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| Mostrose Wolf/Don Baer Lecture: On the Breadth and Limitations of Behavioral Skills Training: Lessons Learned From 40 Years of Research |
| Sunday, May 25, 2025 |
| 10:00 AM–10:50 AM |
| Marriott Marquis, M2 Level, Marquis Salon 1-5 |
| Area: PRA; Domain: Applied Research |
| Chair: Rebecca Hotchkiss (Evergreen Center) |
| CE Instructor: Raymond G. Miltenberger, Ph.D. |
| Presenting Author: RAYMOND G. MILTENBERGER (University of South Florida) |
| Abstract: This talk tells my story as an applied researcher in behavior analysis for the last 40 years, with an emphasis on evaluations of behavioral skills training (BST) and its variants. My research on BST has been applied to several different target behaviors, often chosen as opportunities arose at different times in my career. I conducted early work in behavioral interview skills training as these were important skills in my work as a clinical behavior analyst with outpatient clients. Also early in my career, I because interested in safety skills such as sexual abuse prevention, abduction prevention, and firearm injury prevention and evaluated BST for the acquisition and generalization of these skills. In this research, I discovered the importance of in situ assessments to measure the generalization of skills to natural settings. Due to my consultation in agencies serving persons with disabilities, I became interested in staff training and management and again evaluated BST interventions for promoting the acquisition and generalization of skills exhibited by staff and teachers. This research also emphasized the importance of in situ assessments to measure generalization to natural settings when a supervisor was not present. Finally, my more recent research, fueled by student athletes with whom I worked, has evaluated BST and other feedback approaches for enhancing athletic performance across a variety of sports. The presentation ends with a review of lessons learned from my research on BST. |
| Instruction Level: Intermediate |
| Target Audience: The target audience consists of applied behavior analysis researchers, behavior analysts in practice, and graduate students in behavior analysis. |
Learning Objectives: 1. describe behavioral skills training applied to several target behaviors.
2. describe strategies to promote generalization with behavioral skills training.
3. describe in situ assessment to measure generalization following behavioral skills training. |
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| RAYMOND G. MILTENBERGER (University of South Florida) |
 Raymond G. Miltenberger, Ph.D., BCBA-D, is a Professor of Child and Family Studies and the Director of the Applied Behavior Analysis Program at the University of South Florida. He received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from Western Michigan University. He is a Fellow and Past President of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) and a Fellow of the American Association for Advancement of Science. His research focuses on behavioral approaches for teaching safety skills, increasing physical activity, and enhancing sports performance. He has published over 280 journal articles and chapters and has written a behavior modification textbook, now in its 7th edition and published in six languages. Dr. Miltenberger has received numerous teaching and research awards including the APA Division 25 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Applied Behavioral Research, the ABAI Outstanding Mentorship Award, and the FABA Award for Outstanding Contributions to Behavior Analysis. |
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