CHANGES FOLLOWING COMMUNITY LIVING SKILLS TRAINING - A CONTROLLED-STUDY

Fifty-seven adults with mild to moderate learning disability served as participants in a community living skills training programme. Twenty- nine were trained using in vivo techniques, 13 were taught using class room techniques and 15 acted as a no treatment control group. Assessme nts of community living skills and adaptive behaviour found those rece iving in vivo training performed significantly better than the other g roups. Eventual placement in the community reflected this superiority.