Social Skills Training with Youth in School Settings: A Review

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 427-465

  Moote Jr , Gerald T ^a   Smyth, Nancy J ^a   Wodarski, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542424335     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104973159900900403     Document Type: Review

References (94)

1. Achenbach, T. M., & Edelbrock, C. S. (1979). The child behavior profile: II. Boys aged 12-16 and girls aged 6-11 and 12-16. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 47, 223-233.
2. The Alan Guttmacher Institute. (1994). Sex and America's teenagers. New York: Author.
3. Arbuthnot, J., & Gordon, D. A. (1986). Behavioral and cognitive effects of a moral reasoning development intervention for high-risk behavior-disordered adolescents. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 54, 208-216.
4. Asher, S. R., Hymel, S., & Renshaw, P. D. (1984). Loneliness in children. Child Development, 55, 1456-1464.
5. Asher, S. R., Parkhurst, J. T., Hymel, S., & Williams, G. A. (1990). Peer rejection and loneliness in childhood. In S. R. Asher & J. D. Cole (Eds.), Peer rejection in childhood (pp. 253-273). New York: Cambridge University Press.
6. Baum, J. G., Clark, H. B., McCarthy, W., Sandler, J., & Carpenter, R. (1987). An analysis of the acquisition and generalization of social skills in troubled youths: Combining social skills training, cognitive self-talk, and relaxation procedures. Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 8, 1-27.
7. Beelman, A., Pfingsten, U., & Lösel, F. (1994). Effects of training social competence in children: A meta-analysis of recent evaluation studies. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 23, 260-271.
8. Bienert, H., & Schneider, B. H. (1995). Deficit-specific social skills training with peer-nominated aggressive-disruptive and sensitive-isolated preadolescents. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 24, 287-299.
9. Bierman, K. (1986). Process of change during social skillstraining with preadolescents and its relation to treatment outcome. Child Development, 57, 230-240.
10. Bornstein, M. R., Bellack, A. S., & Hersen, M. (1977). Social-skillstraining for unassertive children: A multiple baseline analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 10, 183-195.
11. 3) manual. New York: Slosson Educational Publications, Inc.
12. Bulkeley, R., & Cramer, D. (1994). Social skillstraining with young adolescents: Group and individual approaches in a school setting. Journal of Adolescence, 17, 521-531.
13. Bullock, L. M., & Wilson, M. J. (1989). Behavior dimensions rating scale. Allen, TX: DLM Teaching Resources.
14. Campbell, D. T., & Stanley, J. C. (1963). Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for research. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
15. Colby, A., Kohlberg, L., Gibbs, J., Candee, D., Speicher-Dubin, B., Hewer, A., Kauffman, K., & Power, C. (1982). Standard forms scoring manual, forms A and B. Cambridge, MA: Center for Moral Education.
16. Coleman, M., Wheeler, L., & Weber, J. (1993). Research on interpersonal problem-solving training: A review. Remedial and Special Education, 14, 25-37.
17. Combs, M. L., & Slaby, D. A. (1977). Social skillstraining with children. In B. B. Lahey & A. E. Kazdin (Eds.), Advances in clinical child psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 161-201). New York: Plenum.
18. Conners, C. K. (1973). Rating scales for use in drug studies with children. Psychopharmacology Bulletin, 1, 24-84.
19. Conte, R., Andrews, J. W., Loomer, M., & Hutton, G. (1995). A classroom-based social skills intervention for children with learning disabilities. The Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 41, 84-102.
20. Cowen, E. L., Pederson, A., Babigan, H., Izzo, L. D., & Trost, M. A. (1973). Long-term follow-up of early detected vulnerable children. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 41, 438-446.
21. Cowen, E. L., Work, W. C., & Wyman, P. A. (1992). Resilience among profoundly stressed urban school children. In M. Kessler, S. E. Goldston, & J. M. Joffe (Eds.), The present and future of prevention: In honor of George W. Albee. Primary prevention of psychopathology (pp. 155-168). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
22. Cowen, E. L., Work, W. C., & Wyman, P. A. (1997). The Rochester Child Resilience Project (RCRP): Facts found, lessons learned, future directions divined. In S. Luthar, J. Burack, D. Cicchetti, & J. Weisz, (Eds.), Developmental psychopathology: Perspectives on adjustment, risk, and disorder (pp. 527-547). New York: Cambridge University Press.
