positive categories STP

Positive interval categories

1. Following activity rules

2. Good sportsmanship

3. Behavior bonus

Points awarded at point check

Following activity rules (+50)

The child, for the duration of an interval, has not lost any points for violating activity rules

Good sportsmanship (+25)

The child, for the duration of an interval, (1) has not lost any points for poor sportsmanship and (2) has not been in time out for any part of the interval

Behavior bonus (+25)

The child, for the duration of an interval (1) has not lost points for any negative point system behaviors with the exception of violating activity rules and poor sportsmanship and (2) has not been in time out for any part of the interval

Positive frequency categories

1. Attention

2. Compliance

3. Helping a peer

4. Sharing with a peer

5. Contributing to group discussion

6. Ignoring a negative stimulus

   points awarded at time of behavior

Attention (+10)

The child demonstrates that he or she has been paying attention to the ongoing activity by being able to answer correctly within 5 seconds a staff member’s question about the ongoing activity

Attention (+10) Notes

1) if a counselor’s question has multiple parts, child must answer all parts correctly to gain pts

2) if a child’s answer meets criteria for a negative behavior category, counselor should take away necessary points and not award

3) don’t award for “contributing to discussion” when assessing for attention

4) if child exhibits a reasonable and appropriate effort to answer but can’t do so within 5 seconds can still award points when the child is finished

Compliance (+10)

The child exhibits within 10 seconds or within a time specified by the staff member a behavior that has been specified in a command issued by a staff member, or ceases to exhibit for at least 10 seconds a behavior the cessation of which has been specified in a command by a staff member

Compliance (+10) notes

1. Counselors should evaluate compliance for commands directed at individuals and at groups

2. If the child makes a reasonable and appropriate effort to comply with a command but does not finish within ten secs, can still award

Helping a peer (+10)

The child voluntarily provides to a peer assistance or aid that (1) is relevant to the ongoing activity, (2) is offered in a manner that doesn’t disrupt the ongoing activity or meet any criteria for any negative behavior category, and (3) is accepted

Helping (+10) notes

Counselors should not award points for helping when child completes a necessary part of a game. Instead, provide praise

Sharing with a Peer (+10)

The child voluntarily provides to a peer possessions, privileges, or materials that are personal or temporarily assigned to the child, that (1) are relevant to the ongoing activity, (2) are offered in a manner that doesn’t disrupt the ongoing activity or meet any negative category criteria and (3) is accepted

Sharing with a peer (+10) notes

Counselors should not award points for sharing when it’s a necessary component of activity. Can give praise

Contributing to Group Discussion (+10)

Child provides a verbal task-related, non redundant statement to a group discussion. Contributions may be prompted by a staff member but may not meet the criteria for any negative verbal category. A non redundant statement is one that has not been previously provided in the same discussion

Notes for contributing to group discussion (+10)

1) contributing to group discussion takes precedence over helping. Don’t award for both

2) counselors should award points for contributing to group discussion one time for each statement, regardless of the number of sentences or ideas expressed

Ignoring a negative stimulus (+50)

The child shows no observable negative response to any verbal or nonverbal behavior from another child that would typically elicit annoyance or distress from the recipient. This includes, but is not limited to, any behavior directed at the child that meets criterion for un/intentional aggression, un/intentional destruction of property, stealing, lying, cursing, name calling/teasing, interruption, or complaining/whining

Notes for ignoring a negative stimulus (+50)

1. Counselors should not award points for this category following physical contact that occurs as a part of appropriate game play

2. If a child directs a behavior towards multiple children, counselors should award points for each intended recipient

3. Counselors should award points in this category one time per minute when a child in time out continuously directs negative behaviors at others

what is a negative stimulus in this case?

any verbal or nonverbal behavior that would typically elicit annoyance or distress from the recipient

which category allows for 5 seconds before the child reacts?

attention

which category allows for 10 seconds before the child reacts?

compliance