ERIC Number: ED640900
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 104
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ISBN: 979-8-3811-1109-5
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Increasing Independent Living Skills through Self-Management and Group Contingencies
Brittany N. Beaver
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
For individuals with disabilities, learning functional living skills, such as meal preparation, laundry, and cleaning tasks, can greatly increase their level of happiness and decrease their need to rely on others (Storey & Miner, 2017). The purpose of this study was to evaluate a pyramidal BST package to teach staff to implement a training package involving a prompting procedure, a self-evaluation form, and group contingencies to teach individuals in a community-based organization how to perform daily living skills. Results demonstrated that the staff trainer learned the intervention and the steps of BST in few trials and all staff learned how to implement the procedures in three to four trials. All individuals learned how to perform the daily living skill in the prompting phase and maintained accuracy in the self-evaluation form, independent group contingency, and interdependent group contingencies. Results provide avenues for future research, including exploring additional strategies for teaching skills, identifying types of skills that need to be taught, and identifying deficits in individuals' and staff's skill repertoires. Findings have implications for training strategies to be used with community-based program staff, the need for teaching independent living skills, and ultimately improve the quality of services provided to individuals with disabilities. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
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Language: English
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