Graduation Year
2010
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
M.A.
Degree Granting Department
Child and Family Studies
Major Professor
Raymond G. Miltenberger, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Timothy M. Weil, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Kim Church, Psy.D.
Keywords
social skills training, BST, social skills, IST, mental retardation
Abstract
Previous research has demonstrated that behavioral skills training (BST) is effective in teaching social skills to individuals with developmental disabilities, but often the skills fail to generalize. One strategy to promote generalization has been the use of in situ training. In an effort to improve upon previous research BST plus in situ training was evaluated to teach greeting skills to adults living in a group home setting. The percentage of correct greeting responses was evaluated in a multiple baseline across participants design. Results showed that BST was only partially effective in teaching greeting skills to the participants. However, In-situ training resulted in a greater increase in correct greeting skills across all participants.
Scholar Commons Citation
Smith, Shannan, "Evaluating Behavioral Skills Training and In-Situ Training to Teach Greeting Skills to Adults with Developmental Disabilities" (2010). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/3586
