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Self-management interventions are multicomponent behavioral strategies that emphasize the monitoring and regulation of behaviors and reinforcements (rewards). The core elements of self-management interventions involve (a) self-observation of a targeted behavior, (b) self-recording, and (c) delivery of a reinforcer. The identified person in treatment (e.g., client, child, or adult) is given a central role in managing behavior change. The client is taught to observe or monitor (self-monitor) and track (self-record or self-manage) his or her own behaviors by using a recording method (tallying the occurrence of a target behavior on paper or with a counter device). When treatment goals are met, the client is expected to obtain a reward (reinforcement). An emphasis on systematically promoting the client to independently engage in these skills is an integral aspect of the intervention. Although behaviors are referenced as the outcome of change, self-management interventions have...
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Lin, C.E., Wood, J.J. (2013). Self-management Interventions. In: Volkmar, F.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1698-3_481
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