Training basic teaching skills to community and institutional support staff for people with severe disabilities: A one-day program

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 467-485

  Parsons, Marsha B ^a   Reid, Dennis H ^c   Green, Carolyn W ^b  

^a Carolina Behavior Analysis and Support Center   (United States)

^b Western Carolina Center   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; HANDICAPPED CHILD; PATIENT EDUCATION; SKILL; TEACHER; TEACHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 0030298334     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-4222(96)00031-5     Document Type: Article

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