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Evaluating Developmental Disabilities Services

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Handbook of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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This chapter focuses on contemporary program evaluation activities in adult developmental disabilities (DD) services. Program evaluation is best understood as a:

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  1. Sage Colleges Center for Applied Behavior Analysis, Troy, New York, 12180

    John W. Jacobson

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  1. NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, Albany, New York

    John W. Jacobson

  2. Department of Pediatrics and Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA

    James A. Mulick

  3. Department of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 22030, USA

    Johannes Rojahn

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Jacobson, J.W. (2007). Evaluating Developmental Disabilities Services. In: Jacobson, J.W., Mulick, J.A., Rojahn, J. (eds) Handbook of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Issues on Clinical Child Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-32931-5_8

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