The Effects of Behavioral Skills Training on Implementation of the Picture Exchange Communication System

Overview

Journal J Appl Behav Anal

Specialty Social Sciences

Date 2010 Mar 2

PMID 20190917

Citations 15

Authors

Rocio Rosales

Karen Stone

Ruth Anne Rehfeldt

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Abstract

The effectiveness of a behavioral skills training (BST) package to teach the implementation of the first three phases of the picture exchange communication system (PECS) was evaluated with 3 adults who had no history teaching any functional communication system. A multiple baseline design across participants was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the training package, which consisted of a video, written and verbal instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback. Results showed significant improvements relative to baseline in a short amount of training time and that skills generalized to a learner with a severe developmental disability. Skills were maintained at 1 month follow-up for 1 participant.

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