The Teaching Interaction Procedure as a Staff Training Tool

Abstract

The teaching interaction procedure is an evidence-based procedure that has been utilized for the development of social skills. The teaching interaction procedure consists of labeling the targeted skill, providing a meaningful rationale for the importance of the skill, describing the steps of the targeted skill, modeling the skill, and providing feedback throughout the interaction. Although the teaching interaction procedure has been used to teach a variety of social skills to children and adolescents diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other social and behavioral disorders, its use has not been evaluated for training staff. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of a teaching interaction procedure to teach 3 interventionists the skills to implement a teaching interaction procedure to target the development of social skills for children diagnosed with ASD. The results of a multiple-baseline design showed the teaching interaction procedure was effective at teaching all 3 interventionists how to implement a teaching interaction procedure.

Effective remote staff training of objective session notes

“…This study adds to the literature on the teaching interaction procedure as an effective package for training staff (e.g., Green et al, 2019; Harchik et al, 1992). The procedure may be helpful in training staff as it utilizes clear instructions and meaningful rationales of why the trainee should engage in the targeted behavior.…”

“…Behavior analysts should be training and supervising RBTs using procedures with demonstrated effectiveness, such as video modeling (Catania et al, 2009; Rosales et al 2015), written instructions (Graff & Karsten, 2012; Ramon et al, 2015), computer‐based instruction (Ingvarsson & Hanley, 2006; Nosik & Williams, 2011), behavioral skills training (BST; Parsons et al, 2013; Sarokoff & Sturmey, 2004), and the teaching interaction procedure (Green et al, 2019; Harchik et al, 1992). Similar to BST, the teaching interaction procedure consists of identifying and labeling the target behavior, providing a meaningful rationale, describing and demonstrating the target behavior, role playing, and providing feedback (Leaf et al, 2015).…”

“…Similar to BST, the teaching interaction procedure consists of identifying and labeling the target behavior, providing a meaningful rationale, describing and demonstrating the target behavior, role playing, and providing feedback (Leaf et al, 2015). This procedure has been demonstrated to be effective in teaching social behavior (Kassardjian et al, 2013; Leaf et al, 2010; Peters et al, 2016) and has an emerging body of research in regard to staff training (Green et al, 2019; Harchik et al, 1992).…”

Using the teaching interaction procedure to train interventionists to implement the Cool versus Not CoolTM procedure

“…As a result, efficient and effective behavior analytic staff training procedures have been developed to ensure staff implement teaching strategies with fidelity. Common procedures used to train staff to implement behavior analytic procedures include, but are not limited to, video modeling (e.g., Collins, Higbee, & Salzberg, 2009), behavior skills training (e.g., Parsons et al, 2012), and, more recently, the teaching interaction procedure (e.g., Green et al, 2020).…”

Teaching Interaction Procedure

“…Ng et al utilized a modified version of the TIP to effectively teach social skills to four children diagnosed with ASD and an intellectual disability. Finally, Green et al (2019) illustrated the effective use of the TIP to train staff in the implementation of the TIP with children with ASD.…”