Training Educators to Conduct Functional Behavior Assessment Via Telehealth

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Interventions: Behavioral: Behavioral skills training; Behavioral: Protocol Only

• Registration Number: NCT03079765
• Lead Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the effects of delivering training services via telehealth to educators in rural schools. The investigators hope to increase the accuracy with which educators implement functional behavior assessments in schools. During the study, participants will receive training on functional behavior assessments at different periods. When one school is receiving training, other schools will not be receiving training. The purpose will be to show increased accuracy of functional behavior assessments only occur following training.

Detailed Description

Training services for educators typically occurs in-vivo with experts providing immediate feedback and modeling to shape behavior. These types of training experiences may not be accessible for all educators though. The current study will evaluate delivering behavioral skills training (e.g., feedback and error correction) via telehealth for educators conducting functional behavior assessments. The components of the functional behavior assessment that will be targeted are open-ended interviews, stimulus preference assessments, direct observations of problem behavior, and a functional communication training program. With at least three different schools, the investigators will introduce training delivered via telehealth one at a time to show that increases in acquisition of the various components of the functional behavior assessment only occur following telehealth-based training.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-01-01
• Study First Submitted: 2017-03-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-03-08
• Study First Posted: 2017-03-14
• Primary Completion: 2019-05-31
• Study Completion: 2019-05-31
• Status Verified: 2020-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-03-02
• Last Update Posted: 2020-03-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

• Must be an educator who conducts functional behavior assessment.
• Must be training to become a registered behavior technician.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SEQUENTIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Telehealth Treatment	Protocol Only	Participants will receive feedback and error correction on their implementation of the relevant assessment procedure to improve their performance.
Baseline	Protocol Only	Participants will be given a written protocol for conducting the relevant assessment procedure (e.g., open-ended interview).
Telehealth Treatment	Behavioral skills training	Participants will receive feedback and error correction on their implementation of the relevant assessment procedure to improve their performance.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Increased functional behavior assessment procedural fidelity	1 hour	Will measure percentage of components of each assessment correctly implemented.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus; 🇺🇸 Aurora, Colorado, United States