Parent Training and Guided Imagery: Comparison of a Traditional and a Modified STEP Program (open access)

Parent Training and Guided Imagery: Comparison of a Traditional and a Modified STEP Program

The effectiveness of guided imagery as an enhancement to the Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) program was explored during a shortened 8-week program using three parent groups of elementary-age students matched for parent training experience and couple participation: a) an imagery-modified STEP group (STEP-Im, n = 14); b) a traditional STEP group (STEP, n = 14); and c) a drop-out comparison group (n = 10). Guided imagery consisted of centering exercise(s) for focus and concentration; structured imagery of Adlerian concepts; and open-ended role-assumption imagery for clarifying personal values, the perspectives of others, and concept practice.
Date: December 1993
Creator: Smith, Dianne M.
System: The UNT Digital Library