Evaluating the Use of Video Modeling With Voiceover Instructions to Train Therapists to Deliver Caregiver Training Through Telehealth.

Preas et al. (2023) wanted to know if a short video could teach therapists to run telehealth caregiver training. They filmed a 10-minute clip that showed an expert doing each step while a voice explained what to do. Seven therapists watched the video on a computer. The team then scored how well the therapists led real caregiver-training sessions over Zoom.

The study used a multiple-baseline design. Each therapist started the video training at a different time. This let the researchers see if skills only improved after the video, not from extra practice.

Every therapist learned all 11 target skills after watching the video. Three of them needed one quick round of verbal feedback to reach full accuracy. When asked to teach a brand-new caregiver task, the therapists still did it well. The skills stuck without extra booster sessions.

In short, a 10-minute video with voice-over did the heavy lifting. A brief follow-up chat fixed the last few errors for about half the group.

Carroll et al. (2022) ran almost the same study one year earlier. They also used video modeling with voice-over and the same design. Their trainees were supervisors, not therapists, but the package worked just as well. The close match makes the new finding stronger.

Hansard et al. (2018) showed a similar self-instruction video could teach college students to run preference assessments. Together, these studies say: short videos plus clear narration can train different adult learners across many ABA tasks.

Shawler et al. (2021) took the next step. They used intensive telehealth coaching to teach caregivers themselves, not therapists, to run full FAs and FCT with adults. Elizabeth et al. gives you the trainer skills; A et al. shows what those skills can achieve once the caregiver takes over.

If you need to roll out telehealth caregiver training tomorrow, you do not have to block out a full day for lecture and role-play. Record a tight 10-minute demo with voice-over, have staff watch it, and then give quick feedback only to the people who need it. You save trainer time, cut travel, and still get solid skill gains. Store the clip in your LMS so new hires can learn the same way, keeping quality steady across shifts and sites.