Behavioral Skills Training for CPSTs
New approaches to help reduce car seat misuse
Behavioral Skill Training (BST) has been validated to improve car seat education delivered by Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians (CPSTs), contributing to the long-term goal of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Roadway Safety Strategy to achieve zero roadway fatalities. The ultimate goal of the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Roadway Safety Strategy is to reach zero roadway fatalities.
Key Aspects of the Strategy:
The Vision: The strategy considers zero fatalities as the only acceptable number of deaths on the nation's highways, roads, and streets.
The Vision: The strategy considers zero fatalities as the only acceptable number of deaths on the nation's highways, roads, and streets.
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Behavioral Skill Training (BST) is an evidence-based approach used to teach complex skills and is highly utilized in applied behavior analysis. It has been validated to improve car seat education delivered by CPSTs, with the aim of reducing car seat misuse (DeCarli et al., 2024). This evidence-based approach supports the long-term goal of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Roadway Safety Strategy to reach zero roadway fatalities.
This study employed a longitudinal, quasi-experimental, within-subjects design and was led by James DeCarli, Principal Investigator, in collaboration with Public Health Behavior Solutions, the California Occupant Protection section of the California Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP), and the Department of Psychology at the University of Southern California.
The study was published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management on January 29, 2024. Please see the article here: In-Person and Telehealth Behavioral Skills Training to Reduce Child Restraint System Misuse.
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If you attended our training session, “Behavioral Skills Training (BST) by Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians to Reduce Car Seat Misuse: Research Findings, Program Development, CEU Classes, and Policy Recommendations”, we thank you for your participation and for contributing to our educational efforts and national strategy to reach zero fatalities. Use these links provide access to our published study.
CPSTs interested in training in BST—where CEUs are available—please call 323-491-6197 for more information.
This page is hosted by Pro Car Seat Safety, a service and public educational program by Pro Consumer Safety, with evidence-based research by Public Health Behavior Solutions.
