Staff Training

Dillenburger, Karola

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-61738-1_7

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“…Put another way, “Would you trust a doctor to perform a C-section after he/she had listened to a couple of hours of a PowerPoint presentation?” [ 57 ]. The proper definition of ‘staff training’ should be defined as enduring change in behaviour [ 58 ] that is based on prolonged, in-depth study and the assessment of specific advanced skills [ 37 , 59 ].…”

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“…This makes a farce of brief 1–2 h autism awareness-raising sessions directed towards professionals who work in the autism field. They required and asked for much more advanced autism training [ 59 ]. Intriguingly, the percentage of professionals who knew someone with autism personally was somewhat lower than in the general population of adults (44%–52% vs. 51% for the general population; [ 71 ].…”

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Staff Training in Autism: The One-Eyed Wo/Man…

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McKerr,

Jordan

et al. 2016

IJERPH

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Having well-trained staff is key to ensuring good quality autism services, especially since people affected with autism generally tend to have higher support needs than other populations in terms of daily living, as well as their mental and physical health. Poorly-trained staff can have detrimental effects on service provision and staff morale and can lead to staff burn-out, as well as increased service user anxiety and stress. This paper reports on a survey with health, social care, and education staff who work within the statutory autism services sector in the UK that explored their knowledge and training with regards to autism. Interview data obtained from staff and service users offer qualitative illustrations of survey findings. Overall, the findings expose an acute lack of autism-specific training that has detrimental impacts. At best, this training was based on brief and very basic awareness raising rather than on in-depth understanding of issues related to autism or skills for evidence-based practice. Service users were concerned with the effects that the lack of staff training had on the services they received. The paper concludes with a discussion of policy routes to achieving quality staff training based on international best practice. The focus is on improving the quality of life and mental health for services users and staff, as well as making potentially significant cost-savings for governments.

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Staff Training in Autism: The One-Eyed Wo/Man…

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Jordan

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“…For obvious reasons treatment fidelity is of key importance when evaluating intervention procedures and/or models. Given the individualized nature of ABA‐based interventions, including the UCLA‐YAP model, achieving good treatment fidelity requires good staff training (Dillenburger, 2016). The analyses reported here showed that there were significant outcomes differences in favor of programs that were run by highly trained and experienced UCLA‐YAP professionals versus those that were run by professionals with no verified behavior analytic expertize (differences of 8 IQ points and 3 VABS points).…”

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The University of California at Los Angeles‐Young Autism Project: A systematic review of replication studies

Nicolosi

Dillenburger

2021

Behavioral Interventions

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The University of California at Los Angeles-Young Autism Project (UCLA-YAP) provides one of the best known and most researched comprehensive applied behavior analysis-based intervention models for young children on the autism spectrum. This paper reports a systematic literature review of replication studies over more than 30 years. The data show that the relatively high-intensity UCLA-YAP model can be greatly beneficial for children on the autism spectrum, particularly with regards to their cognitive functioning and adaptive behavior. This review concludes that, while more research is always welcome, the impact of the UCLA-YAP model on autism interventions is justified by more than 30 years of outcome evidence.

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“…Essential to assuring high-quality autism interventions is the training of competent Behaviour Analysts. Competence entails both a theoretical understanding of the concepts and principles of behaviour analysis and the ability to develop and evaluate scientifically sound procedures that are effective, ethical, and responsive to the individual and his/her natural environment (Dillenburger, 2016;Leaf et al, 2016). In most European countries, behaviour analysis is not officially recognised as a profession (Kelly et al, 2018) and there are a limited number of higher education institutes with degree programmes designed to produce competent behaviour analysts, let alone with concentrations in autism.…”

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Higher education and behavior analysis in Europe: creating a unified approach for the training of autism professionals

Roll-Pettersson

Gena

Eldevik

et al. 2020

European Journal of Behavior Analysis

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Training of behaviour analysts for autism services, has improved notably within a European higher education context. However, regional discrepancies associated with economic, health care, social services, and institutional policies magnify the importance of creating appropriate unified training and consumer protection. Although the European Association for Behaviour Analysis (EABA) has endorsed the Behavior Analyst Certification Board's (BACB) designations, the absence of European and national regulations, recognition, and accreditation remain significant barriers to quality training and implementation. These challenges are particularly pertinent in light of BACB decision to limit certification to residents in the USA and Canada after 2022. Advances, challenges, and future directions are discussed within the context of higher education in the United Kingdom,

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Staff Training

Cited by 12 publications

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Staff Training in Autism: The One-Eyed Wo/Man…

Staff Training in Autism: The One-Eyed Wo/Man…

The University of California at Los Angeles‐Young Autism Project: A systematic review of replication studies

Higher education and behavior analysis in Europe: creating a unified approach for the training of autism professionals

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