Social Skills Training

Question 1

What is one Cognitive behavioural treatment used on offenders

Answer 1

Social skills training

Question 2

What is one social skill that is focused on criminals

Answer 2

Assertiveness

Question 3

Define assertiveness

Answer 3

Communicating in a confident, non-confrontational way

Question 5

What does assertiveness hope to gain

Answer 5

To minimise conflict and increase the likelihood the offender will be responded to positively

Question 6

What else can offenders be trained on in Social skills training

Answer 6

General thinking skills
Decision making

Question 7

Who found that CBT had a positive effect on reducing reoffending rated

Answer 7

Pearson

Question 8

Why is it difficult to see if SST is really effective

Answer 8

As CBT uses social skills training but also other techniques

Question 9

Who developed the enhanced thinking skills program

Answer 9

McGuire

Question 10

What did Friendship et al find that supports social skills training

Answer 10

That the Enhanced Thinking Skills Programme lowered recidivism rates in offenders