Previous attempts at establishing appropriate work behaviors in the hard-core unemployed have met with very limited success. Findings with videoplayback procedures suggested that such a procedure might be useful with a disadvantaged population of hard-core unemployed. 40 hard-core unemployed were treated, half with videoplayback and half with more conventional counseling methods. Major variables under consideration included production and time spent working. After 15 days, the experimental (video) group showed significant improvement on both variables, while controls' improvement was not significant.
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