title: Contingency contracting with a delinquent and his family.
abstract: The successful application of contingency contracting with a delinquent and his family is presented. Contingency contracting with families of delinquents is reviewed and the advantages discussed. A multiple baseline experimental design was employed to evaluate the outcome of the intervention effort. No major adjustment problems were reported at 7 months follow-up. The intervention programme was also evaluated in an independent manner by the Juvenile Court. The problem of applying a flexible evaluation methodology in an open setting is considered.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005190:Family; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology