Alle Publikationen
2018
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(2018): Validating a Culturally-sensitive Social Competence Training Programme for Adolescents with ASD in a Chinese Context: An Initial Investigation. In: JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS 48 (2), S. 450-460
Abstract: Previous studies on social skills training on ASD were done almost exclusively in the West with children as the main subjects. Demonstrations of the applicability of social interventions in different cultures and age groups are warranted. The current study outlined the development and preliminary evaluation of a CBT-context-based social competence training for ASD (CBT-CSCA) developed in Hong Kong for Chinese adolescents with ASD. Twenty-five adolescents (aged 12-17 years, with a FSIQ above 80) were recruited. Significant improvements in social competence, autistic symptoms and general psychopathology at post-training and 3-month follow-up were reported by the parents. The study provided initial evidence support to the applicability of social competence training for adolescents with ASD in a different culture.
2016
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(2016): The Effects of Skill Training on Social Workers’ Professional Competences in Norway: Results of a Cluster-Randomised Study. In: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK 46 (5), S. 1354-1371
Abstract: Using a cluster-randomised design, this study analyses the effects of a government-administered skill training programme for social workers in Norway. The training programme aims to improve social workers' professional competences by enhancing and system atising follow-up work directed towards longer-term unemployed clients in the following areas: encountering the user, system-oriented efforts and administrative work. The main tools and techniques of the programme are based on motivational interviewing and appreciative inquiry. The data comprise responses to baseline and eighteen-month follow-up questionnaires administered to all social workers (n = 99) in eighteen participating Labour and Welfare offices randomised into experimental and control groups. The findings indicate that the skill training programme positively affected the social workers' evaluations of their professional competences and quality of work supervision received. The acquisition and mastering of combinations of specific tools and techniques, a comprehensive supervision structure and the opportunity to adapt the learned skills to local conditions were important in explaining the results.
2015
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(2015): Attachment Competences in Children With ADHD During the Social-Skills Training and Attachment (SOSTRA) Randomized Clinical Trial. In: JOURNAL OF ATTENTION DISORDERS 19 (10), S. 865-871
Abstract: Objective: To investigate the effects of social-skills training and a parental training program on children with ADHD as measured by the children's attachment competences. Method: The SOSTRA trial is a randomized, parallel-group, outcome-assessor-blinded, superiority trial evaluating 8 weeks social-skills training and parental training plus standard treatment versus standard treatment alone for 8- to 12-year old children with ADHD. Results: There were no significant differences in attachment competences at 6 months between the experimental (n = 25) and the control (n = 22) groups (odds ratio = 1.06, 95% confidence interval = [0.31, 3.58], p = .91). In total, 17 children (36%) changed their entry status, 1 (2%) from secure to insecure attachment, while 16 (34%) changed from insecure to secure attachment. Conclusion: The experimental treatment does not seem to affect attachment competences compared with standard treatment alone. Children in the SOSTRA trial improved their attachment competences significantly at 6-month follow-up.
2013
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(2013): Designing and implementation a life skills training program for improving social competence and academic achievement of first grade high school girl students in tehran city. In: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY 28
Abstract: The aim of present research was to investigate the impact of life skills training program on the advancement of social competence and academic achievement of first grade high school girl students in Tehran city. The sample of this experimental research consists of two groups of thirty students from 14 and 2 education zones of Tehran. Students were randomly assigned to control and experimental groups. The research tools used in this study were social competence questionnaire (r = 0.89) and 1st and 2nd term grade point averages, which were taken twice as the pre and post tests. Experimental group took part in 12 sessions of life skills training program (90 minutes each which consisted of: self awareness, decision making & problem solving, time management, control of aggression, assertiveness, coping with stress & interpersonal relationships). Data was analyzed using covariance statistical test (ANCOVA). Results showed that experimental group benefited from life skills training program and their social competence and its components (cognitive, motivational, behavioral and emotional) improved significantly, but the impact on their academic achievement was not significant.
