Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Boussicaut, Claudine Renee
Author's Email Address	boussiboo@aol.com
URN	etd-04142004-222110
Title	The Effects of Music Therapy and Token Economy System vs. Music Therapy on Decreasing Inappropriate Behaviors with Students Labeled Emotionally Disturbed
Degree	Master of Music
Department	Music, School of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Jayne Stanley Committee Member
Keywords	Music Therapy Emotionally Disturbed Token Economy
Date of Defense	2003-12-12
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of token economy with music therapy vs. music therapy to decrease the behavioral problems with students labeled emotionally disturbed. Subjects included 20 students aged 13-17 years. A comparison of two groups was made: Class A received music therapy with a token economy system while Class B received only music therapy. In Class A, tokens were given to reinforce the students for demonstrating appropriate behaviors during sessions. During Class A's last session, the students used the points acquired to select roles in an original music video. The design for each group was ABABAC with baseline and treatment sessions alternating until the final session. Sessions were videotaped and observed by the researcher then compared to data recorded by the class teacher and/or aide. The school's ongoing behavior data sheet was used. Graphed results showed little difference between groups except on prosocial behaviors. The token economy group improved more than the music therapy only group in this area. There was no significant difference between groups on Mann-Whitney U comparison in reduction of inappropriate behavior.
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