Program Description

Skillstreaming is a social-emotional learning program designed to help children and youth learn positive ways to have their needs met. Skillstreaming the Adolescent employs a four-part training approach—modeling, role-playing, performance feedback, and generalization—to teach essential prosocial skills to adolescents. This book provides a complete description of the Skillstreaming program, with instructions for teaching 50 prosocial skills.

Cost

The program book is $52.07. All additional components and student materials are sold separately.

Intended Population

• Core
• Intervention

Grade

• Middle School
• High School

Intended Group Size

• Small group
• Classroom

ELL/DLL

• Unspecified

Multisensory Applications

• Yes

Computer-Based Delivery

• None

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Skill Specific

Placement Tests

• No

Accelerated Learning

• No

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• No

Error Correction Built In

• Unspecified

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• No

Research Summary

Literature review revealed two studies examining the efficacy of the Skillstreaming curriculum on adolescent students. One study found significant differences in teacher ratings of the students’ cooperation but no achievement improvements post-intervention. Another study found that male adolescents experienced a reduction in depression and maintained their improved level of functioning post-intervention. However, there were no significant improvements in female adolescents in this study. Due to the sample size, methodology, and peer-reviewed status of the studies, there is insufficient evidence to support this program's efficacy at this time.

Study Citations

Evans, A. and Stefanou, C. (2009). Behavioral and academic effects of Skillstreaming the Adolescent for at-risk middle school students. NERA Conference Proceedings 2009. 25. Retrieved from https://opencommons.uconn.edu/nera_2009/25

Reed, M. K. (1994). Social skills training to reduce depression in adolescents. Adolescence, 29, 293–302. Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/1295876657/fulltextPDF/3F5F2EBC9FE34DAEPQ/1?accountid=8116

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Insufficient evidence