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Effects of a supervisory treatment package on staff-mentally retarded resident interactions. 1986

D M Seys, and P C Duker

Effects of scheduled activities vs. scheduled activities and supervision on staff-mentally retarded resident interactions were investigated. After baseline, scheduled activities that provided fixed times for resident training, custodial care, recreational activities, and organizational and house-keeping activities was instituted. Further, a supervision package was in effect consisting of (a) self-recording and public posting, (b) daily staff meetings, and (c) feedback and prompting. After a return to scheduled activities alone, the treatment was reinstated. Results showed that a supervision package (added to scheduled activities) produced a statistically significant decrease in the time that ward staff spent on custodial care as well as off-task and an increase in time engaged in training of residents. Follow-up measures taken while the treatment was still in effect affirmed the stability of the results.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008607	Intellectual Disability	Subnormal intellectual functioning which originates during the developmental period. This has multiple potential etiologies, including genetic defects and perinatal insults. Intelligence quotient (IQ) scores are commonly used to determine whether an individual has an intellectual disability. IQ scores between 70 and 79 are in the borderline range. Scores below 67 are in the disabled range. (from Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, p28)	Disability, Intellectual,Idiocy,Mental Retardation,Retardation, Mental,Deficiency, Mental,Intellectual Development Disorder,Mental Deficiency,Mental Retardation, Psychosocial,Deficiencies, Mental,Development Disorder, Intellectual,Development Disorders, Intellectual,Disabilities, Intellectual,Disorder, Intellectual Development,Disorders, Intellectual Development,Intellectual Development Disorders,Intellectual Disabilities,Mental Deficiencies,Mental Retardations, Psychosocial,Psychosocial Mental Retardation,Psychosocial Mental Retardations,Retardation, Psychosocial Mental,Retardations, Psychosocial Mental
D011566	Psychiatric Aides	Persons who assist in the routine care of psychiatric persons, usually under the supervision of the nursing department.	Psychiatric Hospital Orderlies,Psychiatric Ward Attendants,Aide, Psychiatric,Aides, Psychiatric,Attendant, Psychiatric Ward,Attendants, Psychiatric Ward,Hospital Orderlies, Psychiatric,Hospital Orderly, Psychiatric,Orderlies, Psychiatric Hospital,Orderly, Psychiatric Hospital,Psychiatric Aide,Psychiatric Hospital Orderly,Psychiatric Ward Attendant,Ward Attendant, Psychiatric,Ward Attendants, Psychiatric
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003482	Custodial Care	Board, room, and other personal assistance services generally provided on a long term basis. It excludes regular medical care.	Care, Custodial
D005246	Feedback	A mechanism of communication within a system in that the input signal generates an output response which returns to influence the continued activity or productivity of that system.	Feedbacks
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D001288	Attention	Focusing on certain aspects of current experience to the exclusion of others. It is the act of heeding or taking notice or concentrating.	Focus of Attention,Selective Attention,Social Attention,Attention Focus,Attention, Selective,Attention, Social,Selective Attentions