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Increasing Habilitative Services for Persons with Profound Handicaps: An Application of Structural Analysis to Staff Management.
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Green, Carolyn W.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1991
A management program was implemented to increase the training activities and decrease nonwork behavior of eight direct-care staff in a facility for individuals with mental retardation. Improvements were maintained during a 43-week period, staff acceptability measures were positive, and beneficial changes occurred in clients. (JDD)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Change, Caregivers, Maintenance
Supported Employment as an Intervention Package: A Preliminary Analysis of Functional Variables.
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Wacker, David P.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1989
The long-term employment of 51 moderately mentally retarded clients who were placed into 64 supported employment positions was evaluated relative to 10 training and post-training components in a supported employment training package. Three components differentiated successful from unsuccessful employment: client advocate, collateral behavior, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment, Employment Programs, Job Placement
In-Home Generalization of Social Interactions in Families of Adolescents with Behavior Problems.
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Serna, Loretta A.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1991
A communication program was implemented with the families of three adolescents with behavior problems. Skill teaching resulted in parent-adolescent dyads learning to use the skills in the teaching setting, but competent use of the skills in the home was not observed until an in-home family conference phase was implemented. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education