Radogna Claudio, D'Angelo Guido, Lerman Dorothea C
Cooperativa Dalla Luna, Bari, Italy.
Disability and Health Integrated Program, Local Health Unit, Bologna, Italy.
Behav Anal Pract. 2023 Nov 6;17(3):803-814. doi: 10.1007/s40617-023-00873-2. eCollection 2024 Sep.
Social challenges in the work place can serve as an obstacle to regular employment for many individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDD). Nonetheless, few studies have focused on interventions to improve job-related social skills or included residents of countries outside of the United States. This study replicated and extended prior research by evaluating the acquisition of job-related social skills with three individuals with NDD residing in Italy. Results suggested that a package consisting of behavioral skills training and token reinforcement was effective for teaching the skills in the clinic and in extension to real work contexts. Furthermore, social validity surveys indicated that the participants, professionals, and caregivers of individuals with NDD considered the skills and interventions to be acceptable. These findings have implications for improving employment outcomes for individuals with NDD across the globe.
职场中的社会挑战可能会成为许多神经发育障碍（NDD）患者获得正常工作的障碍。尽管如此，很少有研究关注于改善与工作相关的社交技能的干预措施，也很少纳入美国以外国家的居民。本研究通过评估三名居住在意大利的NDD患者与工作相关社交技能的习得情况，重复并扩展了先前的研究。结果表明，由行为技能培训和代币强化组成的一套方案对于在诊所教授这些技能以及推广到实际工作环境中是有效的。此外，社会效度调查表明，NDD患者的参与者、专业人员和照顾者认为这些技能和干预措施是可以接受的。这些发现对于改善全球NDD患者的就业结果具有启示意义。
