Contingency Management

Contingency Management

Instructions:
Describe the major differences in the application of contingency management to moderation-oriented treatment versus abstinence-based treatment.
Consider client addiction severity, selection of goals, choice of rewards, and the implications of delay discounting.
Special Instructions:

Create a 1 page essay in APA format according the instructions above. Use 2 scholarly sources for references. Be sure to utilize in-text citations.

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Contingency Management refers to motivational incentives for behavioral therapy that stems from operant conditioning. It is a type of treatment that rewards desirable behaviors including drug tests. Some clients or patients engage in undesirable behaviors; therefore, disciplinary actions such denial of privileges should be imposed on them. Contingency management can be applied to moderate-oriented treatment and abstinence treatment (Davis, et al 2016).

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