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An Evaluation of Real-Time Feedback Delivered Via Telehealth: Training Staff to Conduct Preference Assessments

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Effective, efficient, and accessible staff-training procedures are needed to meet the service-delivery demand for treating individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. The present study evaluated the effectiveness of delivering real-time feedback via telehealth to train staff to conduct a preference assessment. A nonconcurrent multiple-baseline across-participants design showed that remote real-time feedback was associated with short training time and minimal sessions to achieve mastery. Generalization and maintenance probes indicated these skills were transferable to other preference assessment stimuli and learners.

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    Janelle A. Ausenhus

  2. Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Munroe-Meyer Institute, Omaha, NE, USA

    William J. Higgins

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Ausenhus, J.A., Higgins, W.J. An Evaluation of Real-Time Feedback Delivered Via Telehealth: Training Staff to Conduct Preference Assessments. Behav Analysis Practice 12, 643–648 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-018-00326-1

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