23. Deffenbacher, J. L., Demm, P. M., & Brandon, A. D. (1986). High general anger: Correlates and treatment. Behaviour Research & Therapy, 24, 481-489.
24. Deffenbacher, J. L., Lynch, R. S., Oetting, E. R., & Kemper, C. C. (1996). Anger reduction in early adolescents. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 43, 149-157.
25. Dodge, K. A., McClaskey, C. L., & Feldman, E. (1985). Situational approach to the assessment of social competence in children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 53, 344-353.
26. Earls, F. J. (1994). Violence and today's youth. Critical Health Issues for Children and Youth, 4, 4-23.
27. Freedman, B. J., Rosenthal, L., Donahoe, C. P., Jr., Schlundt, D. G., & McFall, R. M. (1978). A social-behavioral analysis of skill deficits in delinquent and nondeliquent adolescent boys. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 46, 1448-1452.
28. Gilchrist, L. D., Schinke, S. P., & Maxwell, J. S. (1987). Life skills counseling for preventing problems in adolescence. Journal of Social Service Research, 10, 73-84.
29. Goldstein, A. (1973). Structured learning therapy. New York: Academic
30. Goldstein, A. (1981). Psychological skill training: The structured learning approach. Elmsford, NY: Pergamon.
31. Gresham, F. M. (1986). Conceptual issues in the assessment of social competence in children. In P. S. Strain, M. J. Guralnick, & H. M. Walker (Eds.), Children's social behavior: Development, assessment, and modification (pp. 143-179). New York: Academic Press.
32. Gresham, F. M., & Elliott, S. N. (1990). Social Skills Rating System (SSRS). Circle Pine, MN: American Guidance Service.
33. Gribble, P. A., Cowen, E. L., Wyman, P. A., & Work, W. C. (1993). Parent and child views of parent-child relationship qualities and resilient outcomes among urban children. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry & Allied Disciplines, 34, 507-519.
34. Hamburg, B. A. (1990). Life skills training: Preventive interventions for young adolescents. Washington, DC: Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 323 018)
35. Hamburg, D. A. (1993). The American family transformed. Society, 30, 60-69.
36. Harter, S. (1985a). Manual for the self-perception profile for children. Denver, CO: University of Denver Press.
37. Harter, S. (1985b). Manual for the social support scale for children. Denver, CO: University of Denver Press.
38. Henderson, M., & Hollin, C. R. (1986). Social skillstraining and delinquency. In C. R. Hollin & P. Trower (Eds.), Handbook of social skillstraining: Applications across the life span (pp. 79-101). Elmsford, NY: Pergamon.
39. Henshaw, S. K., & Van Vort, J. (1989). Teenage abortion, birth and pregnancy statistics: An update. Family Planning Perspectives, 21, 85.
40. Hepler, J. B. (1994). Evaluating the effectiveness of a social skills program for preadolescents. Research on Social Work Practice, 4, 411-435.
41. Hepler, J. B., & Rose, S. F. (1988). Evaluation of a multi-component group approach for improving the social skills of elementary school children. Journal of Social Service Research, 11, 1-18.
42. Hon, C. C., & Watkins, D. (1995). Evaluating a social skillstraining program for Hong Kong students. Journal of Social Psychology, 135, 527-528.
43. Howing, P. T., Wodarski, J. S., Kurtz, P. D., & Gaudin, J. M., Jr. (1990). The empirical base for the implementation of social skillstraining with maltreated children. Social Work, 35, 460-467.
44. Hughes, J. N., & Sullivan, K. A. (1988). Outcome assessment in social skillstraining with children. Journal of School Psychology, 26, 167-183.
45. Hymel, S., & Franke, S. (1985). Children's peer relations: Assessing self-perceptions. In B. Schneider, K. Rubin, & J. Ledingham (Eds.), Children's peer relations: Issues in assessment and intervention (pp. 75-91). New York/Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
46. Jones, E., Forrest, J., Goldman, N., Henshaw, S., Lincoln, R., Rosoff, J., Westoff, C., & Wolf, D. (1985). Teenage pregnancy in developed countries: Determinants and policy implications. Family Planning Perspectives, 17, 53-63.
