Training Human Service Staff : Evidence-based Strategies for Promoting Effectiveness, Efficiency and Trainee Acceptance

Training Human Service Staff: Evidence-Based Strategies for Promoting Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Trainee Acceptance is a comprehensive guide that equips professionals with the tools and techniques to optimize the training of human service staff. In Section I, readers are introduced to staff training, understanding its importance and the critical criteria for success. The book delves into the gold standard of Behavioral Skills Training and explores in-person training methodologies in Section II, which encompass both group and individual staff training.

Section III reviews technology-based training, including video modeling, computer-based training, and distance training via telehealth, offering readers innovative approaches to meet modern training demands. Special topics in staff training, such as maintaining staff skills, professional workshops, and the evolving gold standard, are explored in Section IV, rounding out a comprehensive resource.

• Focuses on evidence-based strategies that have been proven to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of staff training
• Covers all aspects of training, from essential criteria for success and the gold standard of Behavioral Skills Training to in-person and technology-based training methods
• Explores maintaining staff skills post-training, professional workshops and webinars, and the evolving gold standard for training performance skills

Dennis H. Reid is the founder and director of the Carolina Behavior Analysis and Support Center. His company has more than 25 years of experience providing assisted employment to persons with severe disabilities. Dr. Dennis Reid has more than 45 years of experience working with individuals with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism, in educational, residential, vocational, and community support settings. He has provided advice to human services organizations in most US states, as well as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. He has written or co-written 15 books and more than 140 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters on applied behavior analysis. He earned the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities International Research Award in 2006 and Fellowship membership in the Association for Behavior Analysis International in 2007.

Dr. Carolyn Green has over 40 years of experience as a special education administrator, staff trainer, and consultant. She has over 30 journal and chapter publications pertaining to staff training, supervision, and provision of services for people with severe disabilities, and has co-authored four books. Dr. Green has received multiple local and national awards for her work, including from TASH, North Carolina Association for Behavior Analysis, Foundation for Mental Health Research, and North Carolina Department of Human Resources. She also is the recipient of the Old North State Award for “dedication and service beyond expectation and excellence” from the Governor of North Carolina. Dr. Green is currently a senior consultant with the Carolina Behavior Analysis and Support Center.