Social Skills Training with Young Offenders: False Expectations and the “Failure of Treatment”

1984 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 331-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clive R. Hollin ◽  
Monika Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Young Offenders ◽  
Criminal Behaviour ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Correctional Rehabilitation

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.

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

2010 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 372-384 ◽  
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

Social skills vs. Neurocognitive training in psychotic patients

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1475-1475 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Piegari ◽  
S. Galderisi ◽  
P. Bucci ◽  
A. Mucci ◽  
F. De Riso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Functional Outcome ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Synergistic Effects ◽  
Combined Treatment ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Cognitive Remediation ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Treatment Approaches

IntroductionIt has been hypothesized that cognitive remediation with adjunctive psychiatric rehabilitation would be associated with greater improvements in functional outcome than standalone treatment approaches (1).Moving from these observations our group designed an individualized rehabilitation program including a computerized cognitive training (CCT) and social skills training (SST), which showed promising results (2).A critical evaluation of recent studies examining standalone and combined treatment approaches included the understanding of the differential impact of the two approaches among crucial areas for future research (3).ObjectivesThe present study compared the effects of CCT and SST on several indices of outcome in psychotic patients. Fifty-eight patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder were randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups: CCT or SST. Changes in cognitive, psychopathological and psychosocial indices after 6 and 12 months were compared between the two groups.ResultsAfter both 6 and 12 months, an improvement of psychosocial indices was observed in both groups, while cognitive functions improved only after CCT; the improvement of psychopathological indices, observed in both groups, was greater in the CCT group.ConclusionsOur findings suggest that CCT is associated with a greater impact than SST on different indices of outcome in psychotic patients. Future research should focus on possible synergistic effects of cognitive remediation and social skills training on functional outcome.

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

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Laugeson ◽  
Josh Mandelberg ◽  
Tina Cunningham ◽  
Ruth Ellingsen ◽  
Shannon Bates ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Treatment Outcomes ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Term Treatment ◽  
Long Term Treatment ◽  
Adolescents With Autism

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

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.

Social Skills Training for Schizophrenic Patients

1985 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-101 ◽  
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.

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

1990 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-193 ◽  
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

New Developments in Social Skills Training

1995 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-40 ◽  
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.

Metacognition-Oriented Social Skills Training for Individuals with Long-Term Schizophrenia: Methodology and Clinical Illustration

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 465-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Ottavi ◽  
Daria D'Alia ◽  
Paul Lysaker ◽  
Jerillyn Kent ◽  
Raffaele Popolo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Clinical Illustration
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