Learning and Emotional Disabilities

2016 ◽  
pp. 121-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin C. Thompson ◽  
Richard J. Morris
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Disabilities

Using a 3D Simulation for Teaching Functional Skills to Students with Learning, Attentional, Behavioral, and Emotional Disabilities

2020 ◽  
pp. 209-233
Author(s):  
Maria-Ioanna Chronopoulou ◽  
Emmanuel Fokides
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Emotional Disabilities ◽  
Virtual School ◽  
3D Simulation ◽  
Single Subject ◽  
Functional Skills ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Promising Tool ◽  
Behavioral And Emotional Disabilities

The study presents results from the use of a 3D simulation for teaching functional skills to students with learning, attentional, behavioral, and emotional disabilities, attending regular schools. An A-B single-subject study design was applied. The participating students (eight eight-to-nine years old) explored the simulation (a virtual school), encountered situations in which they observed how they are expected to behave, and had to demonstrate what they have learned. Each student attended a total of four two-hour sessions. Data were collected by means of observations and semi-structured interviews. All students demonstrated improved functional skills both in terms of the number of behaviors they acquired and in terms of those that were retained and manifested in the real school environment. On the basis of the results, it can be argued that 3D simulations are a promising tool for teaching functional skills to students with disabilities.

Comparison of Employees with Disabilities and Able-Bodied Workers in Janitorial Maintenance

1991 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dolores Ondusko
Keyword(s):  
Career Advancement ◽  
Emotional Disabilities ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Job Turnover ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Employees With Disabilities ◽  
A Company

Despite increased public awareness, persons with disabilities experience a high rate of unemployment. One obstacle that blocks their goal of economic autonomy is employers' concerns pertaining to job turnover, absenteeism, productivity, and career advancement. Most prior research has been focused on investigating co-workers' attitudes, assessing rehabilitation agencies and programs, and identifying why employers hesitate to hire persons with disabilities. This study explored the validity of these concerns by comparing employees with disabilities with their able-bodied co-workers. Subjects were selected from a company that participates in the Projects with Industry program. Due to specific concerns regarding employees with mental and/or emotional disabilities, the performance of this group was compared with that of persons with physical disabilities and able-bodied employees. In general, results indicated either no difference between persons with disabilities and able-bodied workers, or a higher level of performance for workers with disabilities. Implications based on the findings, and suggestions for further research are presented.

Determination of Caseload Feasibility

1974 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 215-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph T. Kunce ◽  
Carmine U. Iacono ◽  
Douglas E. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Emotional Disabilities ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Prediction Score ◽  
Client Outcomes ◽  
Client Characteristics ◽  
Rehabilitation Programs ◽  
Vocational Outcomes ◽  
High Degree

The predictability of vocational outcomes of rehabilitation clients is demonstrated in this research. Statistically derived “points” were developed and assigned to specific client characteristics such as age, welfare status, and education. A client's prediction score equalled the sum of his points. For each of seven state rehabilitation programs serving blind clients, the prediction scores indicated with a high degree of relationship (r = .61) to the level of a client's earnings following rehabilitatiun services. Investigation of the applicability of these scores for other disability groups indicated that the scores were moderately predictive for those with physical disabilities but only nominally predictive for those with mental or emotional disabilities. Finally, the application of these scores to program evaluation was demonstrated wherein client outcomes by level of caseload difficulty could be compared across different programs.

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