The overall objective of this study was to determine whether an intervention of social skills training would increase the self-concept of a 16 year old African-American, homeless youth. To obtain this objective, this single system design focused on the subject's level of negative and positive self-talk and independent thinking.
The results indicated a decrease in the subject's negative self-talk, an increase in his positive self-talk and an increase in his independent thinking. The results imply that social skills training can have a very positive impact on the field of social work as an intervention with homeless children. The study attempts to encourage homeless shelters to implement this training as a pro-active measure.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:auctr.edu/oai:digitalcommons.auctr.edu:dissertations-4453 |
| Date | 01 March 1996 |
| Creators | Phillips, Kasey L. |
| Publisher | DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center |
| Source Sets | Atlanta University Center |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | ETD Collection for AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library |
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