Training Human Service Staff
Evidence-Based Strategies for Promoting Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Trainee Acceptance
- 1st Edition - September 9, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Authors: Dennis H. Reid, Carolyn W. Green
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 2 8 9 8 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 2 8 9 9 - 2
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Request a sales quoteTraining 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.
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.
- 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
Behavior analysts (ABA), clinical supervisors, behavioral clinician specialists
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Section I. Introduction to training human service staff
- Chapter 1. Overview of training human service staff
- Purpose of training human service staff
- Intended audience
- Organization of chapter contents
- Some content qualifications
- A focus on training front-line staff
- Training for developing performance skills versus enhancing knowledge
- Some points about terminology
- Chapter summary: Key points
- Chapter 2. Essential criteria for successful staff training
- The criterion of effectiveness
- The criterion of efficiency
- The criterion of acceptability
- Application of essential criteria for considering the success of staff training
- Chapter summary: Key points
- Chapter 3. The current gold standard: Behavioral skills training
- Research-based development of behavioral skills training
- Procedural summary of behavioral skills training
- Behavioral skills training and essential criteria for successful staff training
- Special considerations for successfully conducting behavioral skills training
- Chapter summary: Key points
- Chapter 4. In-person training with a group of staff
- In-person implementation of steps of behavioral skills training with a group of staff
- In vivo training following a group training session
- Special considerations for successful session-based training with a group of staff
- Chapter summary: Key points
- Section II. In-person training
- Chapter 5. In-person training with individual staff
- The critical role of trainer feedback when training performance skills to individual staff in vivo
- Training entirely in vivo
- Session-based training
- Special considerations with in-person training of individual staff
- Chapter summary: Key points
- Section III. Technology-based training
- Chapter 6. Video modeling
- Constituent procedures of video modeling
- Advantages of video modeling
- Video modeling and essential criteria for successful staff training
- Video modeling as one component of behavioral skills training
- Chapter summary: Key points
- Chapter 7. Computer-based training
- Constituent procedures of computer-based training
- Use of computer-based training to enhance staff knowledge
- Use of computer-based training to train performance skills to staff
- Computer-based training versus behavioral skills training: Preliminary findings and practical implications
- Emerging, specialized applications of computer-based training
- Chapter summary: Key points
- Chapter 8. Distance training via telehealth
- Overview of distance training
- Advantages of distance training
- Distance training and essential criteria for Successful staff training
- Special considerations for distance training via telehealth
- Chapter summary: Key points
- Section IV. Special topics in staff training
- Chapter 9. Maintaining staff skills following training
- Reasons why staff do not maintain or apply skills following training
- Strategies for supporting staff in maintaining and applying skills following training
- Chapter summary: Key points
- Chapter 10. Professional workshops and webinars
- Professional workshops and webinars and the ultimate criterion of training effectiveness
- Professional workshops
- Webinars
- Some concluding points about workshops and webinars
- Chapter summary: Key points
- Chapter 11. The evolving gold standard for training performance skills to human service staff
- The increasing role of technology in training performance skills to staff
- The continuing role of behavioral skills training
- Conclusions
- Chapter summary: Key points
- Selected readings
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 9, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 256
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443328985
- eBook ISBN: 9780443328992
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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, USACG
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, USARead Training Human Service Staff on ScienceDirect