Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ869911
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 4
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The EQUIP Program
Gibbs, John C.; Potter, Granville Bud; DiBiase, Ann-Marie; Devlin, Renee
Reclaiming Children and Youth, v17 n2 p35-38 Sum 2008
Youth who present anti-social behavior need powerful interventions that strengthen empathy, counter negative peer influence, and challenge thinking errors. This article recaps some key points about EQUIP, a Positive Peer Culture (PPC)-based cognitive behavioral intervention program for behaviorally at-risk youth, and notes how the program has evolved.
Descriptors: Intervention, Social Behavior, At Risk Persons, Peer Influence, Empathy, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Social Development, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification, Community Programs, Delinquency, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Preadolescents, Adolescents, Adults
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Language: English
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