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Using Video Modeling with Voice-over Instruction to Train Public School Staff to Implement a Preference Assessment

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The identification of putative reinforcers is a critical component of programming for individuals with disabilities. A multiple stimulus without replacement preference assessment is one option for identifying putative reinforcers; however, staff must be trained on the steps necessary to conduct the assessment for it to be useful in practice. This study examined the effectiveness of using video modeling with voice-over instruction (VMVO) to train two public school staff to conduct this assessment. Results demonstrate that VMVO was effective in training, producing generalized responding, maintenance, and high social validity ratings.

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  1. Department of Applied Behavior Analysis, Caldwell University, 120 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell, NJ, 07006, USA

    Gina M. Delli Bovi, Jason C. Vladescu & Ruth M. DeBar

  2. West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA

    Regina A. Carroll

  3. Bernards Township Public Schools, Basking Ridge, NJ, USA

    Randi A. Sarokoff

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Correspondence to Jason C. Vladescu.

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All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.

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Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.

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This article is based on a thesis submitted by the first author, under the supervision of the second author, at Caldwell University in partial fulfillment for the requirements of the Master of Arts in Applied Behavior Analysis.

Implications for practice:

1. Video modeling with voiceover instruction (VMVO) trained public school staff to implement a multiple-stimulus without replacement preference assessment in two sessions.

2. Training consisting of VMVO and a simulated consumer lead to generalized responding to an actual consumer.

3. The VMVO training produced staff trainee integrity that remained high up to 8 weeks after training.

4. The public school staff provided highly favorable ratings of the VMVO training.

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Bovi, G.M.D., Vladescu, J.C., DeBar, R.M. et al. Using Video Modeling with Voice-over Instruction to Train Public School Staff to Implement a Preference Assessment. Behav Analysis Practice 10, 72–76 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-016-0135-y

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