THE TRAINING EFFECT: IDENTIFICATION AND SOCIAL ACCEPTABILITY OF JOB-CARD GROUNDING COMPONENTS BY LEVEL OF TRAINING

Abstract

Defiant behaviors among children and adolescents are a common reason for pediatric referral. Although brief, cost effective, and evidenced-based treatment options exist for reducing defiant behaviors among younger children, treatment options for adolescents are often costly, intensive, and generally involve out-of-home placement. Job-Card Grounding (JCG) has been recommended as a brief, cost effective treatment for reducing defiant adolescent behavior. The efficacy of JCG, however, has only recently begun to be examined. The purpose of the current study was to examine the degree to which varying the level of training in the use of JCG impacts the identification of key JCG components, and to determine the social acceptability of JCG. Results indicate that participants were able to identify a similar number of JCG components and rated JCG as a socially acceptable intervention regardless of the level of training received.