Restructuring an Existing Token Economy in a Psychiatric Facility for Children
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2001
Department
Psychology
Abstract
Restructuring an existing token economy (TE) in a psychiatric facility for children led to increased point-earning and decreased daily trips to seclusion. Following an informal component analysis, restructuring Occurred through operationalization of target behaviors and reduction of the time between receipt of token reinforcers (points) and the opportunity to exchange tokens for back-up reinforcers (privileges). Results suggest that changes with regard to the basic components of all existing TE may influence its effectiveness.
Publication Title
Child & Famiy Behavior Therapy
Volume
23
Issue
3
First Page
53
Last Page
59
Recommended Citation
Moore, J. W.,
Tingstrom, D. H.,
Doggett, R. A.,
Carlyon, W. D.
(2001). Restructuring an Existing Token Economy in a Psychiatric Facility for Children. Child & Famiy Behavior Therapy, 23(3), 53-59.
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