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| Recent Research in Safety Skills Training for Children |
| Monday, May 31, 2004 |
| 9:00 AM–10:20 AM |
| Beacon H |
| Area: CSE/CBM; Domain: Applied Research |
| Chair: Raymond G. Miltenberger (North Dakota State University) |
| Discussant: Keith D. Allen (University of Nebraska Medical Center) |
| Abstract: Learning Objectives
Learn safety skills for preventing gun play in children.
Learn safety skills for preventing child abduction.
Learn behavioral skills training procedures for teaching safety skills to children. |
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| Teaching Safety Skills to Children to Prevent Gun Play: An Evaluation of In Situ Training |
| RAYMOND G. MILTENBERGER (North Dakota State University), Brian J. Gatheridge (Washington State University), Melisa Satterlund (North Dakota State University), Kristin R. Egemo (North Dakota State University), Brigitte M. Johnson (North Dakota State University), Candace Jostad (North Dakota State University), Chris A. Flessner (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) |
| Abstract: In this research we used a multiple baseline across subjects design to evaluate in situ training to teach 4-5 year old children skills needed when finding a firearm (don't touch the gun, get away, and tell an adult). We evaluated skills using in situ assessments in which we recorded the child's behavior when finding a gun (with 100% reliability). Training involved instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback in the training setting and in the assessment setting. The results showed that all children learned the skills in a small number of training sessions and exhibited them in the natural environment when they didn't know they were being assessed. |
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| A Comparison of Two Procedures to Teach Firearm Injury Prevention Skills to Children |
| BRIAN J. GATHERIDGE (Washington State University), Raymond G. Miltenberger (North Dakota State University), Amanda Mattern (North Dakota State University), Melisa Satterlund (North Dakota State University), Brigitte Johnson (North Dakota State University), Chris A. Flessner (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee) |
| Abstract: This study compared the Eddie Eagle Gun Safe program (an educational program produced by the NRA) and a behavioral skills training program (BST: involving instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback) to teach skills to prevent gun play in children (don't tough the gun, get away, and tell and adult). Forty-five 6-7 year old children were randomly assigned to the two training groups and a control group. We assessed knowledge and skills (with 100% reliability) in a posttest only, control group design. Results showed that the BST program was superior to the Eddie Eagle program in role play assessments and in situ assessments. With one in situ training session following training with the Eddie Eagle program, all but two children exhibited the skills in further in situ assessments. |
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| An Evaluation of In Situ Training to Teach Abduction Prevention Skills to Children |
| BRIGITTE M. JOHNSON (North Dakota State University), Raymond G. Miltenberger (North Dakota State University), Kristin R. Egemo (North Dakota State University), Candace Jostad (North Dakota State University), Chris A. Flessner (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee), Brian J. Gatheridge (Washington State University) |
| Abstract: In this study we used a multiple baseline across subjects design to evaluate in situ training to teach abduction prevention skills to fifteen 4-5 year old children. We assessed abduction prevention skills (say no, get away, and tell and adult when presented with an abduction lure) using in situ assessments (with 100% reliability) in which we observed the child's responses as a confederate presented an abduction lure to the child. In situ training involved instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback in training sessions and in the natural environment. All children learned the skills and demonstrated the skills during in situ assessments immediately after training and at a 1 month follow-up assessment. |
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