47. Kazdin, A. E. (1979). Situational specificity: The two edged sword of behavioral assessment. Behavioral Assessment, 1, 57-75.
48. Kendall, P. C., & Hollon, S. D. (1979). Cognitive-behavioral interventions. Overview and current status. In P. C. Kendall & S. D. Hollon (Eds.), Cognitive-behavioral interventions: Theory, research and procedures (pp. 1-9). New York: Academic Press.
49. King, G. A., Specht, J. A., Schultz, I., Warr-Leeper, G., Redekop, W., & Risebrough, N. (1997). Social skillstraining for withdrawn, unpopular children with physical disabilities: A preliminary evaluation. Rehabilitation Psychology, 42, 47-60.
50. Knapczyk, D. R. (1988). Reducing aggressive behaviors in special and regular class settings by training alternative social responses. Behavioral Disorders, 14, 27-39.
51. Langone, J., Clees, T. J., Oxford, M., Malone, M., & Ross, G. (1995). Acquisition and generalization of social skills by high school students with mild mental retardation. Mental Retardation, 33, 186-196.
52. Lazarus, R. S. (1971). Personality (2nd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
53. LeCroy, C. W., & Rose, S. D. (1986). Evaluation of preventive interventions for enhancing social competence in adolescents. Social Work Research & Abstracts, 22, 8-16.
54. Margalit, M. (1995). Social skills learning for students with learning disabilities and students with behavior disorders. Educational Psychology, 15, 445-456.
55. Marsh, H. W. (1988). Self-Description Questionnaire 1: Manual and research monograph. San Antonio, TX: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
56. Masten, A., Morison, P., & Pelligrini, D. (1985). A revised class play method of peer assessment. Developmental Psychology, 21, 523-533.
57. Matson, J. L., Rotatori, A. F., & Helsel, W. J. (1983). Development of a rating scale to measure social skills in children: The Matson Evaluation of Social Skills With Youngsters. Behavior Therapy, 21, 335-340.
58. Merrill, K. W. (1994). Assessment of behavioral, social and emotional problems: Direct and objective methods for use with children and adolescents. White Plains, NY: Longman.
59. Michelson, L., & Mannarino, A. (1986). Social skillstraining with children: Research and clinical application. In P. S. Strain, M. J. Guralnick, & H. M. Walker (Eds.), Children's social behavior: Development, assessment, and modification (pp. 373-406). New York: Academic Press.
60. Michelson, L., Sugai, D. P., Wood, R. P., & Kazdin, R. E. (1983). Social skills assessment and training with children. New York: Plenum.
61. Michelson, L., & Wood, R. P. (1980). A group assertive training program for elementary school children. Child Behavior Therapy, 2, 1-9.
62. Moore, R. J., Cartledge, G., & Heckaman, K. (1995). The effects of social skill instruction and self-monitoring on game-related behaviors of adolescents with emotional or behavioral disorders. Behavioral Disorders, 20, 253-266.
63. Nowicki, S., & Strickland, B. R. (1973). A locus of control scale for children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 40, 148-154.
64. O'Reilly, M. F., & Glynn, D. (1995). Using a process social skillstraining approach with adolescents with mild intellectual disabilities in a high school setting. Education & Training in Mental Retardation, 30, 187-198.
65. Pepler, D. J., King, G., Craig, W., Byrd, B., & Bream, L. (1995). The development and evaluation of a multisystem social skills group training program for aggressive children. Child & Youth Care Forum, 24, 297-313.
66. Piers, E. V., & Harris, D. B. (1984). The Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale: Revised manual. Los Angeles: Western Psychological Services.
67. Ranbom, S. (1986). School dropouts: Everybody's problem. Washington, DC: Institute for Educational Leadership.
68. Reid, W. J. (1994). Change process research: A new paradigm? In L. Videka-Sherman & W. J. Reid (Eds.), Advances in clinical social work research (pp. 130-148). Silver Spring, MD: National Association of Social Workers.
69. Reschly, D. J., & Gresham, F. M. (1981). Use of social competence measures to facilitate parent and teacher involvement and nonbiased assessment. Unpublished manuscript, Iowa State University, Ames.
