Behavior Modification in Mental Retardation
Subtitle: the Education and Rehabilitation of the Mentally Retarded Adolescent and Adult
By: William Gardner
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 379
ISBN-13: 9781351314527
Subjects: People with mental disabilities; Rehabilitation; Behavior modification; Personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle; Réadaptation; Modification du comportement
Description: "In this important book, one of the most exciting and promising developments in clinical psychology-behavior modification is applied to the treatment of the mentally retarded, particularly those whose behavior poses difficult problems for institutions. Professor Gardner presents an easily intelligible yet detailed account of the concepts and practices of behavior modification and the underlying learning systems, with numerous clinical illustrations of applying specific techniques to various educational and rehabilitation problems. A thorough discussion of the inadequacies of the psychological evaluation systems normally used in education and rehabilitation is offered, along with an alternative behavior analysis approach that provides a method of translating evaluation data into treatment practices. In explaining behavior analysis, the author takes into account the limited behavioral repertoire of the retarded and environmental deficits. Individual chapters on respondent, operant, and observational learning, and a detailed discussion of a functional analysis approach to evaluation, are included. Proven behavior modification strategies are presented along with a review of related research and clinical studies. The book closes with a detailed description of a research program for the design and testing of sheltered workshop systems for the retarded and emotionally disturbed. The positive approach inherent in the belief that behavior is modifiable-even in the severely limited retarded-is in marked contrast to the pessimism of other systems of therapy, education, and training. Also, the author has concentrated throughout on making the book understandable to clinicians and students with no previous knowledge of behavior modification. Besides serving as a valuable handbook for all treatment personnel, the book can also be used as a basic text for various courses dealing with mental retardation."--Provided by publisher
Table of contents: title: Part, One Problems of Education and Rehabilitation of the Mentally Retarded Client  -- william i. gardner; title: chapter One Introduction  -- william i. gardner; title: chapter Two Types of Problem Behaviors  -- william i. gardner; title: chapter Three Characteristics and Bases of Problem Behaviors  -- william i. gardner; title: part, Two Behavior Modification: Concepts and Principles  -- william i. gardner; title: chapter Four The Nature of Behavior Modification  -- william i. gardner; title: chapter Five Concepts of Respondent Learning  -- william i. gardner; title: chapter Six Concepts of Operant Learning  -- william i. gardner; title: chapter Seven Concepts of Observational Learning  -- william i. gardner; title: part, Three Psychological Evaluation of the Mentally Retarded Client  -- william i. gardner; title: chapter Eight Behavioral Evaluation: A Basis for Rehabilitation  -- william i. gardner; title: chapter Nine A Functional Analysis Approach to Evaluation  -- william i. gardner; title: part, Four Methods of Producing Behavior Change  -- william i. gardner; title: chapter Ten Behavior Treatment: General Considerations  -- william i. gardner; title: chapter Eleven Behavior Treatment: Program Development and Strategies for Modification of Behavior  -- william i. gardner; title: chapter Twelve Applications to Development of Adaptive Behavior of the Moderately and Mildly Retarded  -- william i. gardner; title: chapter Thirteen Applications to Development of Adaptive Behavior of the Severely and Profoundly Retarded  -- william i. gardner; title: chapter Fourteen Applied Behavioral Technology in a Vocational Rehabilitation Setting -- C.G. Screven Joseph A. Straka Richard Lafond.