Graduation Year

2024

Document Type

Thesis

Degree

M.S.

Degree Name

Master of Science (M.S.)

Degree Granting Department

Child and Family Studies

Major Professor

Kwang-Sun Cho Blair, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Committee Member

Sarah Bloom, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Committee Member

Raymond Miltenberger, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Keywords

pyramidal training, self-monitoring, juvenile justice, behavior specific praise

Abstract

Ensuring consistent and effective behavioral treatment services for youth in juvenile residentialfacilities remains a challenge. In recent years, behavioral skills training (BST) has been combined with pyramidal training to teach behavior analytic procedures to staff in various settings. This study aimed to examine the implementation of the pyramidal BST with supervisory and floor staff in a juvenile residential setting that serves high-risk youth exposed to various forms of trauma and victimization. The study employed a multiple baseline design across participants, involving one supervisory staff member and three floor staff members. The objective was to evaluate the impact of pyramidal BST on Level 2, floor staff's delivery of BSP and their perceived levels of problem behavior in youth. The results showed that the Level 1, supervisory staff successfully implemented the BST procedures in training the floor staff after receiving training from the researcher. Floor staff demonstrated improvement in the delivery of BSP to youth following training received from the supervisor. One out of three staff members' perceptions of youth problem behavior decreased following intervention. Generalization of the staff's delivery of BSP was observed during a non-targeted setting. The results further support the positive outcomes of using BST with the pyramidal training model in a juvenile residential setting.

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