The AAC Mentor Project: Web-based instruction in sociorelational skills and collaborative problem solving for adults who use augmentative and alternative communication
Authors:
Janice Light a;
David McNaughton a;
Carole Krezman b;
Michael Williams b;
Maija Gulens a;
Alix Galskoy a;
Marleah Umpleby a
| Affiliations: | a The Pennsylvania State University, PA, USA |
| b Augmentative Communication Inc., Monterey, CA, USA |
DOI:
10.1080/07434610600924499
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4 issues per year
Subjects:
Communication Disorders;
Neurological Rehabilitation;
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Abstract
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 prot
g s, and all participants in Study 2 acquired the collaborative problem-solving skills to support prot g s 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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| Keywords: Augmentative and alternative communication; Internet; Instruction; Intervention; Adult; Mentor; Problem solving; Sociorelational; Strategy |
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