Group‐based behavioral skills training to promote effective instruction delivery for children with autism spectrum disorder

LaBrot et al. (2021) ran a short group workshop for parents of kids with autism.

They taught parents how to give clear, calm instructions using behavioral skills training.

Before and after the workshop, they watched parents and kids at home to see what changed.

After the group class, parents gave clearer instructions and kids followed them more often.

The gains showed up right away and stayed strong during the short follow-up checks.

Dogan et al. (2017) and Hassan et al. (2018) already showed that one-on-one BST helps parents teach social skills. LaBrot moves the same idea into a group room, saving staff time.

Falligant et al. (2025) took the group idea further. They added in-situ feedback for preschool staff and found most adults needed the extra coaching to reach mastery. LaBrot did not add this step, so some parents might still need extra practice at home.

Glugaut et al. (2021) swapped parents for siblings and still saw good results, showing BST works across family members.

You can run a two-hour group workshop and immediately boost parent instruction delivery and child compliance. If you have a long wait-list or thin staff, group BST is a cheap first step. Watch for generalization and be ready to add brief in-home feedback if parents stall.