Group Social Skills Training for Young Children in a Clinical Setting

Peer interaction problems are often difficult to ameliorate in a clinical setting. In this study, four boys, whose many problems included difficulties with peer relationships, were given social skills training in a group over ten sessions. The main aim was to improve cooperative play, effective comm...

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Published in:Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy 1987-10, Vol.15 (4), p.367-380
Main Authors: Callias, Maria, Frosh, Stephen, Michie, Susan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Medical sciences
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Treatments
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Summary:Peer interaction problems are often difficult to ameliorate in a clinical setting. In this study, four boys, whose many problems included difficulties with peer relationships, were given social skills training in a group over ten sessions. The main aim was to improve cooperative play, effective communication and conflict resolution skills by using a general problem-solving framework combining behavioural and cognitive techniques. The formal measures failed to show change, which may be due in part to inadequacies in the measures. Reports from therapists, teachers and parents suggested that there was considerable change within sessions, some improvement at school but very little at home.
ISSN:1352-4658
0141-3473
1469-1833
DOI:10.1017/S014134730001274X