EBP Compendium: Summary of Systematic Review
Social Skills Training for Secondary Students with Emotional and/or Behavioral Disorders: A Review and Analysis of the Meta-Analytic Literature
Cook, C. R., Gresham, F. M., et al.
(2008).
Journal of Emotional &Behavioral Disorders, 16(3), 131-144.
Indicators of Review Quality:
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The review addresses a clearly focused question
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Criteria for inclusion of studies are provided
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Search strategy is described in sufficient detail for replication
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Included studies are assessed for study quality
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Quality assessments are reproducible
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Description: This a meta-analysis of meta-analyses investigatingthe effectiveness of social skills training in secondary students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders (EBD).
Question(s) Addressed:
- "Is SST an effective intervention strategy for secondary students with EBD?
- What evidence is there to support the internal and external validity of SST for secondary students with EBD?
- Do particular theoretical approaches to SST (e.g., behavioral, social learning, cognitive, or cognitive behavioral) appear to be more effective than others?" (p. 134).
Population: Secondary school students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders.
Intervention/Assessment: Social skills training
Number of Studies Included: 77
Years Included: 1980 - 2006
Findings:
Conclusions:
"...Social skills training is able to produce noticeable differences in the social competency of secondary students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders" (p. 137).
Keywords: Social Skills
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Added to Compendium: March 2012