Improving Therapist and Patient Performance in Chronic Psychiatric Group Homes Through Goal-Setting, Feedback, and Positive Reinforcement

Journal of Organizational Behavior Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-36

  Huberman, Warren L ^a   O’Brien, Richard M ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior systems analysis; Behavior therapists patient interactions; Feedback; Goals; Medicare and Medicaid compliance and reimbursements; Mental health organization; OBM; Social and monetary reinforcement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033484397     PISSN: 01608061     EISSN: 15408604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J075v19n01_04     Document Type: Article

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