2012
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(2012): Social competence as a mediating factor in reduction of behavioral problems. In: Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research 56 (4), S. 381-399. DOI: 10.1080/00313831.2011.594614
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2011.594614 Abstract: The main purpose of the present study was to explore how social competence reduces behavioral problems. Based on previous findings, we assume that increased social competence can be regarded as a mediating factor in reducing behavior problems. All participants (children and adolescents, n = 112) received an intervention intended to increase social competence: Aggression Replacement Training (ART). Social competence and problem behavior were assessed twice before the ART intervention and then twice afterwards. Both measures improved following the training period, but no changes occurred during the pre-training period. Further, behavioral problems continued to reduce notably in follow-up probes after the training period. More detailed analyses indicate that in youngsters, increased social competence (e.g., improved self-control and cooperation) mediates the effect of ART on behavioral problems, but important moderating factors (e.g., age, individual levels of social competence, and problem behavior) need to be taken into consideration. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
2011
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(2011): The Effect of a Music Therapy Social Skills Training Program on Improving Social Competence in Children and Adolescents with Social Skills Deficits. In: JOURNAL OF MUSIC THERAPY 48 (4), S. 440-462
Abstract: Three separate studies were conducted in school, residential and after-school care settings to test the effectiveness of a music therapy-based social skills intervention program on improving social competence in children and adolescents. A total of 45 children (n = 12; n = 13; n = 20) aged 6-17 years with social skills deficits participated in a group-based five session intervention program. The same curriculum, adapted to be age appropriate, was used at all 3 sites. Specific deficits within the social skills areas of peer relations and seff-management skills were targeted. Active interventions like music performance, movement to music and improvisation were used. Cognitive-behavioral techniques like modeling, feedback, transfer training and problem solving were also incorporated. Data on social functioning were collected before, during; and after the music therapy intervention from participants, appropriate adult personnel and via behavioral observations. Results indicated that significant improvements in social functioning were found in (a) school participant pre and post self-ratings, (b) researcher pre and post ratings of school participants, (c) case manager's pre and post treatment ratings for the residential participants, (d) after-school care participants' pre and post self-ratings, and (e) behavioral observations at all three settings. Additional changes, although not significant, were noted in teacher ratings, residential participant self- and peer ratings, and after-school case manager ratings. Results from these studies suggest that the music therapy intervention was effective in improving social competence in children and adolescents with social deficits. More research is warranted to provide additional guidance about the use of music therapy interventions to improve social functioning.
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(2011): Promoting social-emotional competence in preschool: Evaluation of a preventive behavioral training program. In: KINDHEIT UND ENTWICKLUNG 20 (4), S. 219-228
Abstract: This paper reports results of an evaluation study on effectiveness of a social-emotional competence training. Preschool children (n = 127) took part in a training program and are compared to an untreated control group (n = 129) by means of teachers evaluation questionnaires before and after the training. Afterwards, the training effects of a risk group with problematic social behavior are evaluated. General analyses show positive effects on social-emotional competence, but only marginal effects on problem behavior. However, differential analyses of the risk group show positive effects on both aspects. Due to the practicability and the results for the promotion of social-emotional skills, the evaluated training can also be recommended as a universal prevention program.
2009
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(2009): Multicultural Competence and Social Justice Training in Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education A Review and Analysis of a Sample of Multicultural Course Syllabi. In: COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST 37 (1), S. 93-115
Abstract: This article presents the findings of a descriptive content analysis of 54 multicultural and diversity-related course syllabi drawn from counseling and counseling psychology programs accredited by the American Psychological Association and the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Programs. Results suggest that most courses adhere to the knowledge, awareness, and skills paradigm of multicultural competence. However, actual course content varies considerably. Whereas the findings identify social justice content as a growing presence in multicultural courses, there is a need to more clearly outline the fundamental points of distinction and overlap between multicultural competence and social justice advocacy in counselor and counseling psychology training.
2008
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(2008): Behaviour training in kindergarten. A programme for the promotion of social-emotional competence. In: PRAXIS DER KINDERPSYCHOLOGIE UND KINDERPSYCHIATRIE 57 (8-9), S. 720-722
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(2008): Evaluating computer-supported social learning. An integrative study of the development of soft skills in a university-based mediation training programme.
