Monetary incentives to reinforce engagement and achievement in a job-skills training program for homeless, unemployed adults

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 582-591

  Koffarnus, Mikhail N ^a   Wong, Conrad J ^a   Fingerhood, Michael ^a   Svikis, Dace S ^a   Bigelow, George E ^a   Silverman, Kenneth ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol abuse; homeless; job skills training; monetary incentives; poverty; therapeutic workplace

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOMELESS; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; JOB-SKILLS TRAINING; MALE; MONETARY INCENTIVES; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REINFORCEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THERAPEUTIC WORKPLACE; TIME; UNEMPLOYMENT; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; HOMELESS; JOB-SKILLS TRAINING; MONETARY INCENTIVES; POVERTY; THERAPEUTIC WORKPLACE;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 84883653357     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: 19383703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jaba.60     Document Type: Article

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