Rocio Rosales, Karen Stone, & Ruth Anne Rehfeldt.
The effects of behavioral skills training on implementation of the picture exchange communication system.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
42, 541-549.
The effectiveness of a behavioral skills training (BST) package to teach the
implementation of the first three phases of the picture exchange communication
system (PECS) was evaluated with 3 adults who had no history teaching any
functional communication system. A multiple baseline design across participants
was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the training package, which consisted of
a video, written and verbal instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback. Results
showed significant improvements relative to baseline in a short amount of training
time and that skills generalized to a learner with a severe developmental disability.
Skills were maintained at 1 month follow-up for 1 participant.
DESCRIPTORS: behavioral skills training, picture exchange communication system