Behavior modification has become a widely known practice in rehabilitation during the past decade. A medium of exchange or token is typically used to facilitate transactions and can be traded for backup reinforcers later on. This review of the use of token economies focuses on groups of individuals usually considered target rehabilitation…

Cites seven books as adequate source material, considers methods to implement behavior control, reports on several successful applications with both emotionally disturbed and physically handicapped. Extensive references. (CJ)

Vocational rehabilitation clients face three major decisions as they enter the rehabilitation process: whether to seek rehabilitation services, what vocational goal to pursue, and to what extent they will cooperate in the rehabilitation process. An intensive structured interview was conducted with 100 vocational rehabilitation clients to determine…

Which dimensions are most accurately judged by workers with disabilities across various occupations? Which occupations are most accurately judged across the various dimensions? Students in a rehabilitation program (n=60) were reasonably accurate on all dimensions except opportunity. Functional cognition is discussed in terms of prior interest or…

The document describes independent living skills, and provides information on how they can be measured. It is explained in an introductory chapter that the checklist is an extensive list of 343 independent living skill objectives specified in terms of conditions (antecedents or givens), behaviors, and standards. Objectives are classified and…