We used behavioral skills training (BST) to teach multiple skills to 2 cohorts of 18 participants. BST consisted of the standard 4 components: (a) didactic instruction, (b) modeling, (c) role-play, and (d) feedback, modified to be delivered in a large-group format. All components were provided by 1 trainer, simultaneously to all participants, with peers delivering feedback during role-plays. Across 4 targeted skills (e.g., discrete-trial teaching), the average performance of Cohort 1 improved from less than 60% correct implementation in baseline to a performance of between 85% and 100% correct, across participants, following BST. We used social validity data collected from Cohort 1 to modify the length of instruction across skills for Cohort 2. BST was similarly effective for Cohort 2, with a decrease in the additional training required for trainees to demonstrate the skill in a novel role-play scenario or with a client. Implications for effectively scaling up BST are discussed.

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扩大行为技能培训：大规模和多技能培训的有效性

我们使用行为技能培训 (BST) 向 18 名参与者的 2 个队列教授多种技能。BST 由标准的 4 部分组成：(a) 教学指导、(b) 建模、(c) 角色扮演和 (d) 反馈，修改后以大团体形式提供。所有组件均由 1 名培训师同时提供给所有参与者，同伴在角色扮演期间提供反馈。在 4 项目标技能（例如，离散试验教学）中，队列 1 的平均表现从基线时的不到 60% 的正确实施提高到 BST 后参与者的 85% 至 100% 的正确表现。我们使用从队列 1 收集的社会有效性数据来修改队列 2 跨技能的教学长度。 BST 对队列 2 也同样有效，减少了学员在新的角色扮演场景中或与客户一起展示技能所需的额外培训。讨论了有效扩大 BST 的影响。