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Career Development for Dropout LD and ED Adolescent Boys: Two Evaluation Reports on Activities between April 1, 1980-September 30, 1980 and October 1, 1980-March 31, 1981.
Pooley, Richard C. – 1981
Two reports chronicle accomplishments of the James Barry-Robinson Institute, a project designed to serve learning disabled (LD) and emotionally disturbed (ED) adolescent male dropouts by helping to increase their employability through special education, career guidance, and social skills training. Both reports are formative evaluations. In the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Education, Dropouts, Emotional Disturbances
The Impact of Training and Staff Attributions on Staff Practice in Learning Disability Services: A Pilot Study.
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McKenzie, Karen; Sharp, Kirstin; Paxton, Donna; Murray, George C. – Journal of Learning Disabilities (United Kingdom), 2002
This study evaluated the effect of a training course for staff working in British learning disability residential services on their attributions and practice. Decreased usage of the attributional category "communication deficit" was found 8 weeks later. Also, practice appeared significantly changed from baseline to follow-ups 4 and 5…
Descriptors: Adults, Attribution Theory, Children, Foreign Countries
Improving the Coordination of Treatment Planning between Professional and Paraprofessional Staff at a Residential Center for Adolescent Males by Implementing an Interdisciplinary Team Approach.
Young, Steven C. – 1991
This practicum report describes a project designed to increase the level of coordination of treatment planning between professional and paraprofessional staff at a residential treatment and educational facility for 40 adolescent males with learning disabilities or severe emotional disturbances. Three corollary aims were to increase the level of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Coordination, Decision Making