Application of a work penalty threat in the treatment of a case of juvenile fire setting.
The treatment of a juvenile fire setter is described. A work penalty was utilized, in which the child was to do 1 hr of hard labor for each incident of fire setting or fire related activity. Immediate and complete suppression of the behavior occurred, with no recurrence at 6 month follow-up.
D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D007174:Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D005391:Firesetting Behavior / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D005082:Physical Exertion; D011678:Punishment