Positive antecedent and consequent components in child compliance training
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Published on: February 4, 2016
Dannell Speights Roberts1, Daniel H Tingstrom, D Joe Olmi
1Counseling and Career Center, Pearl River Community College, USA.
Abstract:
This study evaluates the effects of positive antecedent (effective instruction delivery and time-in) and consequent components (contingent praise) on the compliance of 4 children in a clinic setting. Results suggest that the use of effective instruction delivery alone increased compliance above baseline levels for the 4 children and that the additions of time-in and contingent praise further increased compliance for 3 of the 4 children. All three positive treatment components resulted in compliance greater than 80% for all children. Compliance levels were maintained at 1-month follow-up for 2 children. Results are discussed in terms of the benefits to using all of the positive components in compliance training.
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