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Children's Friendship Training

• By Fred D. Frankel, Robert J. Myatt

• Price: $36.95 $33.26
• Binding: Paperback
• Pages: 224
• Published by: Routledge
• Publication Date: 20th December 2002
• ISBN: 978-1-58391-308-6

About the Book

Children's Friendship Training is a complete manualized guide for therapists treating children with peer problems. This unique, empirically validated treatment is the first to integrate parents into the therapy process to ensure generalization to school and home.

Representing over twelve years of research, Children's Friendship Training presents the comprehensive social skills training program developed by these pioneering authors. Step-by-step interventions help children develop the skills to initiate mutually satisfying social interactions. These interactions can lead to higher regard within the peer group and the development of satisfying dyadic relationships that will, in turn, serve to enhance overall well being.

Clinical and empirical rationales, illustrative case examples and parent handouts that educate parents and give specific guidelines for homework assignments are presented for each treatment module. Brief relevant reviews of the child development literature and selective reviews of assessment techniques and other approached to children's social skills training are presented to sufficiently acquaint therapists interested in implementing children's friendship training.

Table of Contents

Forward
Preface
Purpose and organization of this manual
oA self-contained guide for the clinician
oTraining socially valid behaviors
oMaintaining treatment integrity
oOrganization of this manual
oRelated resources

Section I. Background
Chapter 1. Reasons to Treat Peer Relationship Problems
Chapter 2. Assessment of Outcomes
Chapter 3. Types of Children's Social Skills Treatment
Chapter 4. Common Diagnoses of Children Obtaining Training
Chapter 5. Research on the UCLA Children's Friendship Program

Section II. Preparing for Treatment
Chapter 6. Screening
Chapter 7. Intake
Chapter 8. Program Infrastructure

Section III. Session Content
Chapter 9. Introductory Session/Setting the Stage
Chapter 10. Conversational Skills
Chapter 11. "Slipping In"/Reputation/Using Community Resources
Chapter 12. Taking "No" for an Answer/Gender and Age Issues
Chapter 13. Rules of a Good Sport/Social Goals
Chapter 14. Rules of a Good Sport/Positive Statements
Chapter 15. Making a Best Friend/Play Dates
Chapter 16. Resisting Teasing
Chapter 17. Respect Towards Adults
Chapter 18. Managing Competition/Gender Differences
Chapter 19. Avoiding Physical Fights
Chapter 20. Graduation

References
Index

About the Author(s)

Fred Frankel is Professor of Medical Psychology, UCLA Department of Psychiatry. He developed the UCLA Children's Friendship Training Program with Robert Myatt, offering treatment to over 900 children with friendship problems since 1989. He has published several controlled studies and was awarded an NIMH research grant to study Children's Friendship Training.