Teaching behavioral therapists to conduct brief preference assessments during therapy sessions

Using Video Modeling with Voiceover Instruction to Train Staff to Conduct Stimulus Preference Assessments

“…In a search of the extant literature, we identified ten studies that trained staff to implement SPAs (Bishop and Kenzer 2012); Graff and Karsten (2012b); (Lavie and Sturmey 2002;Lerman et al 2008;Lerman et al 2004;Pence et al 2012;Rosales et al 2015;Roscoe and Fisher 2008;Roscoe et al 2006;Weldy et al 2014). No previous study trained staff to implement all four components previously discussed.…”

“…No previous study trained staff to implement all four components previously discussed. When considering each of the components individually, in no study were staff trained how to choose the most appropriate type of SPA to conduct with consumers, one study reported training staff how to identify stimuli to use during SPAs based on best practice (Bishop and Kenzer 2012), all ten studies trained staff to conduct one or more SPAs, and six studies trained staff to score and interpret data obtained from SPAs (Bishop and Kenzer 2012;Graff and Karsten 2012b;Rosales et al 2015;Roscoe and Fisher 2008;Roscoe et al 2006;Weldy et al 2014). More studies are needed to identify training approaches that lead to staff implementing all of the components necessary to independently administer SPAs.…”

“…Furthermore, the majority of training procedures relied heavily on the presence of a staff trainer (Bishop and Kenzer 2012;Lavie and Sturmey 2002;Lerman et al 2008;Lerman et al 2004;Pence et al 2012;Roscoe and Fisher 2008;Roscoe et al 2006). Given the limited resources that may be available in clinical settings, it may be advantageous to adopt training approaches that require reduced staff trainer presence.…”

“…VM has been used in the SPA staff training literature as one component of a comprehensive training package (Bishop and Kenzer 2012;Lavie and Sturmey 2002) and has been used to successfully train staff to implement functional analysis methodology (Moore and Fisher 2007), problem-solving interventions (Collins et al 2009), and discrete-trial instruction (Catania et al 2009;Vladescu et al 2012). VM is often combined with voiceover instruction to increase the saliency of certain portions of the video, and may be useful in settings where access to qualified supervisors may be limited (e.g., rural areas).…”

An evaluation of video modeling with embedded instructions to teach implementation of stimulus preference assessments

“…Previous research has demonstrated that a combination of verbal and written instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback is an effective approach to train practitioners on correct implementation of preference assessments (Bishop & Kenzer, 2012;Roscoe & Fisher, 2008;Roscoe, Fisher, Glover, & Volkert, 2006).…”