Social skills training for adults with mental retardation in job- related settings

Behavior Modification

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-44

  Huang, Weihe ^a   Cuvo, Anthony J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MENTAL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 0031042973     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01454455970211001     Document Type: Review

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