This article describes the use of Structured Learning, a psychoeducational approach for teaching social competencies to adolescents and pre-adolescents. The youngsters who are likely to be trained through Structured Learning are generally categorized as aggressive, withdrawn, immature, or developmentally lagging. Research evidence evaluating the effectiveness of this approach is also discussed.
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