Classroom procedures for remediating behavior disorders

Abstract

Numerous effective interventions for the control of behavior problems in the classroom have been developed. These have included relatively simple strategies such as providing contingent attention for appropriate behaviors and social reprimands or timeout for inappropriate behavior. Behavior control procedures have grown in sophistication to involve more complex systems such as token economies, skill straining strategies, peer interventions, and self-control procedures. Each technique has proved effective in improving classroom behavior, however, the combination of multiple techniques has had the most powerful effects on students. The ultimate goal of remediating complex behavior disorders such that appropriate behavior generalizes across new settings and events will require more comprehensive programs and continued analysis of new and promising practices.