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  • Psychology
  • Juvenile Justice

Background:

  • Praise is crucial for behavioral interventions but often lacking in residential facilities.
  • Staff training in delivering praise is inconsistent in juvenile justice settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To implement and evaluate a group contingency program to increase staff praise (kudos) in a juvenile justice facility.
  • To assess the impact of increased written praise on resident problem behavior and praise generalization.

Main Methods:

  • An applied behavior analysis (ABA) team used group contingencies to promote written praise ('kudos') among staff in five dormitories.
  • Measured frequency of written praise, verbal/gestural praise, and resident problem behavior.

Main Results:

  • Increased written praise by staff was significantly associated with decreased resident problem behavior.
  • Staff's written praise did not generalize to verbal or gestural forms of praise.

Conclusions:

  • Written praise interventions can reduce problem behaviors in secure juvenile settings.
  • Strategies are needed to ensure praise generalization beyond written forms in practice.