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ERIC Number: EJ413322
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1042-9859
An Evaluation of the Pyramid Model of Staff Training in Group Homes for Adults with Severe Handicaps.
Demchak, MaryAnn; Browder, Diane M.
Education and Training in Mental Retardation, v25 n2 p150-63 Jun 1990
The pyramid training model was evaluated as a means to teach six supervisors and aides working with profoundly retarded adults the training skills of increasing assistance prompt hierarchy and specific praise in developing clients' daily living skills. Providing training to supervisors resulted in improved training skills for them and subsequently the aides they trained. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Attendants, Daily Living Skills, Group Homes, Models, Paraprofessional Personnel, Professional Development, Severe Mental Retardation, Skill Development, Staff Development, Training Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Pyramid Training Model