1. RBT at Children’s Services New Staff Presentation

2. Why the Change? Changes the focus of staff interactions with youth from “catching” and “counting” the bad things to catching and counting the good things. Introduces simultaneous incentive structures with both short-term (hourly & daily) and long- term (weekly) measurement windows. Increases opportunities for youth to start over instead of give up when making poor behavioral choices. Provides tools for life outside of detention.

3. 3-Layered Incentive System (Residential & IOP) Points Pluses Coupons

4. POINTS (Residential & IOP) Weekly totals determine level privileges. Point Sheet. There are five (5) main areas of point card skills. –Ignore –Gestures –Cooperation/Participation –Area –Talk

5. Appropriate Behavior Inappropriate Behavior All of us like the attention of others from time to time. Sometimes people will behave in an inappropriate manner just to get attention. If you pay attention to those who are behaving inappropriately, you may be encouraging them to behave in this way again. Obviously, we don’t want to have inappropriate behaviors encourage by a staff or resident. Ignoring means acting as though you are not aware of that person’s behavior at all. Watching other youth who are not in your Unit or Group: Laughing at another youth is inappropriate behavior. IGNORE

6. Appropriate Behavior Inappropriate Behavior We say things not only by talking, but also by our facial expressions, motions of our body, and even our posture. Appropriate gestures include: a smile when someone succeeds at a difficult task, a nod of the head at someone else’s appropriate behavior, or shaking someone’s hand. Some gestures that are in appropriate include: shaking your fist in someone’s face, laughing when someone else gets into trouble or get hurts, touching someone aggressively or sexually. GESTURE

7. We all depend on others for our health and well being. There are many people in this building, so cooperation is very important so we can all reach our goals. Cooperation means working together. Things can get done more efficiently and all of us will be able to get along better with one another. It is also important to participate in all program activities. Examples of not cooperating or participating are not following directions, not raising your hand in activities, not doing your work in school. Appropriate Behavior Inappropriate Behavior COOPERATION/PARTICIPATION

8. Appropriate Behavior Staff are expected to know where you are at all times; therefore, before leaving any areas you are expected to ask permission of staff. You should always bring what you need to what you are doing. You are expected to clean up an area before leaving it, this includes your room. Inappropriate Behavior If you don’t have staff’s permission to leave an area, when you are not where you should be or when you are late arriving you disrupt programs. If you don’t bring the appropriate materials, it will take time away from doing what you and the others are doing. Leaving your room messy is an example of poor area. AREA

9. Appropriate Behavior Appropriate talk is highly encouraged! Thinking is really talking to yourself silently, and when done rationally, can help reach better decisions. Talking and thinking can be both useful in avoiding problems and solving problems. Appropriate talk is considerate of others, encourages others to act and talk appropriately. Some subjects for appropriate conversations are music, sports, cars, school, future plans, friendship, jobs, personal goals and hobbies. Inappropriate Behavior Inappropriate talking is talk, which keeps you from getting to your goals, earning rewards or in any way is likely to cause you problems. Some inappropriate subjects for conversation are drugs, why you are here, drinking, gangs, any law breaking activity, complaining about consequences and staff, satanic activities, weapons, fighting, swearing or using foul language. TALK

10. PLUSES (Residential & IOP) Weekly Goal Contract - specific goals. Possibility for TWO plus marks per day. Independent from points or coupons. DETENTION: 11 of 14 plus marks per week for level 2 or 3 determines attendance at the weekly Plus Party on Thursdays evenings. –Special dinner –Sundae Bar –Party activities after shower –Latest bedtime that night IOP: Phase I must earn 7 of 10 plus marks per week to earn their privilege. Phase II must earn 8 of 10 plus marks per week to earn their privilege. Phase III must earn 9 of 10 plus marks per week to earn their privilege. At Friday’s Community Meeting, youth who meet their goal for the week can earn one of the following: –Leave early one day – after group/court/modules. –Dropped off at a peers house. –Earn a $5.00 gift card to McDonald’s, Burger King, Lid’s, Starbucks, etc.

11. COUPONS (Residential & IOP) Immediate reward to shape positive behavior. Focus on the youth that are showing appropriate behavior rather than all the energy going to negative actors. Relates to level, but also independent. Store is held EVERY day.

12. TIME OUT (Residential & IOP) Five minutes. Not a punishment. In the activity. Time to reflect and refocus. Stand facing the wall at designated spot. Ignore everyone except staff talking to you. Time out of regular programming means no coupons and may affect points and plus marks as well. Accurately identify why time out was earned. Return to regular programming.

13. SHORT-TERM TIME OUT (Residential) Up to 30 minutes away from activity in unlocked room. If unsuccessful completing five minute time out after three attempts. Return to serve the original five minute time out. Return to regular programming. No coupons when out of programming; points and pluses may be affected.

14. EXTENDED TIME OUT (Residential) Up to 60 minutes away from programming in unlocked room. Thinking Report. Return to activity to successfully serve original five minute time out. Return to regular programming. No coupons when out of programming; points and pluses may be affected.

15. ROOM RESTRICTION (Residential) Most severe loss of programming time. Most egregious outright behaviors. OR Refusal to comply with time out process listed previously. In locked room. Thinking Report. Isolation from programming once removed from room restriction status. Group meeting re-entry. No coupons when out of programming; points and pluses may be affected.

16. DIS-INVOLVEMENT (Residential & IOP) Clear expectations delineated ahead of time and repeated. Kids do the thinking for themselves. Staff remain emotionally neutral during time out process. No cajoling, prodding, convincing, shaming or threatening. Concentrate on youth showing appropriate behavior.

17. FOYER TIME OUT (IOP) 30 – 60 minutes in the foyer or the group room. Youth may receive a foyer timeout for a variety of reasons including: program disruption, being removed from modules or treatment group, threatening, and unwillingness OR unsuccessfully completing a five minute time out. When youth refuse to take a five minute timeout and are sent to the foyer, they MUST complete their original five minute timeout upon completion of the foyer timeout. Complete a Thinking Report and present it to their peers. Return to regular programming. No coupons when out of programming: pluses may be affected.