Effects of MISC intervention on cognition, autonomy, and behavioral functioning of adult consumers with severe intellectual disability

This study examined the effects of a yearlong Mediational Intervention for Sensitizing Caregivers (MISC; Klein, 1992) on: (a) the quality of interactions between rehabilitation day center paraprofessional staff (n = 10) and their adult consumers (n = 19) with severe intellectual disability (ID) and (b) the consumers’ cognition, autonomy, and behavioral functioning, versus a consumers’ control group (n = 13). Regarding the staff–consumer...