Abstract
The present study discusses programs to shape going-to-school behavior in a 10-year-old girl with non-attendance at school problem. The non-attendance problem seemed to be due to the lack of her social skills, especially her assertion skills. After the main caregiver had been changed from her grandmother to her mother, her non-attendance behavior at school had been reinforced by her mother and her avoidance behavior from interpersonal situations had been established, except for telephoning.The contents of sessions included training of contact skills with others, other social skills, physical exercise, and fundamental academic skills for her self. In addition, a therapeutic approach was also introduced for her parents in a face to face setting and on the telephone. She returned to school after 9 sessions which extended over 2 months. Going-to-school behavior was kept after the sessions were ended. The present research suggest the importance of positive factors in relationships with friends, since non-attendance at school seemed to be due to the difficulty of formation of contact.
