ERIC Number: EJ419985
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-1042-9859
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On the Conceptualization of Treatment Acceptability.
Lennox, David B.; Miltenberger, Raymond G.
Education and Training in Mental Retardation, v25 n3 p211-24 Sep 1990
Twelve factors should be considered in justifying techniques selected for treating aberrant behavior in persons with mental retardation. The factors include motivational variables, treatment effectiveness, side effects, abuse potential, treatment restrictiveness/intrusiveness, treatment precedence, social acceptability, regulatory factors, staff competence, staff cooperation, treatment efficiency, and cost effectiveness. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Intervention, Mental Retardation, Models, Selection
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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