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Abstract: Individual Program Plans written for adults with developmental
disabilities in integrated and segregated work programs were evaluated on the
basis of the degree to which they included components identified as indicators
of best practice. Indicators of best practice were materials, tasks, basic
skills, critical activities, interaction activities, teaching across settings
and materials, and that skills were taught in the natural setting. The results
showed a statistically significant difference in the overall quality of
Individual Program Plan objectives from the two types of programs with the
integrated programs scoring higher in all but one category (basic skills).
Keywords: objectives, integration, best practice, program indicators
