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Effecten van video interactie begeleiding en training in voor- en vroegschoolse educatie op de interactievaardigheden van pedagogisch medewerkers

Studies uit binnen- en buitenland hebben laten zien dat de staf in de voor- en vroegschoolse periode relatief sterk is in emotionele ondersteuning van jonge kinderen maar duidelijk zwakker bij didactische ondersteuning. In een gecontroleerde experimentele studie onderzochten we de effecten van training voor pedagogisch medewerkers gericht op het verbeteren van de proceskwaliteit, in drie condities: een intensieve vve-variant, video interactiebegeleiding en een combinatie hiervan. De vve-training verbeterde de vaardigheden van de staf bij de didactische ondersteuning. De video- interactiebegeleiding bleek effectief in het verbeteren van de begeleiding tussen kinderen. Een micro-analyse van de interacties tussen de staf en de kinderen liet differentiële effecten zien van beide trainingen. De positieve resultaten uit deze studie onderstrepen het belang van gestructureerde en intensieve trainingen voor het versterken van de educatieve vaardigheden van pedagogisch medewerkers, met aandacht voor intensieve coaching op de werkvloer en video-feedback.

Training for the job: evaluation of a self-defence training programme for correctional officers

We investigated to what extent correctional officers were able to apply skills from their self-defence training in reality-based scenarios. Performance of nine self-defence skills were tested in different scenarios at three moments: before starting the self-defence training programme (Pre-test), halfway through (Post-test 1), and after (Post-test 2). Repeated measures analyses showed that performance on skills improved after the self-defence training. For each skill, however, there was a considerable number of correctional officers (range 4–73%) that showed insufficient performance on Post-test 2, indicating that after training they were not able to properly apply their skills in reality-based scenarios. Reality-based scenarios may be used to achieve fidelity in assessment of self-defence skills of correctional officers.Practitioner summary: Self-defence training for correctional officers must be representative for the work field. By including reality-based scenarios in assessment, this study determined that correctional officers were not able to properly apply their learned skills in realistic contexts. Reality-based scenarios seem fit to detect discrepancies between training and the work field. Abbreviations: DJI: Dutch National Agency for Correctional Insitutes; ICC: Intraclass Correlation Coefficient.

Training interaction skills of pre-service ECEC teachers

The development of interaction skills in preservice teacher education

Significant attention has been paid in the international literature to the effect of in-service training on the interaction skills of teachers in early childhood education and care. The growth of pre-service teachers during teacher education has received relatively little attention to date, however. In a mixed-methods longitudinal study, we monitored the development of interaction skills among a group of Dutch pre-service teachers with repeated measures for 3 years and structured interviews. The results of a linear mixed-effects model revealed an impressive growth of interaction skills during the pre-service training. The qualitative interview data revealed progress of pre-service teachers’ professional reflection on their interaction with young children. These outcomes show the effectiveness of pre-service training for the development of interaction skills and professional reflection in early childhood education and care. However, progress is relatively modest for instructional skills and this domain needs further investment in pre-service training.

Effects of early childhood education training and video interaction guidance on teachers’ interactive skills

Research has demonstrated that teachers working in early childhood education and care (ECEC) are proficient in offering emotional support to young children, but markedly weaker when it comes to instructional support. We conducted a controlled experimental study in the Netherlands, to investigate the effects of targeted in-service training on improving teachers’ instructional support. Teachers (N = 72) were randomly assigned to four conditions: an intensive early childhood education (ECE) training (N = 17), video interaction guidance (VIG) (N = 16), a combination of both training programs (N = 18), or a control condition with no training (N = 21). Teachers’ interactive skills were measured pre- and postintervention, according the scales of the Caregiver Interaction Profile (CIP). The ECE training improved the proficiency of teachers’ verbal communication and offering developmental stimulation. VIG proved to be effective in teachers’ fostering positive peer interactions between children. Intensive and targeted training can successfully improve the quality of teachers’ instructional support in ECEC settings, although more research on effective elements of professional development of ECEC teachers is needed.

Evaluation of an interaction-skills training for reducing the burden of family caregivers of patients with severe mental illness

afstudeerscriptie van studente Psychologie Yasmin Gharavi gepubliceerd in BMC Psychiatry: Background: Family members who care for patients with severe mental illness experience emotional distress and report a higher incidence of mental illness than those in the general population. They report feeling inadequately prepared to provide the necessary practical and emotional support for these patients. The MAT training, an Interaction- Skills Training program (IST) for caregivers, was developed to meet those needs. This study used a single-arm pretestposttest design to examine the impact of the training on caregivers’ sense of competence (self-efficacy) and burden.