The AAC Mentor Project: Web-based instruction in sociorelational skills and collaborative problem solving for adults who use augmentative and alternative communication.

In this study, we investigated the effects of a self-paced instructional program, delivered via an accessible website, to teach sociorelational skills and collaborative problem-solving skills to adults with cerebral palsy who used augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). The instruction was...

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Publicado en:AAC: Augmentative & Alternative Communication Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 56 - 76
Autores principales: Light, Janice, McNaughton, David, Krezman, Carole, Williams, Michael, Gulens, Maija, Galskoy, Alix, Umpleby, Marleah
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2007
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          Gulens, Maija
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          The Pennsylvania State University, University ParkPA, 16802, USA
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        Means of communication for people with disabilities
        Communication devices for people with disabilities
        Problem solving education
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          Means of communication for people with disabilities
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        Adult
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        Instruction
        Internet
        Intervention
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      ab: In this study, we investigated the effects of a self-paced instructional program, delivered via an accessible website, to teach sociorelational skills and collaborative problem-solving skills to adults with cerebral palsy who used augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). The instruction was designed to prepare participants to serve as mentors, in an Internet-based mentor program, for adolescents and young adults who also used AAC (Light & McNaughton, 2002). The effect of the training program was evaluated in two separate studies utilizing single-subject multiple probe designs: Study 1 investigated the effects of Lesson 1 of the web-based instructional program on the acquisition of sociorelational skills by six adults who used AAC; and, Study 2 focused on the effects of Lesson 2 on the acquisition of collaborative problem-solving skills by 15 adults who used AAC. All participants in Study 1 successfully acquired the target sociorelational skills to help them establish positive mentoring relationships with their protégés, and all participants in Study 2 acquired the collaborative problem-solving skills to support protégés in overcoming challenges in their lives and attaining goals. Results are discussed, along with implications for practice and directions for future research.
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