Behavioral Self-Control with the Mentally Retarded
@article{Wehman1975BehavioralSW,
title={Behavioral Self-Control with the Mentally Retarded},
author={Paul H Wehman},
journal={Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling},
year={1975},
volume={6},
pages={27 - 34}
}The issue of behavioral self-control with mentally retarded clients is discussed. A primary objective of the present paper is to elucidate the role of a rehabilitation counselor in the training of self-management skills. The following topics are discussed: a rationale for self-control training, range of settings where self-control is necessary, self-control strategies available to the mentally handicapped, and suggested methods of training self-control. It is concluded that self-control…
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