SOCIAL SKILLS TRAINING WITH AGGRESSIVE KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN : Maintenance of social skills by coaching

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Behavior Therapy Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 98 - 109
• Main Authors: Sato, Shohji, Sato, Yoko, Aikawa, Atsushi, Takayama, Iwao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japanese Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies( JABCT ) 30.09.1993
• Subjects: aggressive young children generalization and maintenance; coaching; social skills training
• ISSN: 0910-6529; 2424-2594
• DOI: 10.24468/jjbt.19.2_98

The present study conducted a social skills training to two kindergarten children (older class boys) exhibiting frequent aggressive and disruptive behavior in order to improve their social skills. The coaching method and the token economy method were combined. The rule following and the appropriate social interaction with peers were selected as the target skills. Nine training sessions were conducted. The training effect was assessed soon after traning and one month later. The results showed that both children rapidly decreased their negative social behavior when the social skills training was introduced and this training effect was stably maintained for one month. For one child, the rate of cooperative play during free play session, which was used as an indicator of the generalization effect of skills training, remarkably increased as the social skills training proceeded and this high rate of cooperative play was maintained at the follow-up assessment. The positive behavior modification observed in the behavioral assessmenc was confirmed by the social behavior ratings made by their teachers.