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Peer reviewedMorch, Willy-Tore; Eikeseth, Svein – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1992
Staff members (n=152) assigned to 76 clients with moderate to severe mental retardation in Norway received training in behaviorally oriented treatment and assessment. Results did not support the hypothesis that training in treatment and assessment would produce greater improvement in client behavior than would training in treatment alone.…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedFelce, David; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1991
This survey of nine institutional and community settings serving persons with severe handicaps found (1) in groups managed by one or two staff, staff interactions, and client adaptive functioning improved with decreased group size; and (2) improvement in staff performance and client behavior from addition of staff to a client group was marginal or…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Attendants, Behavior Patterns, Community Programs
