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Berkman, Karen A.; Meyer, Luanna H. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1988
The case study describes various treatments implemented over a three-year period to reduce and eliminate multiple and severe self-injurious behaviors in a 45-year-old retarded and psychotic institutionalized man. Nonaversive intervention and community involvement was associated with positive behavior change and eventual community placement. (DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Case Studies, Community Programs
PDF pending restorationBogdan, Robert – 1986
The case study describes a family residential service for three people with profound and multiple disabilities in Burlington, Vermont. The disabled individuals live with a couple and their two children who are also provided support services in the form of weekend relief and helpers for the late afternoon and evening period. The house is owned by a…
Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, Community Programs, Family Environment
