NCJ Number
27275
Editor(s)
J G CULL,
R E HARDY
Date Published
1974
Length
268 pages
Annotation
THIS TEXT IS A COMPENDIUM OF ELEVEN READINGS WHICH EMPHASIZE THE APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLES OF BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION IN VARIOUS PHASES OF REHABILITATION.
Abstract
THE BOOK COVERS THE FOLLOWING AREAS: APPLIED PRINCIPLES OF MODIFYING BEHAVIOR, A DESCRIPTION OF TOKEN ECONOMIES, MODELING IN PREVOCATIONAL TRAINING, PEER GROUP INFLUENCE IN BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION OF THE MENTALLY RETARDED, AND BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION PRINCIPLES ADAPTED TO COMPREHENSIVE REHABILITATION FACILITIES. ALSO CONSIDERED ARE PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES IN REHABILITATION SETTINGS, BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION PRINCIPLES WITH THE DISADVANTAGED AND THE DEPRIVED, THE USE OF MODELING TECHNIQUES IN REHABILITATION OF THE PUBLIC OFFENDER, BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION AND DELINQUENT YOUTH, THE USE OF BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION TECHNIQUES WITH THE MENTALLY ILL, BEHAVIORIAL GROUP THERAPY WITH ALCOHOL ABUSERS, AND SELF MODELING AS A BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION TECHNIQUE.