GPPRS Program

• Behavior Modification by Silvia Massetti, 1/5/99
  
  

If you are interested, I would be happy to give you more details about a behavior monitoring system I have developed that has been shown to be effective in a residential treatment facility for male and female adolescents in state custody. The Group Participation and Progress Review Scale or (GPPRS) pronounced "Jeepers" has been in place campus wide for more than a year. It has proven itself to be both an effective behavior monitoring and modifying tool. Since residents are aware of the program and it's use, it cannot be view as a strict measurement tool without bias. Still, because residents are monitored and scored 24 hours a day in 12 rating periods, a relative level of program participation or involvement can be realized and compared with all other residents on campus. Because a numerical value is attached to each category on the scale, a daily average score for every resident can be established and viewed over time to reveal behavioral trends. Additionally, residents are aware of each other's daily and weekly scores which reveals how they compare with each other. Campus staff use the scores to extend privileges for goals that have been attained (as evidenced by the achievement of a particular daily or weekly average) and to provide for consequences when required averages (i.e. behavioral or participatory objectives) are not met. At the end of treatment, the resident's entire response to treatment, from a participation perspective, can be graphed as a part of the discharge summary and compared to other data.

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