Lesson 14: Program Implementation

Attention

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this lesson's material, students will be able to:

• Write an accurate behavioral contract
• Develop an accurate and usable Token Economy

Teaching

This lesson is all about actually puting plans into place...we are first going to talk about Contracts which define behavior plans and then we will look at a special kind of contract called a Token Economy.

Contracts

Contracts are documents (real) that we create to outline behavior plans and make sure everyone understands what is going to happen. This is where making sure you are using behavior descriptions that pass the Dead Man and Stranger Test are so important!

The Contract outlines who the focus of the plan is on, outlines specific behavior expectations, and outlines consequences...it is basically a word version of the ABC Contingency plan.

Click HERE to see a generic example of a Behavior Contract that can be adapted to a number of situations.

Click HERE to review a precedural guide for development Behavior Contracts.

Token Economies

Token Economies represent the most widely used implementation of Behavior Management.

Click HERE to see a real example of a simple point-system Token Economy used with a young child with autism

Click HERE for my notes on Token Economies

Click HERE to review a procedural guide for developing Token Economies

Assessment

Lesson 14 Assignment

For this assignment you are going to write and implement a personal problem-solving behavior plan. (Preferably the subject is YOU, but theoretically, you can write this plan to change someone else's behavior).

This is the real deal, you will actually be implementing this plan in your life!

Click HERE to view the specific instructions and grading rubric for this assignment.

In addition to the criteria set forth in this description, you will be evaluated on the following points:

• Description of the behavior being modified (Dead Man and Stranger Test)
• Description of the criteria that must be reached prior to the delivery of the reinforcer
• Description of the reinforcer