Evaluating the Effects of Arabic‐Medium Behavioral Skills Training on Parenting Program Facilitators in the United Arab Emirates

ABSTRACT This study evaluated the efficacy and effectiveness of Arabic‐medium behavioral skills training on the implementation of three parent‐training skills, using a concurrent multiple baseline across behaviors design. Participants included four Arabic‐speaking facilitators in the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region and the target behaviors included the presentation of a relaxation activity, role‐play activity, and think‐pair‐share activity. All facilitators acquired the three target skills and successfully performed the role‐play activity in a natural environment setting to a group of Arabic‐speaking mothers participating in a locally developed parenting program in Abu Dhabi. Maintenance of skills was observed in three participants for the relaxation activity and in one participant for the think‐pair‐share activity. Social validity findings indicated that the intervention procedures were viewed positively and considered acceptable. The potential implications of these findings will be outlined, including a discussion on future research and design of effective facilitator training practices in the MENA region.