Modified use of training of socially insecure children from socio-culturally deprived social classes. a single case related study with children of a day care group
Burk, B.; Wittchen, H.U.
Zeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie Psychopathologie und Psychotherapie 39(1): 69-87
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0723-6557 PMID: 2058241 Document Number: 379053
In this paper a combination of individual- and group-training with unassertive children is described with strongly deprived children from a daily pedagogical institute. Instead of systematic parent's consulting other supportive elements like consulting with educators and teachers, intensive in-vivo-practices, weekly letters with homework etc. were used. Single case design and evaluating on the basis of a A-B-A-C design and a follow-up after eight weeks with three social disadvantaged children at the age of nine to eleven years were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. Goal-attainment-scaling was used for each of the five to seven behavioral outcome measures in the individual- and group-training by video. The administration of this program proved to be effective and efficient. The improvements were above the expectations of the training's aims and were stable over a follow-up period.