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Escape Based Treatments

Escape Based Treatments. Negative Reinforcement Escaping Avoiding or Delaying Attenuating (you do it for me) Includes hand over hand assistance The widest variety of treatments Some treatments are similar to Positive Reinforcement Tailored to an escape function. Escape Based Treatments.

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Escape Based Treatments

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  1. Escape Based Treatments • Negative Reinforcement • Escaping • Avoiding or Delaying • Attenuating (you do it for me) • Includes hand over hand assistance • The widest variety of treatments • Some treatments are similar to Positive Reinforcement • Tailored to an escape function

  2. Escape Based Treatments • Antecedent Manipulations • Making the tasks doable • Shorter • Providing help • Subtle • Behavioral Momentum • Example: Vacuum salesman • Helpful to initiate tasks

  3. Escape Based Treatments • Choice of Tasks • Providing control to children is one way to decrease the aversiveness of tasks • Arranged in a way that all tasks are done. • Providing “breaks” from tasks on a schedule • Decreases motivation to engage in problem behavior to escape demands. • Problems: • May reinforce on accident • Relationship between problem behavior remains intact

  4. Escape Based Treatments • DRA • Breaks are provided when a specified behavior is exhibited • Usually (partial) task completion • Dots for Motivation example • The relationship between appropriate behavior is emphasized. • Problems: • Can be time consuming with some children

  5. Escape Based Treatments • Breaks are provided when the child does not engage in behavior for a specified period of time. • DRO (300) – A break is provided if no problem behavior occurs over 5 minutes • Non-Resetting – either the break is earned or the next interval occurs. • Resetting – if behavior occurs the time is reset. • Problems: • Extinction component!!! • Low levels of reinforcement are possible (esp. resetting DRO)

  6. Escape Based Treatments • Escape Extinction • Problem behavior never results in breaks or assistance. • Oftentimes true escape extinction is a real “nag” • Not to be confused with physical guidance • Some kids don’t mind • Serves as an aversive for others • Directly addresses behavior problem • Upset child means its working

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