Full Title: The impact of organisational behaviour management strategies on staff training in applied behaviour analysis in residential care: A systematic literature review
Ιωάννα Κωνσταντινίδου, Πανεπιστήμιο Queen's, Belfast
Ομιλία στο 5ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο της Ελληνικής Κοινότητας Ανάλυσης Συμπεριφοράς, 16 - 17 Δεκεμβρίου 2024, στο Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο.
Applied behaviour analysis (ABA) is “the science in which tactics derived from the principles of behavior are applied systematically to improve socially significant behavior, and experimentation is used to identify the variables responsible for behavior change” (Cooper et al., 2019). High quality behavioural interventions are key to effective positive behaviour support (PBS) in residential care settings for individuals with intellectual disability, especially for those who engage in behaviour of concern. The aim of this systematic literature review was to evaluate the evidence of training in ABA in relation to staff and service user behaviour. Of particular interest was the impact of organisational behaviour management systems on effectiveness, generalization, and maintenance of behaviour changes.The search found nine relevant articles that met the inclusion criteria. A combination of antecedent and consequence-based training strategies was used in the studies. Eight studies reported on the organisational behaviour management systems that were used, with five of the studies reporting on the responsibility of trainees to transfer their training to their untrained teams (pyramidal training). Although the studies reported on staff behaviour change following the training, they did not report significant increases of service user quality of life as a result of staff training. Only two studies met criteria for aadequate methodological strength as measured by.
