61st Annual Conference
Thursday,
February 26
Morning Workshops
10:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M.
Workshop
21
Social Skills Training for Children
and Concurrent Parent Groups: An Integrative Model for Improving Peer
Relationships
Chairs:
Leslie Bogen,
J.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of
Psychology in Psychiatry,
Weill Medical
College of Cornell University, White Plains, New York
Barbara Flye,
Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Weill
Medical College
of Cornell University, White Plains, New York
Jo Hariton,
M.S.W.., Ph.D., CGP, Lecturer of Social
Work in Psychiatry,
Weill Medical
College of Cornell University, White Plains, New York
Andrew Robins,
Ph.D., Instructor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Weill
Medical College
of Cornell University, White Plains, New York
Open to participants with less than four years of
group psychotherapy experience
This workshop will
provide an integrative model of social skills training, utilizing
cognitive, behavioral, and relational approaches. Group composition,
strategies, and techniques will be discussed and with specific
reference to varying developmental levels of the children The goal
and format of the concurrent parent groups will also be addressed.
didactic-demonstration-sharing of work experiences-experiential
Course References:
1. Bloomquist, M. & Schnell, S. (2002). 'Social Competence
Training.' In M. Bloomquist &
S. Schnell "Helping Children With Aggression and Conduct Problems -
Best Practices for
Intervention" 117-143, New York: Guilford Press.
2. Briesmeister, J. & Schaeffer, C. (1997).
"Handbook of Parent
Training - Parents as Co-
Therapists for Children's Behavior Problems." New York: John Wiley &
Sons, Inc.
3. Frankel, F., Cantwell, D. & Myatt, R. (1996). 'Helping Ostracized
Children: Social Skills
Training and Parent Support for Socially Rejected Children.' In E.
Hibbs & P. Jensen
(eds.)
"Psychosocial Treatments For Child and Adolescent Disorders -
Empirically Based
Strategies for Clinical Practice" 595-617. Washington, D.C.:
American Psychological
Association.
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