Situational Assessment of Task Preferences among Adults with Multiple Severe Disabilities in Supported Work

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 50-55

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

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

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c Rosewood Resource Center   (United States)

Author keywords

significant disabilities; situational assessments; supported work; task preference

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035285516     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: 21692408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2511/rpsd.26.1.50     Document Type: Article

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