Handbook for behavioral skills training /

This book is a method consisting of multiple treatment components that is effective for training a wide variety of skills, both simple and complex, in people in a wide variety of populations, including children and adults with disabilities. This book is the first comprehensive research-based guide o...

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Main Authors: Sturmey, Peter (Author), Maffei-Almodovar, Lindsay (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, U.K. ; San Diego, CA : Academic Press, [2025]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book is a method consisting of multiple treatment components that is effective for training a wide variety of skills, both simple and complex, in people in a wide variety of populations, including children and adults with disabilities. This book is the first comprehensive research-based guide on behavior skills training for practitioners and human service organizations. Behavioral skills training includes instructions, modelling, rehearsal, and feedback, leading to improvement in social and language skills, reduced problem behavior, independence, and autonomy. This book provides a detailed roadmap from beginning (identifying training needs) to end (large scale application across entire organizations).
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780443160677
0443160678