A Self-Instructional Social Skills Training Program for Mentally Retarded Persons.

Matson, Johnny L.; Adkins, Joyce

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ERIC Number: EJ238758

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Publication Date: 1980-Oct

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A Self-Instructional Social Skills Training Program for Mentally Retarded Persons.

Matson, Johnny L.; Adkins, Joyce

Mental Retardation, v18 n5 p245-48 Oct 1980

A multiple baseline was employed across two mentally retarded institutionalized adults to test a self-instructional method of training social skills. The treatment was found to be effective and saved staff time as compared to the standard method of social skills training. (Author)

Descriptors: Adults, Autoinstructional Aids, Exceptional Child Research, Interpersonal Competence, Mental Retardation, Social Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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