Journal article
A Brief Social Skills Intervention to Reduce Challenging Classroom Behavior
Journal of Behavioral Education, Vol.26(1), pp.53-74
03/2017
DOI: 10.1007/s10864-016-9259-y
Abstract
Social skills instruction has been recommended as a way of improving behavioral and social outcomes for students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). A brief social skills intervention (Stop and Think (Knoff in The stop & think social skills program, Sopris West, Longmont, CO, 2001) was used to extend the current literature base for students with EBD. A multiple-baseline across classrooms design was used to examine negative social behavior of five participants attending a self-contained school setting for students with challenging behavior. The primary intervention components included: (a) teach, (b) model, (c) role play, and (d) performance feedback. Specific social skills addressed in intervention were listening, using nice talk, accepting consequences, ignoring others, and following directions. Participants were taught to use a 5-step process for each social skill: (1) stop and think, (2) identify good and bad choices, (3) identify steps to performing the good choice, (4) implement steps, and (5) reflect on the good choice you made. Results indicated students benefitted from 12 sessions of explicit social skills instruction as evidenced by decreases in negative social behavior. Social behavior improvements maintained during 2-week follow-up observations. Decreasing negative social behaviors is important in improving general social and behavioral outcomes as well as demonstrating growth toward being prepared to transition back to less restrictive environments. Limitations, recommendations for future research, and practice implications are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A Brief Social Skills Intervention to Reduce Challenging Classroom Behavior
- Creators
- Sara McDaniel - Department of Special Education and Multiple Abilities The University of Alabama 215 Graves Hall P.O. Box 870231 Tuscaloosa AL 35487 USAAllison Bruhn - Department of Teaching and Learning, College of Education University of Iowa N252 Lindquist Center Iowa City IA 52242 USALeonard Troughton - Department of Teaching and Learning, College of Education University of Iowa N252 Lindquist Center Iowa City IA 52242 USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of Behavioral Education, Vol.26(1), pp.53-74
- Publisher
- Springer US; New York
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10864-016-9259-y
- ISSN
- 1053-0819
- eISSN
- 1573-3513
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/2017
- Academic Unit
- Teaching and Learning
- Record Identifier
- 9983993337002771
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