Improving the Interview Skills of a Military Veteran Using Behavioral Skills Training
Poster Number
17C
Format
Poster Presentation
Faculty Mentor Name
Corey Stocco
Faculty Mentor Department
Psychology
Abstract/Artist Statement
A majority of post-9/11 veterans have reported obtaining gainful employment as a notable challenge when adjusting to civilian life (Zogas, 2017). Behavioral skills training (BST) has been shown to be an effective and socially valid method for teaching interview skills, but has yet to be evaluated with military veterans. We used a concurrent multiple baseline design across skills to extend the existing research on interview training by using BST to teach appropriate content and duration of answers and to reduce the filled pauses of a military veteran. Because social validity is a critique of programs currently offered to veterans, we also assessed the acceptability of procedures and outcomes. Training effects were evaluated through simulated interviews conducted by the first author. Results show that BST produced improvements in all target skills. The participant reported that he was satisfied with training outcomes. However, he withdrew from participation after 13 sessions and rated the acceptability of training procedures less favorably.
Location
DeRosa University Center, Ballroom
Start Date
28-4-2018 10:00 AM
End Date
28-4-2018 12:00 PM
Improving the Interview Skills of a Military Veteran Using Behavioral Skills Training
DeRosa University Center, Ballroom
A majority of post-9/11 veterans have reported obtaining gainful employment as a notable challenge when adjusting to civilian life (Zogas, 2017). Behavioral skills training (BST) has been shown to be an effective and socially valid method for teaching interview skills, but has yet to be evaluated with military veterans. We used a concurrent multiple baseline design across skills to extend the existing research on interview training by using BST to teach appropriate content and duration of answers and to reduce the filled pauses of a military veteran. Because social validity is a critique of programs currently offered to veterans, we also assessed the acceptability of procedures and outcomes. Training effects were evaluated through simulated interviews conducted by the first author. Results show that BST produced improvements in all target skills. The participant reported that he was satisfied with training outcomes. However, he withdrew from participation after 13 sessions and rated the acceptability of training procedures less favorably.