Improving day-treatment services for adults with severe disabilities: A norm-referenced application of outcome management

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 365-377

  Parsons, Marsha B ^a,b   Rollyson, Jeannia H ^a   Reid, Dennis H ^b  

^a Western Carolina Center   (United States)

^b Carolina Behav Anal Support Ctr   (United States)

Author keywords

Day treatment services; Developmental disabilities; Outcome management

Indexed keywords

EID: 7044272713     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2004.37-365     Document Type: Article

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