The EQUIP Program: Teaching Youth to Think and Act Responsibly Through a Peer - Helping Approach - Softcover

Dr. John C. Gibbs; Granville Bud Potter; Dr. Arnold P. Goldstein

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0878223568 ISBN 13: 9780878223565

Publisher: Research Press, 1995

Synopsis

A three-part intervention method for working with antisocial or behavior disordered adolescents. The approach includes training in moral judgment, anger management/correction of thinking errors, and prosocial skills. Youth involved in the EQUIP training program participate in two types of group sessions Equipment Meetings (in which the leader teaches specific skills) and Mutual Help Meetings (in which the leader coaches students as they use the skills they've learned to help each other). The EQUIP program received the 1998 Reclaiming Children and Youth Spotlight on Excellence Award. In addition to being widely used in the U.S., EQUIP has been adapted for use in Canada, the Netherlands, and several other countries.

About this title

About the Author:

John C. Gibbs, Ph.D., is Professor of Developmental Psychology at The Ohio State University, Columbus. He has been a member of the State of Ohio Governor's Council on Juvenile Justice and a faculty associate at The Ohio State University Criminal Justice Research Center. Dr. Gibbs also served as a member of the Social Cognitive Training Study Group of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Violence Prevention Division). His work has centered on developmental theory, assessment of social cognition and moral judgement development, and interventions with conduct-disordered adolescents. Granville Bud Potter has served as President of the Ohio Correctional and Court Services Association. He was Regional Administrator for the Ohio Department of Youth Services. Much of his professional work has focused on the use of a peer-group modality with youth. Mr. Potter is the Executive Director of the Franklin County Ohio Community Based Correctional Facility. In his current position he has successfully adapted the EQUIP program to serve an adult population of male and female offenders. Mr. Potter has received various awards for his work including the Distinguished Administrative Service Award from the Ohio Psychological Association. Arnold P. Goldstein, Ph.D. (1933-2002), was Professor of Psychology and Education at Syracuse University as well as Founder and Director of the Syracuse University Center for Research on Aggression. He authored over 60 books and more than 100 articles on aggression, prosocial skills training, and juvenile delinquency. He also served as Director of the New York State Task Force on Juvenile Gangs. Dr. Goldstein received many prestigious awards including the Career Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association's Commitee on Children, Youth, and Families; and the Senior Scientist Award from APA's School Psychology Division.

Review:

The beauty of this book is its organization and practicality. . . The EQUIP Program is realistic and would be beneficial for teachers, principals, counselors, social workers, psychologists, and those interested in making a positive impact on youth. --Carol A. Yeager, The Peer Facilitator Quarterly

The EQUIP Program is a must read. . . Gibbs and colleagues provide the reader with a succinct but clear conceptual understanding of the causes of antisocial behavior, cognitive treatment strategies, and methods to empirically validate the effectiveness of interventions. --John Lemmon, Juvenile Justice Update

For the first time, 'what we know' and 'what we know works' have been distilled into a highly readable, scientifically proven intervention program for antisocial youth. --Laurie Rice, Journal for Juvenile Justice and Detention Services

About this edition

• Publisher: Research Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0878223568
• ISBN 13: 9780878223565
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 374