Abstract: Evaluated the effect of computer-supported social learning (CSSL) on sociocommunicative competence. Computer technology provides learners with video-based scenes and interactive tasks designed to provide additional exposure to complex and critical interpersonal situations. This study focused on the impact of the introduction and use of CSSL on a training program known as PROCON, which is offered to graduate psychology students with basic knowledge and experience in group facilitation techniques, basic 1-to-1 counseling, and communication skills. 272 students participated in 1 or more PROCON modules between 2002 and 2006. The analysis focused on 195 participants who completed the curriculum within one year and cohort. While computer software cannot replace the direct, situated interaction offered in the classroom setting, it was hypothesized that a blend of traditional teaching methods and CSSL has a positive effect on a learner's sociocommunicative competence in addition to increasing situational judgment skills, increasing conceptual and taxonomic knowledge levels, increasing interest in mediation and conflict resolution, and increasing self-rated confidence levels. Participants were subjected to a pretest prior to being accepted into the PROCON program. Once accepted into the program, standard classroom presentation was supplemented by CSSL and assessed by online surveys, posttests, and log files. Sociocommunicative competence was assessed using situational judgment tests (SJT). Findings indicated positive results on SJT when CSSL was used in conjunction with traditional teaching methods rather than as a substitution for them. No consistent association was found between computer-facilitated learning and posttest levels of conceptual knowledge or an increase in interest in mediation or conflict resolution. Self-efficacy levels were found to be either equal to or greater than outcome results without the addition of CSSL. Overall, positive results were found to exist with the complementary use of computer technology in the development of sociocommunicative skills.
Keywords: Bildungsprogramme und Lehrmethoden, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computerunterstützte Unterweisung, Conflict Resolution, Curricula, Curriculum & Programs & Teaching Methods, effect of computer-supported social learning (CSSL) on sociocommunicative competence, Konfliktlösung, Lehrmethoden, Lerntheorien, Mediation, Mensch-Technik-Relation, social learning, Social Skills Training, Soziales Kompetenztraining, Soziales Lernen, Teaching Methods, traditional group-facilitation training vs training with added CSSL elements, training in social competences, Training sozialer Fertigkeiten -
(2008): TEACHER TRAINING IN SPAIN (1838-2008): SOCIAL NEEDS, COMPETENCES AND SUBJECT STUDIES FRAMEWORK. In: EDUCACION XX1 (11), S. 73-101
Abstract: The study presents a longitudinal analysis of the subject studies programmes which, according to the precise needs of society at specific historical moments -between 1838 and 2008- were designed in order to train teachers. The analysis presents the competences with which teachers were provided, as can be contrasted in these subject studies programmes. The aim of the analysis is to provide useful ideas helpful to the design of the present subject studies programmes for the new official degrees (Degree of Teacher in Infant Education and Degree of Teacher in Primary Education) in 2008, which will finally lead to the settlement of the historical debt we have with the teaching profession of the infant and primary levels of education.
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(2008): Changes in social-emotional competences of adolescents during an animal-assisted-training (MTI). In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 43 (3-4)
Abstract: [es handelt sich vermutlich um einen Kurzabstract in einer Zeitschrift und nicht um einen Artikel]
2007
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(2007): Integrating theoretical, measurement, and intervention models of youth social competence. In: Clinical Psychology Review 27 (3), S. 327-347. DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2006.11.002
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2006.11.002 Abstract: Social competence is of great interest to developmental psychopathologists and is assessed frequently in both basic and applied research. A review of the literature reveals not only significant heterogeneity in definitions of this construct but an apparent disconnect between theoretical, measurement, and intervention models of competence in youth. This paper attempts to integrate these disparate enterprises by identifying four types of predictors theorists have associated with competence – child, behavior, situation, and judge – and critiquing common models in light of these dimensions. In general, assessment and intervention approaches appear less complex than theoretical conceptualizations of competence. When considering whether to incorporate additional predictors, notably situation- and judge-level factors, into these models, researchers must weigh parsimony versus the model misspecification that results from omitting important variables. Basic research that may assist in making these decisions is identified.
