Background: While there have been several evaluations of programs to help parents manage difficult behaviour of their child with an intellectual disability, little research has focused on the evaluation of such programs when delivered to large populations. Method: The benchmarks recommended by Wiese, Stancliffe, and Hemsley (2005) were used to…

The developmental pattern of present behavior modification programs for the adult mentally retarded is evaluated. (Author)

Preliminary version presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (New York, March, 1967). Describes procedures for teaching retarded adolescents to use behavior modification techniques with younger patients. (RJ)

Contained in the final report is evaluation information for the Goldsboro-Wayne County (North Carolina) Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title III Project for 35 moderately, severely, and profoundly retarded children (3-16 years old) during the 1974-75 school year. The project was evaluated through analysis of behavior change data and…

The Cottage A Ward Behavior Modification Project at the Orient State Institute was designed to implement behavior modification techniques with 67 retarded child residents. Major project objectives included developing self-help skills (such as toilet training); eliminating undesirable behaviors (such as head banging); teaching behavior modification…

The problems encountered in the implementation of a behavior modification parent training program are discussed. Data was gathered at Camp Freedom, a seven-week residential behavior modification summer program for parents with retarded children. The following questions are considered in the context of training effectiveness: Which parents are most…

Described and evaluated is a Marion County, Florida, program which applied the team teaching method to instruction of 45 educable mentally retarded 10- to 14-year-old students. It is stressed that the philosophy of the middle schools and of team teaching is to provide a means of meeting individual needs of students. Described are the program's…

This paper describes a model for the evaluation of a children's residential treatment center which houses the emotionally disturbed and mentally handicapped. This model is derived from the transactional perspective discussed by Kelly and Newbrough. It suggests that serious consideration be given to those variables, particularly family life style…

Intended to reduce the occurrence of inattending behaviors in 400 educable mentally handicapped students and to increase and maintain attending behaviors, project EDUCATE is described as an inservice program to teach behavior modification techniques to 16 special education teachers. EDUCOURSE I is said to have resulted from a review of research,…

Ninety-five families who had completed a 20-week behavioral training program for parents of retarded children (ages 3 to 14) were recontacted 14 months later. Parents had retained their knowledge of programing principles, and the children had retained their original skill gains. (Author/PHR)