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  • Title: Group conversational-skills training and social validation with mentally retarded adults.
    Author: Wildman BG, Wildman HE, Kelly WJ.
    Journal: Appl Res Ment Retard; 1986; 7(4):443-58. PubMed ID: 3800369.
    Abstract:
    Seven community-dwelling, mildly and moderately mentally retarded adults participated in a group social skills training program designed to improve conversational skills. A group multiple-baseline design was used. Conversational components trained were asking questions about the conversational partner, giving compliments, and appropriately disclosing information about oneself. Training sessions consisted of instructions, modeling, and behavioral rehearsal. Assessment during baseline and treatment consisted of recording conversations between subject dyads after each session. Generalization of training was assessed during baseline and treatment and at 1-month, 3-month, and 6-month follow-ups by recording conversations between subjects and novel, nonretarded persons. Behavioral ratings of the tapes indicated substantial improvements in the targeted behaviors as a function of training. Subjective social validity ratings of pretraining and posttraining generalization tapes by community volunteers reflected improvements in their social perceptions of subjects as a function of training. The results suggest that community-dwelling, mentally retarded adults can be taught to make changes in their conversational behavior that are viewed positively by others living in their communities.
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