Citation

Maloney DM, Phillips EL, Fixsen DL, Wolf MM. Crim. Justice Behav. 1975; 2(3): 195-216.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1975, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/009385487500200301

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The proliferation of group homes and halfway houses for delinquents has increased the need for trained houseparents. The study investigated the effects of instructions, feedback, and modeling as training methods upon selected interpersonal parenting behaviors of six "teaching-parents" in three group homes. The homes were based on the "Teaching-Family" or "Achievement Place" model. The use of a multiple-baseline research design indicated that while instructions plus feedback were sufficient to teach some behaviors to some teaching-parents, the addition of model-imitation was generally more successfuL The importance of modeling in training correctional staff was discussed.

Language: en