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Peer Interventions

Authors :
Michel Hersen
Lori A. Sisson
Vincent B. Van Hasselt
Phillip S. Strain
Source :
Behavior Modification. 9:293-321
Publication Year :
1985
Publisher :
SAGE Publications, 1985.

Abstract

The efficacy of peer-mediated intervention for increasing social behaviors in blind, multihandicapped children was examined in a multiple-baseline analysis. Two nonhandicapped peers were trained to direct social initiations to four multihandicapped subjects during free play. An increase in play initiations by peers served to increase social behaviors in multihandicapped subjects. Moderate generalization of treatment effects was obtained under circumstances that differed from the intervention condition in that peers were present but not administering treatment. Maintenance of treatment gains was evidenced at a four-month follow-up. This study expands the literature on social skills training of the blind by targeting young, multihandicapped children with age-relevant skills, and on peer-mediated intervention by focusing on socially withdrawn children whose condition is complicated by severe physical disabilities.

Details

ISSN :
15524167 and 01454455
Volume :
9
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Behavior Modification
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....62ab59bcb2d8fa08ae5558c3c78787f3
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/01454455850093002