Abstract
A series of one-hour group social skills training (SST) sessions were provided for brain-injured adolescents (n=3) twice a week for six months. The participants had behavioral problems such as poor interpersonal skills or emotional control. Before the training, scores on the Profile of Mood States, including strain (i. e., anxiety, depression, anger) , indicated problem levels. After the six-month group training, the scores had decreased to almost average age-adjusted levels. In addition, families of the participants reported some changes in the quality of their lives: “he/she became less irritated and impatient than before,” or “he/she acquired some skills to deal with others.” The results of this study suggest that SST might contribute to lower psychological stress of participants in social adaptation. When attending to persons with behavioral problems, it is necessary to take emotional problems into consideration and to arrange some programs with their individual capabilities or needs.
