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Promoting verbal reports and action plans by staff during monthly meetings in a Japanese residential home
Author(s) -
Sasaki Ginga,
Noro Fumiyuki
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
behavioral interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1099-078X
pISSN - 1072-0847
DOI - 10.1002/bin.1495
Subject(s) - psychology , intervention (counseling) , psychological intervention , action (physics) , residential school , group home , qualitative property , applied psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , physics , quantum mechanics , machine learning , socioeconomics , sociology , computer science
We examined factors leading to the successful implementation of behavioral programs by staff caring for children in a Japanese residential home. We used a multiple baseline design across 3 units of residential homes to assess the effects of 2 interventions. The primary dependent measures were staff verbal reports (e.g., descriptions of antecedents, behavior, and/or consequences) and action plans (instructions for intervention). Our results indicated that the use of quantitative data (e.g., frequency of behaviors) increased the percentage of time spent engaged in verbal reports, whereas the use of qualitative data (e.g., A‐B‐C recording) increased the percentage of action plans. In conclusion, our intervention promoted effective verbal reports and action plans. Using these tools, staff in residential housing facilities may be able to improve support delivered to children in Japanese residential programs. Future research may help to verify whether similar effects can be achieved in other settings.