This study evaluated behavioral skills training (BST), in a multiple baseline across subjects design, for teaching firearm safety skills to 6 6- and 7-year-old children. Similar to previous research with 4- and 5-year-olds, half of the children acquired the safety skills following BST and half acquired the skills following BST plus in situ training.
Evaluation of behavioral skills training to prevent gun play in children
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Evaluation of behavioral skills training to prevent gun play in children
Category: Behavior, Firearm Policies, Youth|Journal: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (full text)|Author: B Gatheridge, B Johnson, C Flessner, K Egemo, M Satterlund, R Miltenberger|Year: 2004