Amy Gross, Raymond Miltenberger, Peter Knudson, Amanda Bosch, &
Carrie Brower Breitwieser. (2007)
Preliminary evaluation of a parent training program to prevent gun play.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
40, 691-695.
Recent research has shown that behavioral skills training with in situ training
is an effective strategy to teach children the safety skills needed if they ever
encounter an unattended firearm. The current study evaluated the use of parents
as trainers to increase the efficiency of training. The success of parent training
on their children’s safety skills was evaluated in a multiple baseline across
participants design. The results showed that the training was effective for 3 of
the 4 children.
DESCRIPTORS: behavioral skills training, firearm injury prevention