NCJ Number
112851
Date Published
1987
Length
33 pages
Annotation
Research indicates that behavioral, cognitive, and combined modalities, such as parent management training (PMT), cognitive therapy in the form of interpersonal cognitive problemsolving skills training (ICPS), and behavioral social skills training (BSST), can produce beneficial changes in antisocial youth with mild to moderate adjustment problems.
Abstract
PMT strategies typically entail training parents to interact more effectively with their children and to use various behavioral principles to increase prosocial behavior. ICPS emphasizes cognitive processes in understanding, mediating, and resolving interpersonal conflicts, and BSST develops specific and complex interpersonal behaviors encompassing a variety of social situations to promote prosocial interactions. Although BSST and ICPS are different treatments, they can be combined to optimize long-term treatment effects. A recent comparison of BSST, ICPS, and a combined BSST plus ICPS program for high-risk youth (Marchione et al., 1984) provides empirical support for the relative and combined effectiveness of BSST and ICPS with high-risk youth. Some recommendations for enhancing the effectiveness of cognitive and behavioral strategies include multiple gate screening and generalization programming. 98 references.