NCJ Number
86050
Journal
Journal of Offender Counseling Services and Rehabilitation Volume: 6 Issue: 1 and 2 Dated: (Fall/Winter 1981) Pages: 41-51
Date Published
1982
Length
11 pages
Annotation
Effects of Structured Learning Therapy on social skills and psychopathology were assessed among mentally ill incarcerated offenders.
Abstract
After 12 training sessions inmates receiving Structured Learning Therapy did not report more improved social skills than did controls who received group psychotherapy. However, experimental subjects reported significantly less psychopathology than controls on 6 out 10 scales of the SCL-90-R. These data are discussed, and recommendations are offered for more effective design and implementation of interpersonal skill building programs in similar settings. (Author abstract)