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(2007): Trainingsprogramm zur Förderung der Sozialen Kompetenz bei altersdepressiven Patienten. In: PSYCHIATRISCHE PRAXIS 34 (3), S. 145-149. DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-974644
DOI: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17487808 Abstract: Anliegen Im Rahmen der gerontopsychiatrischen stationären oder teilstationären Behandlung altersdepressiver Patienten wurde ein Programm zur Förderung der sozialen Kompetenz entwickelt. Methode Innerhalb von 6 Sitzungen (üblicherweise 2-mal wöchentlich à 50 Minuten) wird in einer festen Gruppe von ca. 5 Patienten sozial kompetentes Verhalten in Form von Gruppengesprächen besprochen und mittels Rollenspielen eingeübt. Die Themen der Sitzungen umfassen übliche grundlegende kommunikative Fähigkeiten wie Loben, Bedanken, Beschweren etc. und werden in altersangepasste Situationen übertragen. Das Programm ist geeignet für altersdepressive Patienten, sofern keine Demenz, keine Psychose oder ein schlechter körperlicher Allgemeinzustand vorliegt. Die Durchführung obliegt üblicherweise einem Psychologen oder Arzt. Zur Diagnostik und Evaluation wurde ein eigenes Verfahren entwickelt, dass innerhalb einer Verhaltensprobe versucht, das Ausmaß sozial kompetenten Verhaltens vor und nach dem Training zu erfassen. Hierzu wurde eine standardisierte Situation erzeugt, die bestimmtes assertives Verhalten erfordert. Ergebnisse Das gezeigte Verhalten galt als Indikator für soziale Kompetenz. Die am Trainingsprogramm teilnehmenden Patienten wiesen in der Verhaltensprobe im Vergleich zur Kontrollgruppe deutlich höhere Werte im Hinblick auf die Soziale Kompetenz auf. Schlussfolgerungen Es kann davon ausgegangen werden, dass das vorliegende verhaltenstherapeutische Gruppenpsychotherapieprogramm für altersdepressive Patienten mit Defiziten im Bereich der Sozialen Kompetenz eine Verbesserung im Hinblick auf sozial kompetentes Verhalten erzielen und somit einen Beitrag zur Behandlung der Depression liefern kann. 01 Die dem Artikel zugrundeliegende Diplomarbeit des Autors unter dem Titel "Training sozialer Kompetenzen für Patienten mit Altersdepressionen" wurde im Jahr 2005 mit dem Georg-Gottlob-Studienpreis für Angewandte Psychologie des BDP ausgezeichnet. (www.bdp-verband.org/bdp/presse/2005/51111_psychologentag3.html).
Keywords: Aged, Alter, Assertiveness, Bedanken, Behavior Therapy, Beschweren, Bitten, Communication, Day Care, Medical, Depressive Disorder/rehabilitation, Disziplin, Empathie, Erkrankung, Humans, Loben, Patient Admission, Postkasten, Psychologie, Psychotherapy, Group, Role Playing, Social Adjustment, Social Behavior, social competence training, social competences, social learning, Soziale Angemessenheit, Sozialkompetenz, Sprachverhalten / sprachliches, zu Emotionen korreliertes Feedback, SV, training in social competences, Wertendes Sprachverhalten 2006
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(2006): Child social skills training in developmental crime prevention: Effects on antisocial behavior and social competence. In: PSICOTHEMA 18 (3), S. 603-610
Abstract: Social skills training for children is becoming increasingly popular as a measure for developmental crime prevention. Although previous reviews of such programs have shown positive effects, they have also revealed problems of research design, outcome measures, and long-term follow up. Accordingly, this article reports on a recent meta-analysis of randomized evaluations of the effect of social skills training in preventing antisocial behavior and promoting social competence. Of 841 retrievable references, 84 research reports with a total of 136 treatment-control comparisons fulfilled the eligibility criteria. Results showed a small but significant overall positive effect of d=.39 at post-intervention and d=.28 at follow-up (3 months and later). Effect sizes were somewhat greater for outcome measures of social competence than for measures of antisocial behavior, particularly when delinquency was assessed. Cognitive-behavioral programs revealed the best results in terms of generalization over time and on outcome criteria. In addition, prevention measures indicated for children and adolescents who already manifested some behavioral problems had higher effect sizes than universal approaches. Because most studies dealt with small sample sizes, non-official outcome data, and measurements after less than one year, the results should be interpreted with caution. Further high-quality studies with long-term empirical outcome criteria are needed, particularly outside the United States.
