title: Evaluation of behavioral skills training for teaching abduction-prevention skills to young children.
abstract: This study examined the effectiveness of individual behavioral skills training in conjunction with in situ training in teaching 13 preschool children abduction prevention skills. Children's performance was measured during baseline, training, and at 2-week, 1-month, and 3-month follow-ups using in situ assessments in which abduction prevention skills were measured in naturalistic settings. Results revealed that all the children learned the skills and all the children available at the 2-week and 1-month follow-ups maintained the skills at criterion level. All but 3 children's criterion-level performances were maintained at the 3-month follow-up as well.
authors.affiliation: North Dakota State University, Fargo 58105, USA.
authors.forename: Brigitte M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Raymond G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Miltenberger
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Egemo-Helm
authors.forename: Candice M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Jostad
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Flessner
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gatheridge
mesh_terms: D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003216:Conditioning, Operant; D003415:Crime / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*