DRA treatments are probably one of our all-time favorites when it comes to supporting clients with challenging behavior. If it weren’t for that darn extinction piece, it’d probably be an all-time favorite for everyone. So, what if we kept the DRA and ditched the extinction component? This week we find out.

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Articles discussed this episode:

Trump, C.E., Ayre, K.M., Quinland, K.K., & Zabala, K.A. (2020). Differential reinforcement without extinction: A review of the literature. Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, 20, 94-107. doi: 10.1037/bar0000169

Athens, E. S., & Vollmer, T.R. (2010). An investigation of differential reinforcement without extinction. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 43, 569-589. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2010.43-569

Briggs, A. M., Dozier, C. L., Lessor, A. N., Kamana, B. U., & Jess, R. L. (2019). Further investigation of differential reinforcement of alternative behavior without extinction for escape -maintained destructive behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 52, 956-973. doi: 10.1002/jaba.648

MacNaul, H.L. & Neely, L.C. (2018). Systematic review of differential reinforcement of alternative behavior without extinction for individuals with autism. Behavior Modification, 42, 398-421. doi: 10.1177/0145445517740321

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