Implementation of a Contingency Management-Based Intervention in a Community Supervision Setting: Clinical Issues and Recommendations

Abstract

A cognitive-behaviorally based substance abuse treatment program was implemented within a community supervision setting. This program included a goals group that used a contingency management component and included the probation agent as a part of the treatment. In this article, the authors describe the contingency management component of the treatment and discuss, in detail, issues that arose throughout the course of the study. Possible causes and solutions to the issues are discussed from a contingency management perspective that can result in improved reinforcements to achieve better probationer outcomes.

KEYWORDS:

• cognitive behavioral treatment
• community supervision
• contingency management
• probation
• substance abuse

Acknowledgments

This project was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse under R01 073010. All opinions are those of the author and do not represent the position of the federal agency.

Notes

Note. N = 85.