Brigitte M. Johnson, Raymond G. Miltenberger, Peter Knudson, Kristin Egemo-Helm,
Pamela Kelso, Candice Jostad, & Linda Langley. (2006)
A preliminary evaluation of two behavioral skills training procedures
for teaching abduction-prevention skills to schoolchildren.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
39, 25-34.
Although child abduction is a low-rate event, it presents a serious threat to
the safety of children. The victims of child abduction face the threat of
physical and emotional injury, sexual abuse, and death. Previous research
has shown that behavioral skills training (BST) is effective in teaching
children abduction-prevention skills, although not all children learn the
skills. This study compared BST only to BST with an added in situ training
component to teach abduction-prevention skills in a small-group format to
schoolchildren. Results showed that both programs were effective in teaching
abduction-prevention skills. In addition, the scores for the group that
received in situ training were significantly higher than scores for the
group that received BST alone at the 3-month follow-up assessment.
DESCRIPTORS: behavioral skills training, children, abduction prevention, in situ training