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Vollmer, Timothy R.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1992
A content analysis, consisting of 24 items covering behavior specification, objectives, program procedures, data collection, and quality assurance, was applied to 141 written behavior reduction programs of 2 large residential institutions for individuals with developmental disabilities. Use of the content analysis is recommended for program…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Content Analysis, Data Collection
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Owen, Dawn M.; Hastings, Richard P.; Noone, Stephen J.; Chinn, Joanna; Harman, Kattie; Roberts, Julia; Taylor, Kelly – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2004
Very few existing empirical studies have explored the putative association between exposure to negative life events and psychological well-being in adults with developmental disabilities. In the present study, data on exposure to life events in the previous 12 months, adaptive behavior, problem behavior, and psychiatric problems were provided by…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Developmental Disabilities, Correlation, Behavior Problems
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Freeman, Rachel; Smith, Christopher; Zarcone, Jennifer; Kimbrough, Pat; Tieghi-Benet, Marie; Wickham, Donna; Reese, Matt; Hine, Katie; Koegel, Robert L., Ed. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2005
Staff development efforts are being designed to have a greater impact on the systems in which professionals work to increase the likelihood that individual positive behavior support (PBS) plans will be effective. Statewide efforts aimed at embedding PBS into developmental disability organizations and other agencies must include longitudinal…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Developmental Disabilities, Systems Approach, Instructional Materials