Teaching Caregivers to Use Graduated Guidance Using Video Modeling.

Area of Science:

• Behavioral science
• Developmental psychology
• Autism spectrum disorder research

Background:

• Caregiver training is crucial for supporting children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
• Graduated guidance is an effective teaching strategy for children with ASD.
• Video modeling offers a promising approach for remote caregiver training.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the effectiveness of a video modeling training package.
• To assess caregiver implementation of graduated guidance instruction.
• To examine training outcomes for young children with autism spectrum disorder.

Main Methods:

• Employed a video modeling training package with narrated, generic examples.
• Included three caregivers of young children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
• Utilized telehealth delivery for one participant during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Main Results:

• Caregivers demonstrated low accuracy in implementing graduated guidance during baseline.
• Caregivers achieved high accuracy, with few or no errors, by the final training sessions.
• The video modeling intervention led to significant improvements in teaching procedure implementation.

Conclusions:

• Video modeling is an effective method for training caregivers in graduated guidance.
• This approach shows promise for improving intervention delivery for children with ASD.
• Telehealth delivery is a viable option for caregiver training in this population.