Examined are two alternatives to the use of electric shock to control destructive or repugnant behaviors in severely retarded or schizophrenic children: continued use of noncorporal punishment, and widescale application of appropriately arranged contingencies of positive reinforcement. (KW)

Technicians participating in a behavior modification demonstration project with severely retarded institutionalized persons were encouraged to generalize the techniques they learned during limited daily trials to the control of resident movement behaviors in the intervals between trial periods. (KW)

Presented by the senior author at the annual meeting of the Missouri State Teachers Association, Kansas City (Nov. 7, 1968), and the National Convention, Council for Exceptional Children, Denver (1969). (Author)

Findings of the study suggest that unless residential schools serve families, the families' understanding of their children may lag and family members' development as parents and as individuals may also be arrested. Improved services to families are needed. Presented at American Association on Mental Deficiency, Boston, Mass., May 1968. (Author)

The program's goal is total release from the institution (Dixon State School, Illinois) and return to and participation in the community by the retardate. (KW)