When children undergoing contingency management show signs of independence, they are praised or given a reward.

As an approach to treatment, contingency management emerged from the behavior therapy and applied behavior analysis traditions in mental health.

One form of contingency management is the token economy system.

Another form of contingency management is voucher programs.

This particular form of contingency management was introduced in the early 1990s as a treatment for cocaine dependence.

A recent meta-analysis of contingency management in drug programs showed that it has a large effect.

Overall contingency management has been found to be an effective and cost efficient addition to drug treatment.

These include pharmacotherapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and contingency management.

In addition, specific techniques such as contingency management and exposure therapy have come from this tradition.

For example, a behavior analyst working in the hospital setting might design a token economy, a form of contingency management.