Staff In-Service: Measuring Effectiveness through Client Behavior Change.

Zlomke, Leland C.; Benjamin, Vincente A., Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ285445

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1983-Apr

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Staff In-Service: Measuring Effectiveness through Client Behavior Change.

Zlomke, Leland C.; Benjamin, Vincente A., Jr.

Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, v18 n2 p125-30 Apr 1983

The impact of inservice generated staff knowledge changes on the behavior of 42 mentally retarded adults was assessed. Findings demonstrated an effective time-efficient means of collecting client behavior change data, as well as a 51 percent growth in measured staff knowledge, anD a decrease in each of nine targeted maladaptive behaviors. (Author/SEW)

Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Inservice Education, Institutionalized Persons, Knowledge Level, Mental Retardation, Program Effectiveness, Residential Care, Staff Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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