Isolation Time-Out: Guidelines n Duration of time-out – 2-minutes – 4-5 maximum – never more than 10 n Caregiver must be able to clearly observe child n Child should not be able to see caregiver n Expectations for child s behavior should be clear n Set timer for amount of time child is to spend in time-out Setting should not be reinforcing - remember the purpose of time-out is to remove the child from reinforcement n Validate the reinforcement value of the normal environment
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