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Perceptions of Young Children with Handicaps: A Comparison of Mothers and Program Staff.
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Beckman, Paula J. – Mental Retardation, 1984
To assess consistency between maternal and professional assessment of child performance, 31 mothers of disabled children (6-36 months old) participating in an intervention program completed measures of infant development, behavior, and characteristics. Maternal and staff assessments were found to be highly similar. Implications for programs are…
Descriptors: Infants, Informal Assessment, Intervention, Mild Disabilities
Model for the Statewide Delivery of Programming Services.
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Johnston, J. M.; Shook, Gerald L. – Mental Retardation, 1993
Elements of a model for delivering statewide behavioral programing services to individuals with mental retardation in residential, training, and educational settings are described. The model includes such components as identification of levels of behavioral competence among staff members, an intervention approval process, regional behavioral…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention
Data Collection for the Evaluation of Mental Retardation Prevention Activities: The Fateful Forty-Three.
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Crocker, Allen C. – Mental Retardation, 1992
This paper presents a schema for measuring the effects of prevention programs in mental retardation, using 43 items that are quantifiable, accessible, and pertinent to disability outcomes. The items relate to service indicators, risk indicators, and incidence/prevalence information in the prenatal, perinatal, and childhood periods. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Check Lists, Delivery Systems, Evaluation Methods