While reciprocity has often been cited as an important aspect of conversational and social skills training with chronic mental patients, it has never been exclusively examined in any investigation. The purpose of this study was to use a group multiple baseline-simultaneous replications treatment design across social network functions to evaluate the effectiveness of a reciprocal skills training package to enhance the reciprocal ability of eight chronically mentally ill patients. Videotaped role play situations with a standard confederate were evaluated for the quality of receiving, processing, sending, and molar abilities across three broad categories of social network functions. Generalization probe interactions, "parties", with novel partners were also obtained. Training effects were noted for the subjects across all three social network functions. Mixed results were obtained for generalization. Implications for further investigations and for the utility of reciprocal skills training with chronically institutionalized adults are discussed. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-12, Section: B, page: 6458. / Major Professor: Mark Licht. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1993.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77069 |
| Contributors | Curran, James Patrick., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 175 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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