Abstract
This study developed and evaluated a program for teaching a problem-solving strategy to closed head-injured adults. Four general areas were targeted for training: Community Awareness and Transportation; Medication, Alcohol, and Drugs; Stating One's Rights; and Emergencies, Injuries, and Safety. The program featured cue cards, response-specific feedback, modeling, self-monitoring, positive reinforcement, response practice, self-correction, and individualized performance criterion levels. It was evaluated via pre- and posttraining generalization assessments that involved phone calls, interviews, and staged interactions in the natural environment. The experimental group (N = 3) received baseline, training, and pre/posttraining assessments, whereas the contrast group (N = 3) received only pre/posttraining assessments. The posttraining results revealed that the experimental subjects' problem-solving skills had generalized somewhat, whereas the contrast group showed little change from pre- to postassessment. The program appears to offer some promise as a method of teaching a problem-solving strategy.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 193-210 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Behavioral Residential Treatment |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1988 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Psychiatry and Mental health
