A follow-up to training emergency skills
1981; Elsevier BV; Volume: 12; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0005-7894(81)80143-8
ISSN1878-1888
AutoresRussell T. Jones, Alan E. Kazdin, Janell I. Haney,
Tópico(s)Agriculture and Farm Safety
ResumoThis investigation represents a follow-up assessment of children's responses 9 months after termination of a multifaceted behavioral procedure designed to teach how to exit a burning house. In the initial program, five children were trained in socially validated methods of responding to several simulated home emergency fire situations. Marked changes were attained with training, and improvements were socially validated. A 5-month follow-up on the five children indicated that emergency exiting skills were maintained at moderate levels when compared to original baseline levels. However, behavior was below levels required for safe exiting from fires. High levels of responding were quickly reestablished in the four children who received remedial training. Follow-up assessment 9 months after termination of the original training (and 4 months after retraining) revealed that behavior had again fallen below levels required for safety, although to a lesser degree. The results of this study indicate the need to ensure continued levels of high responding after withdrawal of interventions for adaptive skills.
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