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Behavioral Training and Performance Management of Human Services Organization Care Providers During the COVID-19

Helena Maguire¹, Jill M Harper¹, Rita M Gardner²

¹Clinical Development and Research, Melmark New England, 461 River Road, Andover, MA 01801 USA.

Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

|January 10, 2022

Abstract

Objectives:

This report describes a model of training and performance management that was designed for and implemented with care providers at a residential school for children with neurodevelopmental and intellectual disabilities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The model focused on health and safety concerns, risk mitigation, and intervention integrity.

Methods:

Procedures followed an applied behavior analysis (ABA) and organizational behavior management (OBM) framework. Action plans addressed (a) critical COVID-19 protocols, (b) behavior-specific implementation guidelines, (c) remote and in-person training formats, (d) in vivo supervision, and (e) knowledge and performance assessments.

Results:

A competency evaluation (field study) revealed that participant care providers (N = 25) acquired and maintained COVID-19 protocols at near 100% proficiency immediately following and 1-month post-training. Supervisors had uniformly positive approval and acceptance ratings of school responsiveness to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Conclusions:

Integrated and evidence-based care provider training and supervisory practices can promote risk mitigation and performance effectiveness during health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. More controlled research that includes multiple dependent measures is needed to replicate and extend our findings to similar human services settings.

Keywords:

Applied behavior analysis COVID-19 Care provider training Human services organizations Organizational behavior management Performance management

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