Token Economy

Double-spaced pages, APA format) I. Brief Introduction and rationale (individualized to client/context) II. Target behaviors to be addressed III. Tokens and menu of back-up reinforcers IV. Ratio of exchange and how it was derived (e.g., based on behavioral data) V. Procedures to dispense/exchange tokens VI. Procedures when tokens unearned (including rationale) a. withholding tokens b. response cost (if used) VII. Fading and/or thinning procedures (how to promote generalization/maintenance) VIII. Any ethical, legal, individual, practical, or social validity concerns [tied specifically to client(s) and setting] References to support selection of methods – at least 3 (peer-reviewed articles or chapters from edited books)