ERIC Number: EJ1478599
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jul
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8855
EISSN: EISSN-1938-3703
Available Date: 2025-05-15
Evaluating Interactive Computerized Training to Teach Practitioners to Implement Firearm Safety Skills Training
Rasha R. Baruni1; Raymond G. Miltenberger2; Jennifer L. Cook1; Anthony Concepcion2; Trevor C. Maxfield2
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v58 n3 p560-572 2025
Researchers have shown that behavioral skills training (BST) and in situ training are effective for teaching firearm safety skills to children. Within the safety skills literature, there is evidence that manualized interventions are effective for teaching parents and teachers to conduct BST. An approach that has not been evaluated for teaching safety skills is interactive computerized training (ICT). The purpose of the current study was to evaluate an ICT program with three Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA) who provided services to clients with autism spectrum disorder. In the final phase, the BCBAs implemented firearm safety skills training with their clients. Overall, the BCBAs implemented the safety skills training protocol with high fidelity during post-ICT assessments and rated the ICT program positively.
Descriptors: Weapons, Safety Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Allied Health Personnel, Applied Behavior Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; 2Department of Child and Family Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA