Supported Employment as an Intervention Package: A Preliminary Analysis of Functional Variables.

Wacker, David P.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ405354

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Publication Date: 1989

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Supported Employment as an Intervention Package: A Preliminary Analysis of Functional Variables.

Wacker, David P.; And Others

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v22 n4 p429-39 Win 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 follow-up plan. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Adults, Employment, Employment Programs, Job Placement, Labor Turnover, Moderate Mental Retardation, Outcomes of Treatment, Performance Factors, Predictor Variables, Program Implementation, Success, Training Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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