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Social Skill Training with and without Modeling for Schizophrenic and Non-Psychotic Hospitalized Psychiatric Patients

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Edward B. Blanchard

State University of New York at Albany

Harriet Fitts

University of Mississippi Medical Center

James G. Williams

University of Mississippi Medical Center

This investigation compared the relative effectiveness of two social skill training packages for patients diagnosed either schizophrenic or non-psychotic. Patients who scored low on a global measure of social skill were randomly assigned to one of three training conditions: social skills training with modeling, social skills training without modeling, and a behavior rehearsal control. Effects of training were assessed on brief role playing and extended interaction tasks. The results indicated that both social skills training programs had positive effects. However, modeling was essential in improving the performance of schizophrenics, but was unnecessary for non-psychotics. The effects of training transferred to semistructured inter-personal conversations. The importance of designing social skill training programs for relatively homogeneous populations was discussed.

Behavior Modification, Vol. 2, No. 2, 147-172 (1978)
DOI: 10.1177/014544557822001


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