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Training Human Service Staff

Evidence-Based Strategies for Promoting Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Trainee Acceptance

  • 1st Edition - September 9, 2024
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Dennis H. Reid, Carolyn W. Green
  • Language: English

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Description

Training Human Service Staff: Evidence-Based Strategies for Promoting Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Trainee Acceptance is a comprehensive guide that equips professionals with the tools and techniques to optimize the training of human service staff. In Section I, readers are introduced to staff training, understanding its importance and the critical criteria for success. The book delves into the gold standard of Behavioral Skills Training and explores in-person training methodologies in Section II, which encompass both group and individual staff training.

Section III reviews technology-based training, including video modeling, computer-based training, and distance training via telehealth, offering readers innovative approaches to meet modern training demands. Special topics in staff training, such as maintaining staff skills, professional workshops, and the evolving gold standard, are explored in Section IV, rounding out a comprehensive resource.

Key features

  • Focuses on evidence-based strategies that have been proven to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of staff training
  • Covers all aspects of training, from essential criteria for success and the gold standard of Behavioral Skills Training to in-person and technology-based training methods
  • Explores maintaining staff skills post-training, professional workshops and webinars, and the evolving gold standard for training performance skills

Readership

Behavior analysts (ABA), clinical supervisors, behavioral clinician specialists

Table of contents

Section I: Introduction to Training Human Service Staff

1. Overview of Training Human Service Staff

2. Essential Criteria for Successful Staff Training

3. The Current Gold Standard: Behavioral Skills Training

Section II: In-Person Training

4. In-Person Training With A Group of Staff

5. In-Person Training With Individual Staff

Section III: Technology-Based Training

6. Video Modeling

7. Computer-Based Training

8. Distance Training via Telehealth

Section IV: Special Topics in Staff Training

9. Maintaining Staff Skills Following Training

10. Professional Workshops and Webinars

11. The Evolving Gold Standard for Training Performance Skills to Human Service Staff

Section V: Selected Readings

Review quotes

"Training Human Service Staff: Evidence-Based Strategies for Promoting Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Trainee Acceptance by Dennis Reid and Carolyn Green represents the latest book by these authors that have produced extensive evidence based research as well as comprehensive programs in staff training conducted in-person and via technology in distance learning. There are three highlights of their new book that stand out to me. First, as in many of their other books, Key Points are highlighted within bold text boxes that are interspersed throughout each chapter and many chapters include case illustrations of how certain strategies are developed and used. Second, each chapter includes a summary of Key Points that allows the reader to review the major emphasis of each chapter that can also be used as guidelines for staff training. And third, the final Section of the book contains an outstanding number of Selected Readings that are explicitly grouped in related topics that greatly expand on chapter contents for interested readers. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in developing and improving their staff training programs in human services knowing that it is evidence based and includes the important topic of trainee acceptance of the training procedures that are used."— R.M. “Duke” Schell, PhD, Licensed Psychologist, Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral, Former Director of Psychology, J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center (August, 1996-October, 2022), Private Consultant

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 12, 2024
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Dennis H. Reid

Dennis H. Reid is the founder and director of the Carolina Behavior Analysis and Support Center. His company has more than 25 years of experience providing assisted employment to persons with severe disabilities. Dr. Dennis Reid has more than 45 years of experience working with individuals with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism, in educational, residential, vocational, and community support settings. He has provided advice to human services organizations in most US states, as well as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. He has written or co-written 15 books and more than 140 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters on applied behavior analysis. He earned the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities International Research Award in 2006 and Fellowship membership in the Association for Behavior Analysis International in 2007.
Affiliations and expertise
Founder and Director, Carolina Behavior Analysis and Support Center, USA

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Carolyn W. Green

Dr. Carolyn Green has over 40 years of experience as a special education administrator, staff trainer, and consultant. She has over 30 journal and chapter publications pertaining to staff training, supervision, and provision of services for people with severe disabilities, and has co-authored four books. Dr. Green has received multiple local and national awards for her work, including from TASH, North Carolina Association for Behavior Analysis, Foundation for Mental Health Research, and North Carolina Department of Human Resources. She also is the recipient of the Old North State Award for “dedication and service beyond expectation and excellence” from the Governor of North Carolina. Dr. Green is currently a senior consultant with the Carolina Behavior Analysis and Support Center.

Affiliations and expertise
Carolina Behavior Analysis and Support Center, USA

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