2005
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(2005): Social information-processing skills training to promote social competence and prevent aggressive behavior in the third grade. In: JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY 73 (6), S. 1045-1055
Abstract: This article describes a school-based study designed to promote social competence and reduce aggressive behavior by strengthening children's skills in processing social information and regulating emotions. Three successive cohorts of 3rd graders (N = 548) from 2 schools participated. In 2000-2001, children received a routine health curriculum; in 2001-2002, students received the Making Choices: Social Problem Solving Skills for Children (MC) program; and in 2002-2003, children received MC supplemented with teacher and parent activities. Compared with children in the routine condition, children in both MC conditions were rated lower on posttest social and overt aggression and higher on social competence. Moreover, they scored significantly higher on an information-processing skills posttest. The findings suggest that prevention programs can strengthen social-emotional skills and produce changes in aggressive behavior.
2004
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(2004): Promoting social competence in preschool children: Evaluation of a social problem-solving training program as a universal measure for preventing antisocial behavior. In: KINDHEIT UND ENTWICKLUNG 13 (2), S. 113-121
Abstract: This paper reports results of a controlled evaluation study on the effectiveness of a social problem-solving training program. Thirtysix 4- to 6-year-old preschool children who took part in a 15-session training program were compared with 33 untreated controls. Social behavior was rated by parents (mother and father) and preschool teachers before and 3 months after training. Ratings by trainers on the on/off-task behavior of children during sessions indicated that the program implementation was sound. Furthermore, analyses confirmed small but consistently positive effects on the prosocial behavior of the children. Smaller effects were observed on behavior problem ratings, although trained children showed decreasing scores on antisocial behavior in maternal ratings. In sum, results replicated those from recent reviews and meta-analyses in the field, indicating that social skills training is more effective within risk groups. However, because the evaluated program was relatively unintensive, scored high in implementation, and had some positive effects on the prosocial behavior of preschool children, it can also be recommended as a promising universal prevention measure.
2003
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(2003): Training in coping and pro-social competence abilities in homeless youngsters. In: REVISTA MEXICANA DE PSICOLOGIA 20 (2), S. 201-209
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to adapt, instrument and evaluate a training program of coping skills and prosocial communication, whose goals were to decrease achievement, personal, and home problems. Participants were seven teenagers between the ages of 16 and 21, two men and five women with a homeless history, low achievement and family disfunction. The intervention program considered four programmatic components in the form of exercises discovery, meeting, established rules, and plan (PAPs). The results obtained from a multiple baseline design through scenarios show a decrease in the behaviors reported by subjects in all three scenarios; however, it is necessary to have collateral measures to confirm those data obtained from teenagers' self-reports.
2002
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(2002): Evaluation of a social competence training for children in a single-subject design. In: PSYCHOLOGIE IN ERZIEHUNG UND UNTERRICHT 49 (2), S. 121-132
Abstract: In this study a cognitive-behavioral training of social competence with children is presented and empirically evaluated. Involved were three 12-year-old children with externalizing and internalizing problem behavior. Basis of evaluation was a controlled single-subject design, including different criteria of effectiveness which refer both to observed behavior (parents, teacher) and children's personal appraisal. According to parental, teacher and self-ratings, children's social skills improved significantly in individually varying areas of social competence. Appropriate methodological standards of evaluation based on single-subject designs a-re discussed.
2001
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(2001): Let's talk!. Socially intelligent agents for language conversation training. In: IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics - Part A: Systems and Humans 31 (5), S. 465-471. DOI: 10.1109/3468.952722
Abstract: This paper promotes socially intelligent animated agents for the pedagogical task of English conversation training for native speakers of Japanese. Since student-agent conversations are realized as role-playing interactions, strong requirements are imposed on the agents' affective and social abilities. As a novel feature, social role awareness is introduced to animated conversational agents, that are by now strong affective reasoners, but otherwise often lack the social competence observed in humans. In particular, humans may easily adjust their behavior depending on their respective role in a social setting, whereas their synthetic pendants tend to be driven mostly by emotions and personality. Our main contribution is the incorporation of a "social filter program" to mental models of animated agents. This program may qualify an agent's expression of its emotional state by the social context, thereby enhancing the agent's believability as a conversational partner. Our implemented system is web-based and demonstrates socially aware animated agents in a virtual coffee shop environment. An experiment with our conversation system shows that users consider socially aware agents as more natural than agents that violate conventional practices.
