The Unit Play Manager as Facilitator of Purposeful Activities among Institutionalized Profoundly and Severely Retarded Boys.

Spangler, Paul F.; Marshall, Ann M.

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ERIC Number: EJ291556

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1983

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The Unit Play Manager as Facilitator of Purposeful Activities among Institutionalized Profoundly and Severely Retarded Boys.

Spangler, Paul F.; Marshall, Ann M.

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v16 n3 p345-49 Fall 1983

Child care workers in an institution for severely/profoundly retarded children were trained to use prompts and increased toy availability. On the average purposeful activity level of the children increased from 10 percent to a mean of 70 percent during treatment while stereotyped or harmful behaviors decreased from an average of 20 percent to 70 percent. (Author/CL)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Institutionalized Persons, Males, Play, Positive Reinforcement, Severe Mental Retardation, Staff Development, Toys

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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