Efeito do uso de um pacote BST para capacitação de cuidadores de pessoas com TEA no ensino de mando.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of the components of the Skills Teaching Package (STP) in producing learning of mand teaching behaviors in caregivers of individuals with ASD. The components included in the skills teaching package are: Instruction, Modeling, Behavioral Rehearsal/Modeling, and Feedback. For the analysis, these components were used in training conditions with four different mand types: item mand, help mand, information mand, and action mand. Three children with ASD and their mothers participated in the study. The experimental design was a multiple baseline across participants, evaluating the effectiveness of each STP component in isolation. The dependent variable was the correctness of the caregivers' application of the STP, while the independent variable was the isolated application of the STP components. The results indicate that isolated training with the STP components led to a significant increase in caregivers' overall performance in applying the STP. Some variations were observed in the participants' learning speed of each component. Specifically, the immediate feedback condition proved particularly effective. The study also suggests a generalized learning effect of the BST components, while highlighting important individual differences in which BST components are most effective in each case.