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ERIC Number: EJ577382
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1079-3917
The Use of Self-Management Strategies for Increasing the Appropriate Hygiene of Persons with Disabilities in Supported Employment Settings.
Garff, Jennifer Traviss; Storey, Keith
Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, v33 n2 p179-88 Jun 1998
Three adults with developmental disabilities in supported-employment settings were successfully taught self-management strategies for addressing hygiene issues. The intervention included: a checklist with steps necessary to address particular hygiene issues, modeling the steps to each participant, providing praise and feedback, and teaching the participants to self-reinforce. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Developmental Disabilities, Feedback, Hygiene, Reinforcement, Self Care Skills, Self Management, Self Reward, Supported Employment, Work Environment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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