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Residential immersive life skills programs for youth with physical disabilities: A pilot study of program opportunities, intervention strategies, and youth experiences

Abstract

PURPOSE: A pilot study was conducted to assess correspondence among measures of program characteristics (opportunities and intervention strategies) and youth experiences in a range of activity settings in a residential immersive life skills (RILS) program. METHOD: Opportunities and intervention strategies were assessed in 18 activity settings in the 21-day program. On two occasions each, four youth completed a measure of experiences and took …

Authors

King G; Kingsnorth S; McPherson A; Jones-Galley K; Pinto M; Fellin M; Timbrell N; Savage D

Journal

Research in Developmental Disabilities, Vol. 55, , pp. 242–255

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

8 2016

DOI

10.1016/j.ridd.2016.04.014

ISSN

0891-4222