Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Publication Date
9-2020
Publisher
Wiley
Source Publication
Journal of Applied Behavioral Analysis
Source ISSN
0021-8855
Abstract
Parents play an important role in the treatment of their children's symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD); thus, developing effective, efficient, socially acceptable, and accessible procedures for training parents to implement applied-behavior-analysis (ABA) interventions is critically important. One potential approach involves delivering training via a virtual private network (VPN) over the internet (Fisher et al., 2014). In this study, we conducted a randomized clinical trial to evaluate a virtual parent-training program with e-learning modules and scripted role-play via a VPN. We evaluated parent implementation of ABA skills using direct-observation measures in structured-work and play-based training contexts. Parents in the treatment group showed large, statistically significant improvements on all dependent measures; those in the waitlist-control group did not. Parents rated the training as highly socially acceptable. Results add to the growing literature on the efficacy and acceptability of virtually delivered training in ABA.
Recommended Citation
Fisher, Wayne W.; Luczynski, Kevin C.; Blowers, Andrew P.; Vosters, Megan E.; Pisman, Maegan D.; Craig, Andy R.; Hood, Stephanie; Machado, Mychal A.; Lesser, Aaron D.; and Piazza, Cathleen C., "A Randomized Clinical Trial of a Virtual-Training Program for Teaching Applied-Behavior-Analysis Skills to Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder" (2020). Psychology Faculty Research and Publications. 488.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/psych_fac/488
Comments
Accepted version. Journal of Applied Behavioral Analysis, Vol. 53, No. 4 (September 2020): 1856-1875. DOI. © 2020 Wiley. Used with permission.