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Lennox, David B.; Miltenberger, Raymond G. – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1990
Twelve factors should be considered in justifying techniques selected for treating aberrant behavior in persons with mental retardation. The factors include motivational variables, treatment effectiveness, side effects, abuse potential, treatment restrictiveness/intrusiveness, treatment precedence, social acceptability, regulatory factors, staff…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Intervention, Mental Retardation
Helms, Barbara J.; Moore, Stephen C. – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1993
A survey administered to 91 supported employment job coaches and 86 supervisors revealed that confusion exists over what constitutes an aversive intervention versus a nonaversive intervention for persons with disabilities. When asked to rate 20 vignettes describing interventions, respondents' ratings ranged from nonaversive to severely aversive on…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitudes, Behavior Modification, Disabilities
McDonnell, Andrea P. – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1993
This paper reviews the rationale and behavioral interventions commonly used for teaching compliance to individuals with mental retardation and the role of ethics in the use of such interventions. The paper examines issues in deciding whether compliance is an appropriate objective for an individual and whether interventions designed to achieve…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Compliance (Psychology)
Powers, Laurie E.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1992
Three mothers of children (ages 4-9) who had disabilities and exhibited serious behavior management problems were taught child management techniques and planned activities techniques, using in-home coaching and written prompts for use in generalization settings. Results suggested that such training is effective but needs to be individualized.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Child Rearing, Disabilities
