Date of Award

Summer 8-23-2014

Document Type

Doctoral Research Paper

Degree Name

Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology

Organizational Unit

Graduate School of Professional Psychology

First Advisor

Hale Martin

Second Advisor

Fernand Lubuguin

Third Advisor

Jimmy Langley

Copyright Statement / License for Reuse

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Keywords

Transdiagnostic, Social skills, Structured story, Behavioral rehearsal, Play, Independent samples comparison

Abstract

An (independent samples comparison) controlled study was conducted to assess the efficacy of a novel approach to social skills training for children in a local socialization group at Knippenberg, Patterson & Associates (KPA). The treatment condition involved the combination of a Structured Story (i.e., novel bibliotherapy technique for children with social skills deficits), and a behavioral rehearsal (or role-play) segment, where the children practiced the target social skill featured in the Structure Story. The control group did not receive the Structured Story nor the behavioral rehearsal. Children in both groups engaged in ten-minutes of free play that was videorecorded for later observation and scoring by the principal investigator. Two target behaviors were assessed; asking a friend to play, and duration of joint play between two or more peers. The results did not show significant differences for either target variable between the group that received the novel intervention and the control group. Limitations of the current study and implications for further research are discussed.

Copyright Date

7-10-2014

Publication Statement

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Rights Holder

Elizabeth Santy

Provenance

Received from author

File Format

application/pdf

Language

English (eng)

Extent

49 pgs

File Size

364 KB

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