An enriched teaching program for reducing resistance and indices of unhappiness among individuals with profound multiple disabilities

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 221-233

  Green, Carolyn W ^a   Reid, Dennis H ^a   Rollyson, Jeannia H ^b   Passante, Susan C ^b  

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

^b Western Carolina Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Profound multiple disabilities; Responsive teaching; Unhappiness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; METHODOLOGY; MOOD DISORDER; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MOOD DISORDERS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING;

EID: 27144432530     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2005.4-04     Document Type: Article

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