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EVALUATION OF HOME‐BASED PROGRAMS FOR TEACHING PERSONAL SAFETY SKILLS TO CHILDREN
Author(s) -
Miltenberger Raymond G.,
ThiesseDuffy Ellyn
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.1988.21-81
Subject(s) - psychology , social skills , sexual abuse , medical education , parent training , clinical psychology , injury prevention , poison control , developmental psychology , psychiatry , medicine , intervention (counseling) , medical emergency
We evaluated the efficacy of a commercially available program, the Red Flag, Green Flag Prevention Book, used by parents to teach their children personal safety skills. Children's knowledge and skills regarding the prevention of sexual abuse and abduction were assessed prior to, during, and after training. In one group, training consisted of parents using the prevention book to train their children. Parents of children in the second group used the prevention book with added instructions. Children who did not achieve criterion performance after training with the prevention book received behavioral skills training provided by the experimenter. All children acquired safety skills following behavioral skills training. Follow‐up probes 2 months later showed skill maintenance among the older children. Parents reported satisfaction with the procedures and no signs of behavioral or emotional problems following the follow‐up probe.