Co-worker Implemented Job Training: The Use of Coincidental Training and Quality Control Checking Procedures on Food Preparation Skills of Trainees with Mental Retardation

Authors

Marilyn Likins Ph.D., Utah State UniversityFollow
Charles L. Salzberg, Utah State UniversityFollow
J. J. Stowitschek
Benjamin Lignugaris / Kraft, Utah State UniversityFollow
R. Curl

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volume

22

Issue

4

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

Winter 1989

First Page

381

Last Page

393

Abstract

In two studies, co-workers of persons with disabilities were taught to use coincidental training procedures while completing their own jobs. In Study 1, the effects of coincidental training on the salad-making skills of 3 trainees with mild and moderate mental retardation were evaluated. Coincidental training by co-workers resulted in improved accuracy of the salad-making skills of the trainees. In Study 2, trainees were also coincidentally taught to make quality-control checks of their salads. An alternating treatments and multiple baseline design indicated that the trainees more readily acquired the skills when taught to check the correctness of their work.

Recommended Citation

Likins, M., Salzberg, C. L., Stowitschek, J. J., Lignugaris/Kraft, B., & Curl, R. (1989). Co-worker implemented job training: The use of coincidental training and quality control checking procedures on food preparation skills. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 22, 381-394.