Behavioural Psychotherapy
- Behavioural Psychotherapy / Volume 15 / Issue 04 / October 1987, pp 367-380
- Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1987
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S014134730001274X (About DOI), Published online: 16 June 2009
Research Article
Group Social Skills Training for Young Children in a Clinical Setting
Maria Calliasa1, Stephen Frosha2 and Susan Michiea3
a1 Institute of Psychiatry, University of London
a2 Birkbeck College, University of London
a3 Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London
Abstract
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.
(Received March 1986)
Footnotes
Requests for reprints should be sent to Maria Callias, Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, UK.1
