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Evaluation of Staff Manual for Improving Work Performance of Retarded Clients in Sheltered Workshops.
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Pallotta-Cornick, M. Angela; Martin, Gary L. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1983
A self-instruction manual to develop a production supervisory strategy (PSS) was examined as an aid for supervisors of 80 retarded persons in sheltered work settings. Average hourly production increased for 77 clients under PSS compared to baseline, with an average increase of 68 percent. Error rates were not affected. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Mental Retardation, Productivity, Sheltered Workshops
Organizational Barriers to Productivity, Meaningful Wages, and Normalized Work Opportunity for Mentally Retarded Persons.
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DeFazio, Nicholas; Flexer, Robert W. – Mental Retardation, 1983
Shelterd vocational services for mentally retarded persons are analyzed from several organizational, philosophical, and programmatic perspectives, including the availability of work and habilitation service delivery. Targets for remedial action are identified, such as developing time sharing programs with industry and developing employee…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Mental Retardation, Normalization (Handicapped), Productivity
Social Ecology of Supervised Communal Facilities for Mentally Disabled Adults: VII. Productivity and Turnover Rate in Sheltered Workshops.
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Melstrom, Margaret A. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1982
Turnover, reasons for termination, productivity, and number of hours worked as a function of demographic data, workshop settings, and measures of sociability for mentally disabled adults at six sheltered workshop settings were examined. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Interpersonal Competence, Mental Retardation, Productivity
Increasing the Productivity of Mentally Retarded Workers through Self-Management.
McNally, Richard J.; And Others – Analysis and Intervention in Developmental Disabilities, 1984
A package comprising self-monitoring, self-administrative reinforcement, and performance feedback significantly increased the production rate of 13 mentally retarded adults in a sheltered workshop. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Adults, Mental Retardation, Productivity, Self Control
Self-Monitoring of Work Performance with Mentally Retarded Adults: Effects Upon Work Productivity, Work Quality, and On-Task Behavior.
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Zohn, C. Joseph; Bornstein, Philip H. – Mental Retardation, 1980
Results indicated moderately increased work productivity, positive changes in collateral behaviors, and a high degree of self-monitoring accuracy among all employees. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Job Performance, Moderate Mental Retardation, Productivity, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
The Role of Reinforcement in Reactive Self-Monitoring.
Mace, F. Charles; And Others – Applied Research in Mental Retardation, 1986
Evaluation of the effect of three conditions (reinforcement, self-monitoring, and self-monitoring plus reinforcement) on the productivity rates of three mentally retarded adults employed in a sheltered workshop indicated that reinforcement was most effective when combined with self-monitoring. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Mental Retardation, Positive Reinforcement
Dealing with the Low Production Rates of Severely Retarded Workers.
Horner, Robert H. – AAESPH Review, 1979
Two studies increased the low production rates of two severely retarded workers in a sheltered workshop setting; the first study by using differential reinforcement, and the second study by using a system of self-delivery of reward and self-evaluation. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation, Productivity, Reinforcement
Improving the Work Performance of Mentally Retarded Clients in a Sheltered Workshop.
Starke, Mary C.; Wright, Jaice – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1986
Twenty-three mentally retarded workshop clients were assigned to experimental or control groups in a 10-day intervention. The introduction of music as a reinforcer and elimination of distractions were among easily implemented, cost-effective program changes which resulted in significantly higher productivity rates for the experimental groups.…
Descriptors: Adults, Cost Effectiveness, Job Performance, Mental Retardation
Self-Management "Additives" for Improving Work Productivity of Mentally Retarded Workers in Sheltered Workshops.
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Mullen, Heather; Martin, Garry L. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1988
This study compared the addition of two self-management strategies to typical supervision to improve productivity of eight mentally retarded workers in a sheltered workshop. Both strategies--(1) self monitoring plus goal setting and social contingencies and (2) addition of a monetary bonus for productivity--were equally effective in improving…
Descriptors: Adults, Contingency Management, Goal Orientation, Incentives