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)

Evaluation of pricing practices of sheltered workshops in Australia indicated that most workshops undercharge for their services with the consequence that they are unable to pay realistic wages to disabled employees. (Author/DB)

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…

The three-part article on workshops for the handicapped reviews society's concern for the handicapped from an anthropological point of view, classifies three types of workshops, defines areas of concern, and explores possible solutions. (Author/KW)

The article presents forms and procedures for evaluating staff of a sheltered workshop for mentally retarded adults. Forms evaluate performances of shop supervisor, shop counselor, and clerical workers. (CL)

The sheltered workshop model for the retarded is being changed to a non-sheltered community and business model of vocational services in Detroit, Michigan. Methods used included creation of their own businesses by rehabilitation companies and provision of job training and placement within businesses by an on-site trainer. (DB)

Recent efforts have been made to transform traditional sheltered workshop employment to transitional employment training in nonsheltered sites for mentally retarded young adults and adults. Benefits (both monetary and nonmonetary) to the individual, employer, and society are described. Disincentives in the financial system are cited as creating a…

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)

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)

Ethnographic methods were used to examine functions of a clique and informal leaders in a work group at a sheltered workshop for mentally retarded adults. Two leaders, an instrumental leader and a socioemotional leader, served to maintain group cohesion and allow members to act outside of direct staff influence. (Author/DB)

The major finding in this investigation indicates the need for social approval is positively related to self-ratings of sheltered workshop performance by clients. In addition supervisors ratings of clients were found to be positively correlated with both objective work performance and client self ratings. (Author/CG)

The effects of positive, negative and neutral reinforcement conditions upon the manual dexterity test scores of adult retardates were assessed in a sheltered workshop setting. (Author)

The paper describes reactions of an Israeli visitor to special education and rehabilitation facilities for mentally retarded persons in the United States and Canada. Among programs visited were group homes, infant stimulation projects, citizen advocacy approaches, and camps. Impressions are summarized, noting the trend toward…