Implementation of New Technology for Persons with Mental Retardation and the Importance of Staff Education.

Brodin, J.

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Publication Date: 1998

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Implementation of New Technology for Persons with Mental Retardation and the Importance of Staff Education.

Brodin, J.

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, v21 n2 p155-68 Jun 1998

A study investigated 57 Swedish day centers for individuals with mental retardation found that half of the staff had not received information on assistive devices and that inservice training was primarily with communication devices, mobility aids, and lifting devices. Knowledge of time control devices was limited. (CR)

Descriptors: Adults, Appropriate Technology, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Day Care Centers, Day Programs, Foreign Countries, Inservice Education, Mental Retardation, Staff Development, Time

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Sweden

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