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Teaching Leisure Activities to Individuals Who Have Cerebral Palsy With Multiple Disabilities Using Video-Supported Picture Activity Schedules on Tablets","authors":"Evgin Çay","doi":"10.1002/bin.70114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.70114","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Leisure activities enable individuals who have cerebral palsy with multiple disabilities to utilize their leisure time effectively and efficiently. By ensuring they have enjoyable experiences during this period, leisure activities play a significant role in their lives. In the literature, there are very few studies that focus on teaching leisure skills using picture activity schedules. However, no research has been found that explores teaching leisure activities using video-supported picture activity schedules via tablets. Therefore, this study aims to teach leisure activity to individuals who have cerebral palsy with multiple disabilities using video-supported picture activity schedules delivered through tablets. The study included three participants, aged between 9 and 10 years. The findings indicate that the video-supported picture activity schedule is an effective intervention for acquiring target skills. Additionally, it was observed that the participants maintained and generalized the skills acquired even 1, 3, and 4 weeks after the intervention concluded. Despite the strong findings, the study has limitations such as the short follow-up durations and a small number of participants. There is a need for research that includes longer observation periods and tests the effectiveness on a broader range of participants and skills.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47138,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Interventions","volume":"41 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148174386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sumeyye Erdem, Raymond Miltenberger, Claudia Reyes, Sarah E. Bloom, Jesenia Giambrone
{"title":"Evaluating Behavioral Skills Training and In Situ Training to Teach Game-Related Social Skills","authors":"Sumeyye Erdem, Raymond Miltenberger, Claudia Reyes, Sarah E. Bloom, Jesenia Giambrone","doi":"10.1002/bin.70116","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.70116","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Social skills are important for the academic success and emotional well-being of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The context of gameplay is not only potentially enjoyable for this population, but it has also been used to teach autistic children and adolescents social skills. Behavioral skill training (BST) and in situ training (IST) have also been found effective in teaching social skills to individuals with ASD. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of BST and IST in teaching social skills to children and adolescents using a game format and assess whether these results generalized to gameplay outside of training sessions and with other game partners. This study included 3 adolescents and recorded their game-related social skill performance during in situ assessments in baseline, BST, in IST, generalization, and maintenance probes. Behavioral skill training was moderately effective in increasing game-related social skills. In situ training was effective in increasing game-related social skills to criterion both with researchers and novel game partners.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47138,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Interventions","volume":"41 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148174101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}