Abstract
This paper describes the use of an automated performance support system, the Mental Retardation-Expert (MR-E), in the training of 16 student clinicians to think "functionally" about undesirable behaviors of persons with mental retardation or developmental disabilities (MR/DD). The MR-E models human expertise in behavioral diagnosis and treatment, expanded and supported by the current scientific literature. The MR-E assists in the development of functionally based treatment protocols for individuals with MR/DD who engage in significant disruptive behaviors. The MR-E also provides an interactive process of case consultation and a basic understanding of the relationship between functional hypotheses and treatment. A pretest versus posttest strategy was applied to the environmental group (N=16) and control group (N=7), producing results that indicated that both training and interactive experience with the MR-E lead inexperienced clinicians to accept its recommendations.
| Original language | American English |
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| Journal | National Inst. of Mental Health |
| State | Published - Jun 1 1993 |
Keywords
- Behavior Change
- Behavior Problems
- Computer Oriented Programs
- Computer Uses in Education
- Consultation Programs
- Decision Making
- Developmental Disabilities
- Expert Systems
- Higher Education
- Intervention
- Mental Retardation
- Preservice Teacher Education
- Professional Education
Disciplines
- Psychology