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TRAINING COUNSELING SKILLS: AN EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS AND SOCIAL VALIDATION

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Whang, Paula L., Fletcher, R. Kay, Fawcett, Stephen B.·1982·Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
DOI 10.1901/jaba.1982.15-325PMC PMC1308279
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A community development perspective suggests the value of using local resources to solve local problems. Two low‐income staff of a community service center served as nonprofessional counselors after receiving a training program consisting of written instructions, practice, and performance feedback. The effects of the 40‐hour training program were positive for both counseling and problem‐solving skills. There was also evidence of generalization of counseling performance across clients, problems, and time. In addition, expert judges' ratings of performance were obtained as a measure of social validity. These findings suggest that the training procedures are effective in enhancing the counseling and problem‐solving skills of low‐income nonprofessionals.

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  • The RBT guidelines appear inconsistent with the majority of staff training research in the implementation of targeted components of comprehensive intervention.

    “The guidelines also appear to be inconsistent with the majority of staff training research in the implementation of targeted components of comprehensive intervention.”

    From Concerns About the Registered Behavior Technician™ in Relation to Effective Autism Intervention (2017) · cites this paper as Whang, Fletcher, and Fawcett (1982)

    The Counseling and Problem-Solving Procedures section describes training two staff members in specific counseling skills using instruction, practice, and feedback. This provides an example of targeted staff training, but the paper does not discuss RBT guidelines or establish what the majority of staff-training research recommends. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • Based on research, 40 h of initial training is likely inadequate for staff with limited to no previous experience.

    “Given the number of skills an interventionist would need to implement effectively (37 in the case of the RBT®), based upon the research, 40 h of initial training is likely inadequate for staff with limited to no previous experience.”

    From Concerns About the Registered Behavior Technician™ in Relation to Effective Autism Intervention (2017) · cites this paper as Whang, Fletcher, and Fawcett (1982)

    The Methods describe two staff members with no prior counseling training, and Generalization Training reports an average of 42 hours of study and trainer time. This lends some support to the concern about training duration, but the paper did not test whether 40 hours was inadequate or study the 37 RBT skills. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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Authors
Whang, P. L., Fletcher, R. K., & Fawcett, S. B.
Affiliations
University of Kansas (US)
Corresponding author
  • Whang, Paula L.
  • Fawcett, Stephen B.
ORCID
Fawcett, Stephen B.
Venue
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1982-09
Volume
15
Issue
3
Pages
325-334
ISSN
  • 0021-8855 (ISSN-L)
  • 1938-3703
DOI
10.1901/jaba.1982.15-325
PMC
PMC1308279
OpenAlex
W2084174857
Cited by
20
References
36
Citations by year
2022: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2013: 3
FWCI
1.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 11137 d)
Locations
  • Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Counseling Practices and Supervision
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › Problem Solving Skills Development
Keywords
counseling skills training, community service centers, community development, problem-solving skills, performance feedback, generalization of behavior, social validity, expert ratings, local resource use
MeSH terms
Workforce, Allied Health Personnel, Community Mental Health Services, Counseling, Female, Generalization, Psychological, Humans, Problem Solving, Role Playing, Social Class, Teaching

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