Long-term effects of group and individual social skills training with alcoholics

Alongside the view that “nothing works” in correctional rehabilitation, the behavioural technique of social skills training (S.S.T.) has been singled out for use with offenders. The present paper critically reviews empirical evidence regarding the long-term effects of S.S.T. on young offenders with a view to examining the conceptual and methodological issues linking S.S.T. with criminal behaviour. It is concluded that S.S.T. has been shown to have only very limited effects on the future criminal behaviour of young offenders. Several explanations for this finding are considered, and it is concluded that re-offending is an inadequate measure of the efficacy of S.S.T. programmes as reported in the extant literature. Following criticism of research designs which produce false expectations by including unrealistic measures, several proposals for future research are made.

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Long-Term Effects of Social Skills Training on Depressive Symptoms in Children

The Japanese Journal of Educational Psychology ◽

10.5926/jjep.58.372 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 58 (3) ◽

pp. 372-384 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

SHIN-ICHI ISHIKAWA ◽

MICHIKO IWANAGA ◽

BUNTA YAMASHITA ◽

HIROSHI SATO ◽

SHOJI SATO

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Social Skills ◽

Social Skills Training ◽

Skills Training ◽

Long Term Effects

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Long-Term Treatment Outcomes for Parent-Assisted Social Skills Training for Adolescents with Autism

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e563462014-001 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Elizabeth A. Laugeson ◽

Josh Mandelberg ◽

Tina Cunningham ◽

Ruth Ellingsen ◽

Shannon Bates ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Skills ◽

Treatment Outcomes ◽

Social Skills Training ◽

Skills Training ◽

Term Treatment ◽

Long Term Treatment ◽

Adolescents With Autism

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Long-Term Treatment Outcomes of PEERS® for Preschoolers: A Parent-Mediated Social Skills Training Program for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders ◽

10.1007/s10803-021-05147-w ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Isita Tripathi ◽

Jasper A. Estabillo ◽

Christine T. Moody ◽

Elizabeth A. Laugeson

Keyword(s):

Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽

Social Skills ◽

Training Program ◽

Social Skills Training ◽

Children With Autism ◽

Skills Training ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Spectrum Disorder ◽

Social Challenges

AbstractAlthough parent-assisted social skills interventions may reduce early social challenges in preschool-aged children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), limited research has explored whether intervention gains maintain several years after treatment. This study examined the durability of PEERS® for Preschoolers, a parent-mediated social skills training program for preschool-aged children with ASD and other social challenges. Twenty-nine parents reported on child and family outcomes 1–5 years following treatment. Results demonstrated maintenance of treatment gains on measures of ASD-related social impairments including social communication, social responsiveness, social motivation, and peer engagement. Post-treatment improvements in problem behaviors and parenting stress were not maintained at long-term follow-up. Implications of these results are discussed.

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Social Skills Training for Schizophrenic Patients

Behaviour Change ◽

10.1017/s0813483900008901 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 94-101 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Janine E. Watson ◽

Nirbhay N. Singh

Keyword(s):

Social Skills ◽

Social Behaviour ◽

Social Skills Training ◽

Role Play ◽

Skills Training ◽

Community Life ◽

Long Term Changes ◽

Schizophrenic Patients ◽

Short And Long Term

Deficiencies in social skills are a major problem in the rehabilitation of schizophrenic patients. To adapt to community life, schizophrenic patients must meet certain minimum levels of socially acceptable behaviour. Over the last two decades, social skills training procedures have been used to systematically teach these behaviours. Procedures typically used in social skills training include instructions/coaching, modelling, behavioural rehearsal and role play, feedback and reinforcement, and homework assignments. These and other procedures are discussed in this review. In addition, the outcome of social skills training for the schizophrenic patient is discussed with reference to short- and long-term changes in social behaviour.

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Exposure in vivo vs social skills training for social phobia: Long-term outcome and differential effects

Behaviour Research and Therapy ◽

10.1016/0005-7967(90)90001-y ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 181-193 ◽

Cited By ~ 73

Author(s):

Zygmunt Wlazlo ◽

Karin Schroeder-Hartwig ◽

Iver Hand ◽

Grazyna Kaiser ◽

Nicole Münchau

Keyword(s):

Social Skills ◽

Social Phobia ◽

Social Skills Training ◽

Skills Training ◽

Term Outcome ◽

Long Term Outcome ◽

Differential Effects ◽

Exposure In Vivo

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New Developments in Social Skills Training

Behaviour Change ◽

10.1017/s0813483900004368 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 31-40 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Kim T. Mueser ◽

Charles J. Wallace ◽

Robert P. Liberman

Keyword(s):

Social Skills ◽

Clinical Research ◽

Social Skills Training ◽

Psychiatric Rehabilitation ◽

Skills Training ◽

Rehabilitation Services ◽

Teaching Techniques ◽

Community Functioning ◽

New Developments

Social skills training (SST) has emerged as one of the most widely practiced methods of psychiatric rehabilitation. The purposes of this article are to review the research about its effects, propose guidelines for its practice, and discuss several related methodological and clinical issues such as promoting generalisation, predicting the degree of benefit, and integrating training with other rehabilitation services. The research suggests that SST, when conducted using appropriate curricula and teaching techniques, helps individuals with schizophrenia acquire relevant interpersonal and instrumental skills. Generalisation of these skills can be promoted by simultaneously linking training to the opportunities, prompts, and consequences needed to perform the skills in the extra-training environments. Long-term SST appears to be necessary in order to produce significant improvements in community functioning. The article concludes with suggestions for future clinical research.

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