The EQUIP Program: Teaching Youth to Think and Act Responsibly Through a Peer - Helping Approach. This item is unavailable.The EQUIP Program: Teaching Youth to Think and Act Responsibly Through a Peer - Helping Approach

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.

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.