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Increasing Independence Within Adult Services: a Program for Reducing Staff Completion of Daily Routines for Consumers with Developmental Disabilities

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  1. J. Iverson Riddle Center, Morganton, NC, USA

    Donna Towery & Marsha B. Parsons

  2. Carolina Behavior Analysis and Support Center, P.O. Box 425, Morganton, NC, 28680, USA

    Dennis H. Reid

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Towery, D., Parsons, M.B. & Reid, D.H. Increasing Independence Within Adult Services: a Program for Reducing Staff Completion of Daily Routines for Consumers with Developmental Disabilities. Behav Analysis Practice 7, 61–69 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-014-0013-4

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