Keywords: Adaptive Systeme, Agent, Computerwissenschaft, doppelter Treffer, Emotions, emotionssensitiv, Favoriten, Ingenieurswissenschaft, Interaktion, Kommunikation, Künstliche Intelligenz, Linguistik, Mensch-Technik-Relationen (MTR), Modelle/Theorien, Realtechnik, social filter program, social filter program for animated agents, Soziale Angemessenheit, soziale intelligente Agenten, sozialer Kontext, Sozialkompetenz, Soziosensitive Systeme, Spracherwerb, Teaching, Sprachverstehen, Technik, training in social competences, Volltreffer -
(2001): Preventing conduct problems, promoting social competence: A parent and teacher training partnership in head start. In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY 30 (3), S. 283-302
Abstract: Studied the effectiveness of parent and teacher training as a selective prevention program for 272 Head Start mothers and their 4-year-old children and 61 Head Start teachers. Fourteen Head Start centers (34 classrooms) were randomly assigned to (a) an experimental condition in which parents, teachers, and family service workers participated in the prevention program (Incredible Years) or (b) a control condition consisting of the regular Head Start program. Assessments included teacher and parent reports of child behavior and independent observations at home and at school. Construct scores combining observational and report data were calculated for negative and positive parenting style, parent-teacher bonding, child conduct problems at home and at school, and teacher classroom management style. Following the 12-session weekly program, experimental mothers had significantly lower negative parenting and significantly higher positive parenting scores than control mothers. Parent-teacher bonding was significantly higher for experimental than for control mothers. Experimental children showed significantly fewer conduct problems at school than control children. Children of mothers who attended 6 or more intervention sessions showed significantly fewer conduct problems at home than control children. Children who were the "highest risk" at baseline (high rates of noncompliant and aggressive behavior) showed more clinically significant reductions in these behaviors than highrisk control children. After training, experimental teachers showed significantly better classroom management skills than control teachers. One year later the experimental effects were maintained for parents who attended more than 6 groups. The clinically significant reductions in behavior problems for the highest risk experimental children were also maintained. Implications of this prevention program as a strategy for reducing risk factors leading to delinquency by promoting social competence, school readiness, and reducing conduct problems are discussed.
1999
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(1999): Optimising conditions for learning sociocultural competencies for success. In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTERCULTURAL RELATIONS 23 (1), S. 77-90. DOI: 10.1016/S0147-1767(98)00026-1
Abstract: Culturally different recent immigrants and sojourners lack familiarity with the social values, roles, and rules governing interpersonal relationships and this may hinder the attainment of their goals for career and educational success in the new country despite their qualifications and dedication. This paper identifies a number of psychosocial barriers to developing social competence in a different culture, including lack of coaching and practice opportunities, cross-cultural interpersonal anxiety, threat to the newcomers' original cultural identity, and various personal factors. the paper further discusses how integrating instructional implications from established models of operant and classical conditioning, and social cognitive learning in a role-based group training program, and address these potential psychosocial barriers and provide optimal conditions for learning intercultural social skills. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
1994
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(1994): Effects of training social competence in children – A metaanalysis of recent evaluation studies. In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY 23 (3), S. 260-271
Abstract: Presents a meta-analytical review of 49 studies, from 1981 to 1990, on the effect of social competence training (SCT) on 3- to 15-year-olds. Main issues were (a) effectiveness in relation to program type and client characteristics as well as outcome criteria, (b) differential effects, (c) types of long-term effect, and (d) a comparison to other meta-analyses in the field. Results showed that SCT was moderately effective. However, effect sizes were lower than in previous studies. There were specific, characteristic effects for various types of program and on various client groups. Two main problems were identified: First, significant effect sizes were found only when direct goal criteria (e.g., social-cognitive skills) were evaluated, whereas there were few effects on broader constructs (e.g., social adjustment). Second, long-term effects were weak. We concluded that further primary studies are needed on the generalization and maintenance of change.
1990
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(1990): Training of professional social competence in undergraduate training in paedostomatology. In: SBORNIK LEKARSKY 92 (8-9), S. 282-286
1987
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(1987): Feasibility and frontiers in training in social competence. In: GRUPPENDYNAMIK-ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ANGEWANDTE SOZIALPSYCHOLOGIE 18 (3), S. 297-314
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