Date of Award:

5-2012

Document Type:

Dissertation

Degree Name:

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department:

Special Education and Rehabilitation

Committee Chair(s)

Charles L. Salzberg (Committee Co-Chair), Judith M. Holt (Committee Co-Chair)

Committee

Charles L. Salzberg

Committee

Judith M. Holt

Committee

Thomas S. Higbee

Committee

Jared C. Schultz

Committee

Gretchen Gimpel-Peacock

Abstract

As more individuals with intellectual disabilities live in integrated, community group home settings, it is increasingly important that direct support staff are well trained to implement behavioral interventions. However, there are often barriers to providing staff members with sufficient training. For example, there is typically a low supervisor-staff ratio. These studies evaluated the effects of watching a video model and completing a brief quiz on staff’s ability to implement Phases I (study 1) and II (study 2) of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) in group homes for adults with intellectual disabilities. Moreover, the effects of this staff training on client’s correct use of PECS was also evaluated. In study 1, all four staff member’s performance improved after watching the video and taking the quiz. Likewise, in study 2, all three staff members’ performance improved after watching the video and taking the quiz.

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