Computer-based social and emotional skills training for high-functioning children with an autism-spectrum condition: A randomised, controlled trial of “The Secret Agent Society” as a parentdirected intervention

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Hugh Walker
2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debra Costley ◽  
Susanna Baldwin ◽  
Trevor Clark ◽  
Patricia Howlin ◽  
John R. Taffe ◽  
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AbstractPrevious research in clinical, community, and school settings has demonstrated positive outcomes for the Secret Agent Society (SAS) social skills training program. This is designed to help children on the autism spectrum become more aware of emotions in themselves and others and to ‘problem-solve’ complex social scenarios. Parents play a key role in the implementation of the SAS program, attending information and support sessions with other parents and providing supervision, rewards, and feedback as their children complete weekly ‘home mission’ assignments. Drawing on data from a school-based evaluation of the SAS program, we examined whether parents’ engagement with these elements of the intervention was linked to the quality of their children’s participation and performance. Sixty-eight 8–14-year-olds (M age = 10.7) with a diagnosis of autism participated in the program. The findings indicated that ratings of parental engagement were positively correlated with children’s competence in completing home missions and with the quality of their contribution during group teaching sessions. However, there was a less consistent relationship between parental engagement and measures of children’s social and emotional skill gains over the course of the program.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Qory Aina ◽  
Luh Surini Yulia Savitri

This research was aimed to investigate effectiveness of implementation of social and emotional skills training to reduce aggressiveness on child with borderline intellectual functioning (BIF). The participant was a 7 years old boy who was diagnosed having BIF that complained having difficulty to regulate his emotion when he was angry. The training program was adapted from Friendship Group Program that developed by Bierman et al. (2017), yet implemented in individual setting and adjusted to the child needs. In this program, researchers involved parent in the sessions and provided tasks to encourage him to practice the skills at his natural setting. It was single-subject design research to examine cause-effect relationship on the program deliver. The success of program implementation was evaluated qualitatively using interview, observation, and task evaluation; and quantitatively by comparing the score of Child Behavioral Checklist (CBCL) on social competence, social problem, and aggression problem. The result indicated that there were increase on social and emotional skills, and decrease on aggressiveness behavior on child with BIF. 


Comunicar ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (36) ◽  
pp. 139-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josefina Lozano-Martínez ◽  
Francisco Javier Ballesta-Pagán ◽  
Salvador Alcaraz-García

This paper reports the results of a research project in which educational software was used to teach social and emotional skills to primary and secondary school students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The participants with difficulties in recognizing emotional states were nine male and female students aged between 8 and 18, with a mental age range of between 5 and 7 years. A single group design with pre-test/post-test was used. The students were assessed before teaching in relation to their levels of social and emotional skills. This assessment was intended to set the starting level of the teaching process for each student. The educational intervention consisted of two 45-minute weekly sessions for 20 weeks over two academic years (2006/2008). Following the intervention, each student was again assessed. Results indicate that the pupils improved their performance in tasks that evaluate the ability to recognize and understand emotional expressions. These results confirmed that the use of educational software for teaching social and emotional skills helps students with ASD to improve their ability to perform tasks aimed at the understanding of emotional skills. In addition, the participants improved their social skills significantly, a fact that was noticed by both teachers and families.En este artículo se presentan los resultados de una investigación en la que se ha utilizado un software educativo para apoyar el proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje de competencias emocionales y sociales en alumnado con trastornos del espectro autista (TEA) escolarizado en educación primaria y secundaria. Los participantes, con dificultades en el reconocimiento de estados emocionales, han sido nueve alumnos de edades comprendidas entre los 8 y 18 años, de ambos sexos y con un rango de índice de edad mental entre 5 y 7 años de edad. Para ello, se utilizó un diseño de grupo único con pretest-postest. Así, antes del proceso de enseñanza, el alumnado fue evaluado con relación a sus niveles de competencia emocional y social, con la finalidad de establecer, también, el nivel de inicio del proceso de enseñanza para cada uno de ellos. El proceso de enseñanza se desarrolló a lo largo de dos sesiones semanales de 45 minutos, cada una, en un intervalo de dos cursos académicos (2006/08). Tras el proceso de intervención educativa, los alumnos fueron nuevamente evaluados. Los resultados obtenidos confirman que la utilización del software educativo en la enseñanza de competencias emocionales y sociales ayuda a los alumnos a mejorar su capacidad para superar tareas encaminadas a la comprensión de competencias emocionales. Además, los participantes mejoraron sus competencias sociales ya que docentes y familiares apreciaron progresos significativos en esta área.


2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-138
Author(s):  
Alexandre Santos ◽  
Corrine Langill

The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the preliminary effects of a curriculum resource on elementary school children’s social and emotional skills. In total, 98 Grade 3 children were randomly allocated to either a control or experimental group and evaluated before and after a 3-month implementation period. Experimental group showed improved prosocial behaviors ( p < .01), concern for others ( p = .02), and emotional skills ( p < .01) over time, as well as improved relaxation levels ( p < .01) after partaking in relaxation activities. Compared with the control group, experimental group’s emotional skills were significantly higher at posttest ( p < .01). No significant differences were observed for children’s self-perceptions ( p > .05). Results from this study indicate that the curriculum resource may facilitate the development of children’s social and emotional skills. A future definitive randomized-controlled trial should strive for a longer implementation period in response to small effect sizes, taking into account target population, sample size, and persistence of effects over the life span and in different environmental contexts.


2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeroen Meganck ◽  
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij ◽  
Bert Van Poucke ◽  
Elke Van Hoof ◽  
Els Snauwaert ◽  
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