SYSTEMATIC TRAINING OF BUS, SHOPPING, AND CAFETERIA SKILLS
作者:
Asha B. Desai,
期刊:
Journal of the British Institute of Mental Handicap (APEX)
(WILEY Available online 1983)
卷期:
Volume 11,
issue 1
页码: 19-21
ISSN:0261-9997
年代: 1983
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-3156.1983.tb00087.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
Four mentally handicapped adults from an ATC were systematically trained (using role‐play and other techniques) to travel by bus, go shopping, and use cafés at a local shopping complex. It was hypothesised that their general social interaction skills would improve as a consequence of teaching them these three specific self‐help or “community living” skills (Marholinet al., 1979).Pre‐ and post‐measurements on theAAMD Adaptive Behavior Scales, and on an observational scale (TAF) devised by the author, showed that this prediction was fulfilled. There were also clear improvements in the three taught skills although these were not always statistically significant. The trainees' level of confidence (as measured by the TAS) also showed improvement, with increasing independence in using these public facilities.Since this study, three more groups at the ATC have started using the same assessment and trai
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