70. Rinn, R. C., & Markle, A. (1979). Modification of social skills deficits in children. In A. Balack & M. Hersen (Eds.), Research and practice in social skills (pp. 107-129). New York: Plenum.
71. Roitascher, R. C. (1974). A microeconomicmodel of sociometric choice. Sociometry, 37, 219-238.
72. Rose, S. R. (1986). Enhancing the social relationship skills of children: A comparative study of group approaches. School Social Work Journal, 10, 76-85.
73. Rosen, S., Fanshel, D., & Lutz, M. (Eds.). (1987). Face of the nation 1987: Statistical supplement to the 18th edition of the encyclopedia of social work. Silver Spring, MD: National Association of Social Workers.
74. Rothman, J., & Thomas, E. J. (1994). An integrative perspective on intervention research. In J. Rothman & E. J. Thomas (Eds.), Intervention research: Design and development for human service (pp. 3-23). New York: Haworth.
75. Royer, E. (1997, April). The teacher's role in the selection of social skills with BD secondary school students. Paper presented at the 75th Annual Convention of the Council for Exceptional Children, Salt Lake City, UT. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 408 761)
76. Schilling, D. J., & Poppen, R. (1972). Behavioral relaxation training and assessment. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 9, 163-168.
77. Schinke, S. P., & Gilchrist, L. D. (1984). Life skills counselling with adolescents. Baltimore: University Park Press.
78. Spence, S. H. (1980). Social skillstraining with children and adolescents: A counselor's manual. London: N.F.E.R. Publishing Co.
79. Spielberger, C. D. (1988). State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory. Orlando, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.
80. Spielberger, C. D., Jacobs, G., Crane, R., Russell, S., Westberry, L., Barker, L., Johnson, E., Knight, J., & Marks, E. (1979). Preliminary manual for the State-Trait Personality Inventory (STIPI). Tampa, FL: Center for Research in Community Psychology, University of South Florida.
81. Spivack, G., Platt, J. J., & Shure, M. G. (1976). The problem-solving approach to adjustment. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
82. Survey shows youth drug abuse up. (1995). Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) News, 3, 11, 20.
83. Swaim, R. C., Oetting, E. R., Edwards, R. W., & Beauvais, F. (1989). Links from emotional distress to adolescent drug use: A path model. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 57, 227-231.
84. Thompson, K. L., Bundy, K. A., & Broncheau, C. (1995). Social skillstraining for young adolescents: Symbolic and behavioral components Adolescence, 30, 723-734.
85. Thompson, K. L., Bundy, K. A., & Wolfe, W. R. (1996). Social skillstraining for young adolescents: Cognitive and performance components. Adolescence, 31, 505-521.
86. Thornberry, T. P. (1994). Risk factors for youth violence. In L. McCart (Ed.), Kids and violence. Washington, DC: National Governors; Association. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 365 921)
87. Thyer, B. A., & Myers, L. L. (1998). Supporting the client's right to effective treatment: Touching a raw nerve? Social Work, 43, 87-90.
88. Tiffen, K., & Spence, S. H. (1986). Responsiveness of isolated versus rejected children to social skillstraining. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry & Allied Disciplines, 27, 343-355.
89. Urbain, E. S., & Kendall, P. C. (1980). Review of social-cognitive problem-solving with children. Psychological Bulletin, 88, 105-143.
90. Utay, J. M., & Lampe, R. E. (1995). Use of a group counseling game to enhance social skills of children with learning disabilities. The Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 20, 114-120.
91. Walker, H. M., & McConnell, S. R. (1988). The Walker-McConnell Scale of Social Competence and School Adjustment. Austin, TX: Pro-Ed.
92. Wise, K. L., Bundy, K. A., Bundy, E. A., & Wise, L. A. (1991). Social skillstraning for young adolescents. Adolescence, 26, 233-241.
93. Wodarski, J. S., & Feit, M. D. (1995). Adolescent substance abuse: An empirical-based group preventive health paradigm. New York: Haworth.
94. Wodarski, J. S., & Hedrick, M. (1987). Violent children: A practice paradigm. Social Work in Education, 10, 28-42.