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- Title
Task analysis, correspondence training, and general case instruction for teaching personal hygiene skills.
- Authors
Stokes, John V.; Cameron, Michael J.; Dorsey, Michael F.; Fleming, Elizabeth
- Abstract
The effect of a 10-step task analysis, general case instruction, and correspondence training was evaluated for teaching appropriate personal hygiene following bowel movements. Correspondence training maintained a central role in this study. According to Israel (1978), the relationship between an individual's verbal and nonverbal behaviors is influential in self-instruction training. Essentially, correspondence training encourages an individual to generate his or her own instructional cues; in consequence, the procedure can be instrumental in ensuring the maintenance and generalization of important verbal and nonverbal behavior. Three adults with developmental disabilities participated in this study. The dependent variables included the level of assistance required on each step of the task analysis and an end of sequence rating on a three-point Likert-type cleanliness scale. Results showed that all three participants learned to care for themselves appropriately following bowel movements. Moreover, the skills generalized to other settings and were maintained over a nine-month period. The target skill was evaluated against the five criteria for a behavioral cusp and met the criteria for ‘an important behavior change’ (Bosch & Fuqua, 2001, p. 123). Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Subjects
HEALTH education; PEOPLE with developmental disabilities; HEALTH attitudes; HEALTH behavior; HEALTH
- Publication
Behavioral Interventions, 2004, Vol 19, Issue 2, p121
- ISSN
1072-0847
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bin.153