Skillstreaming is a social-skills training method that teaches desirable behaviors through active, structured learning rather than passive instruction. It was introduced in 1973 by the psychologist Arnold P. Goldstein, originally for low-income adults, and has since been adapted for adolescents, elementary and preschool children, and other groups including elderly adults and police officers. It is used widely in schools, agencies, and institutions serving children and youth in the United States and other countries, and it draws on behavioral theory, using modeling, rehearsal, and reinforcement, but from a psychoeducational rather than a strict operant-conditioning perspective. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Education LevelEarly Childhood Education (ISCED 0) 1 Education LevelPrimary Education (ISCED 1) 1 Education LevelLower Secondary Education (ISCED 2) 1 Education LevelUpper Secondary Education (ISCED 3) 1 Core ClaimSkillstreaming is a social skills training method that provides active and deliberate learning of desirable behaviors to replace less productive behaviors. 2 FAQs
How does Skillstreaming differ from approaches built on operant conditioning?
It is psychoeducational and skills-training based rather than centered on operant procedures.
Skillstreaming does not emphasize operant procedures such as prompting and shaping of behaviors. It takes a more psychoeducational approach, viewing the individual as a person in need of help in the form of skills training.
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1. Skillstreaming (Wikipedia)
- Wikipedia 'Skillstreaming': 'The Skillstreaming programs for early childhood, elementary age, and adolescence are published by the Research Press Publishing Company'. (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
- Wikipedia 'Skillstreaming': programs cover 'early childhood, elementary age, and adolescence'; elementary age maps to primary education. (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
- Wikipedia 'Skillstreaming': programs cover 'early childhood, elementary age, and adolescence'; adolescence spans lower and upper secondary. (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
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introduced by Dr. Arnold P. Goldstein in 1973
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The method provides active and deliberate learning of desirable behaviors to replace less productive behaviors.
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Behavior theorists, including Albert Bandura described the processes of modeling, behavioral rehearsal, and reinforcement which are the basis of the Skillstreaming approach.
In Group: Conditioning and Behavior Analysis Theories, Lead paragraph, in-group
Behavior theorists, including Albert Bandura described the processes of modeling, behavioral rehearsal, and reinforcement which are the basis of the Skillstreaming approach.
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