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Lin, Jiayong; Manokara, Vimallan; Ng, Jesselyn S.; Penchaliah, Sivananda – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Adults with intellectual disability are often disengaged in disability services. While Active Support has found efficacy in residential settings, less is known in day services. This study examines the impact of Active Support in day services for adults with intellectual disability in Singapore, particularly on engagement and behaviours…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Participation, Day Programs
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Park, Inhwan; Kim, Yu-Ri – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
To support employment of individuals with severe disabilities, instructional approaches for improving independent performance are urgently needed. The purpose of this research was to assess the effects of TEACCH structured teaching on the independent work skills of individuals with severe disabilities in a job setting. A multiple probe across…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Teaching Methods, Job Skills, Instructional Effectiveness
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Rojahn, Johannes; Rick-Betancourt, Brittney; Barnard-Brak, Lucy; Moore, Linda – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: The Adult Scale of Hostility and Aggression (A-SHARP) rating scale assesses the frequency/severity (problem scale) and the reactive-proactive motivation (provocation scale) of aggressive behaviors in adults with intellectual disabilities (ID). Items are assigned to five subscales (Verbal Aggression, Physical Aggression, Hostile Affect,…
Descriptors: Adults, Rating Scales, Aggression, Intellectual Disability
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Weaver, Adam D.; Scherer, Philip; Hengen, Stephanie; Shriver, Mark D. – Preventing School Failure, 2020
Proximity control is a common component of many classroom management strategies and has been shown to reduce disruptive behavior as well as increase academic engagement among students. Much of the research on proximity control to date has been conducted in structured classroom settings or in combination with other behavioral management techniques.…
Descriptors: Proximity, Applied Behavior Analysis, Behavior Problems, Teacher Student Relationship
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McVilly, K.; Webber, L.; Sharp, G.; Paris, M. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013
Background: The quality of support provided to people with disability who show challenging behaviour could be influenced by the quality of the behaviour support plans (BSPs) on which staff rely for direction. This study investigated the content validity of the Behaviour Support Plan Quality Evaluation tool (BSP-QEII), originally developed to guide…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Test Validity, Planning, Adults
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McVilly, K.; Webber, L.; Paris, M.; Sharp, G. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013
Background: Having an objective means of evaluating the quality of behaviour support plans (BSPs) could assist service providers and statutory authorities to monitor and improve the quality of support provided to people with intellectual disability (ID) who exhibit challenging behaviour. The Behaviour Support Plan Quality Evaluation Guide II…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification, Adults
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Underwood, Martha A.; Umbreit, John; Liaupsin, Carl – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2009
This study examined the efficacy of a systematic process for matching behavioral interventions to assessed function(s) of problem behavior with adults with developmental disabilities in a community-based day program. Previous applications of the technique were found to be effective with school-age students in classroom settings. Participants were…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Day Programs, Developmental Disabilities
Haugen, Julie D. Bass – 1990
Making decisions about residential or day program placement for adults with developmental disabilities requires examination of multidimensional measures of behavior and thus the use of multivariate statistical techniques along with expert opinion. This study used adaptive and maladaptive cluster scores on the Inventory for Client and Agency…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales