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Luiselli, James K., Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2012
Aggressive and destructive behaviors are an ongoing challenge for many children, adolescents, and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). What's behind these high-risk behaviors, and how can professionals help manage them? Discover the answers in this comprehensive text, the most up-to-date compendium of knowledge on…
Descriptors: Evidence, Obesity, Aggression, Self Destructive Behavior
Wallace, Teri; And Others – 1993
This survey of 39 University Affiliated Program (UAP) Outreach Training Directors describes UAP outreach training efforts to improve services to people with developmental disabilities. The survey examined the influence of different staffing strategies on the structure of outreach training programs, and the degree of participation by various groups…
Descriptors: Adults, Agencies, Children, Developmental Disabilities
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Sulzer-Azaroff, Beth; Pollack, Martin J.; Hamad, Charles; Howley, Thomas – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1998
A structure of interlocking contingencies was designed to train and support managers' provision of effective feedback to subordinates, peers, and superiors at a large state residential institution for children with developmental disabilities. The system included formal scheduling of feedback, reinforcement, and goal setting. Increased feedback…
Descriptors: Children, Contingency Management, Developmental Disabilities, Feedback
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Schlosser, Ralf W.; Walker, Elizabeth; Sigafoos, Jeff – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2006
This study evaluated the effectiveness of pyramidal training with direct care staff in group homes. Training focused on teaching staff how to provide opportunities for communication to non-speaking children with developmental disabilities to communicate. Staff were taught through a combination of a workshop, and nondirective consultation following…
Descriptors: Group Homes, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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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
Colorado Children's Campaign, 2005
The Children's Budget is a comprehensive report on funding for children's services in Colorado. This report provides a six- year funding history for more than 50 programs funded with state, local, and federal dollars. The Colorado Children's Budget analyzes reductions in programs and services during the economic downturn. The data in the…
Descriptors: Health Insurance, Health Services, Children, Income