Evaluating the effects of reactivity to supervisor presence on staff response to tactile prompts and self-monitoring in a group home setting
✍ Scribed by Judy M. Mowery; Raymond G. Miltenberger; Timothy M. Weil
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 109 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1072-0847
- DOI
- 10.1002/bin.296
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Because staff management research in group home settings typically involves direct observation of staff performance, reactivity to being observed is a potential limitation in these studies. The current study evaluated the use of a tactile prompt, self‐monitoring, and feedback to increase positive interaction in a group home setting. Reactivity was assessed by having a confederate observe staff positive interaction when the supervisor was present and when the supervisor was absent. The effect of supervisor presence was evaluated using an alternating treatment within a multiple baseline across participants' research design. Results showed that two of four participants increased positive interactions only when a supervisor was present and the two other participants increased positive interaction only when a supervisor was present and provided feedback. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.