Repeated Treatment Effects

Abstract

Nine children with low levels of peer interaction at school were given repeated exposure to treatment in this study of behavior maintenance. Five of these children had received previous intervention for social withdrawal; theremaining four children had not. Intervention (social skills tutoring and arecess-based point system) was alternated with reversals to determine whether maintenance effects would accumulate with repeated exposure to treatment. Four of the five previously treated subjects were interacting within normative levels of social behavior following three treatment "booster shots." Only one previously untreated subject showed a similar effect. Teacher, parent, and peer ratings showed improvement for both groups. It appears that a treatment "booster shot" strategy might facilitate maintenance of interactive behavior for children previously treated for social withdrawal. These findings are discussed in terms of social entrapment and social validation.

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