Table 2.

Participant Responses on the Social Validity Questionnaire

Items	Mean (M)	Range
I found this training to be an acceptable way to acquire the skills necessary to address my child’s problem behavior.	4.8	4–5
I believe that the face-to-face training and the manual will likely be effective in helping me identify the factors causing my child’s behavior.	4.8	4–5
I liked the face-to-face training.	4.7	4–5
I found it easy to read the training manual.	4.4	3–5
The examples and videos provided with the manual were relevant to my child’s problems.	4.8	4–5
I experienced difficulty understanding the concepts covered in the manual.	1.8	1–2
I found the manual too lengthy.	1.8	1–2
I believe it would be acceptable to use this training with people who do not have access to one-on-one ABA intervention.	4.8	4–5
I believe that my training is likely to result in a permanent improvement in my child’s challenging behavior.	4.7	4–5
Overall, I had a positive reaction to this training.	4.8	4–5
The training helped me familiarize myself with ABA principles.	4.8	4–5
I am considering getting myself certified as a behavior analyst (RBT/BCaBA/BCBA).	3.4	3–4

Note. All items were scored on a Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). In all practitioner forms, the words “my child’s” were replaced with “my student’s.” RBT = Registered Behavior Technician; BCaBA = Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst; BCBA = Board Certified Behavior Analyst