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Project Element	Element Description
Project Title Project Title	Training staff to conduct competing items assessments using enganced written instructions
Principal Investigator Principal Investigator	Graff, Richard
Description Description	Recent research has demonstrated that inexperienced staff accurately implemented paired stimulus (Fisher et al., 1992) and multiple stimulus without replacement (DeLeon & Iwata, 1996) preference assessments when provided with enhanced written instructions (Graff & Karsten, 2012b; Shapiro, Kazemi, Pogosiana, Rios, & Mendoza, 2016). Providing inexperienced staff with antecedent-only training packages is a viable alternative to expert facilitated training, which may not be available in all settings. In this study, four inexperienced staff successfully learned to conduct competing items preference assessments using an antecedent-only training package. Results of this study were presented at the BABAT 2016 conference. The manuscript is being prepared to submit for publication.
Funder Funder	The New England Center for Children
Funding Country Funding Country	United States
Fiscal Year Funding Fiscal Year Funding	5570
Current Award Period Current Award Period	2016-2017
Strategic Plan Question Strategic Plan Question	Question 5: What Kinds of Services and Supports are Needed to Maximize Quality of Life for People on the Autism Spectrum?
Funder’s Project Link Funder’s Project Link	No URL available.
Institution Institution	The New England Center for Children
Institute Location Institute Location	United States
Project Number Project Number
Government or Private Government or Private	Private
History/Related Projects History/Related Projects	Training staff to conduct competing items assessments using enganced written instructions \| 2625 \| 2017 \|

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