Graduation Year
2008
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
M.A.
Degree Granting Department
Applied Behavior Analysis
Major Professor
Raymond G. Miltenberger, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Stacie A. Neff, M.S.
Committee Member
Bobbie J. Vaughn, Ph.D.
Keywords
Safety skills, In situ training, Behavioral skills training, Stranger, Children
Abstract
Child abduction is a serious problem in the U.S.; therefore, it is essential that researchers evaluate the efficacy of currently available abduction prevention programs. This study evaluated the efficacy of a commercially-available abduction prevention program, The Safe Side. The participants included six 6-8-year old children with no prior abduction prevention training. A non-concurrent multiple baseline across participants design was used to evaluate the effects of the training. The participants' safety responses were assessed using in situ assessments within two different situations (responding to a knock on the door of the participant's home and interaction by a stranger in public) and scored numerically. Any participant who failed to perform the appropriate safety skills following the post video training assessment received in situ training implemented by the parent. Additional assessments were subsequently conducted until each participant demonstrated the desired safety skills to criterion (three consecutive correct scores). In situ training was continually conducted as necessary.
Scholar Commons Citation
Beck, Kimberly V., "The Evaluation of a Commercially-Available Abduction Prevention Program" (2008). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/132
