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A further comparison of external control and problem‐solving interventions to teach social skills to adults with intellectual disabilities
Author(s) -
O'Reilly Mark F.,
Lancioni Giulio E.,
Sigafoos Jeff,
Green Vanessa A.,
Ma ChiaHui,
O'Donoghue Deirdre
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
behavioral interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1099-078X
pISSN - 1072-0847
DOI - 10.1002/bin.163
Subject(s) - psychology , intellectual disability , psychological intervention , control (management) , developmental psychology , social skills , social problem solving , psychiatry , management , economics
We compared the effectiveness of a problem‐solving and an external control intervention to teach social skills to two adults with mild intellectual disabilities. Each participant received the problem‐solving intervention with one social skill and the external control intervention with another social skill. The comparative effectiveness of the social skill training protocols was evaluated using individual participant alternating treatment designs. Overall, there seemed to be little difference between the interventions in terms of acquisition, generalization, or maintenance of social skills with either participant. Limitations of the current study and issues for future research are discussed. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.