Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ352491
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Allocating Direct-Care Resources for Treatment of Maladaptive Behavior: The Staff Intensity Scale.
Silverstein, Burton J.; And Others
Mental Retardation, v25 n2 p91-100 Apr 1987
Group process and rating techniques were used to create a scale for measuring severity and frequency of 24 problem behaviors in institutionalized mentally retarded persons. A substantial correlation was found between scores and staff-time allocations, indicating usefulness of the scale as a predictor of staffing requirements for behavior management programs. (KM)
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Institutionalized Persons, Interrater Reliability, Mental Retardation, Personnel Needs, Predictive Validity, Professional Personnel, Reliability, Residential Programs, Resource Allocation, Test Construction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Researchers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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