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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies 4/2006

01-08-2006 | Original Paper

Effectiveness of a Social Skills Training Program with School Age Children: Transition to the Clinical Setting

Auteurs: Leslie Sim, Stephen P. Whiteside, Carrie A. Dittner, Michael Mellon

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 4/2006

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Abstract

Interventions that mobilize the parents to coach and reinforce their children's social skills have been shown to improve children's social functioning and decrease inappropriate social behaviors in the home and at school. However, few studies have examined whether these treatment outcomes can be successfully transferred from the research to the clinical setting. We examined the effectiveness of a 12-session manualized social skills intervention involving parent participation. As part of regular clinical practice, measures of children's social skills, self-control, and psychopathology were collected pre- and post-treatment. Findings suggest that parent ratings of children's social skills and self-control improved and aggressive behavior decreased.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Effectiveness of a Social Skills Training Program with School Age Children: Transition to the Clinical Setting
Auteurs
Leslie Sim
Stephen P. Whiteside
Carrie A. Dittner
Michael Mellon
Publicatiedatum
01-08-2006
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 4/2006
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-006-9049-6

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