Female juvenile offenders exhibit high levels of anger, relational aggression, and physical aggression, but the population has long been ignored in research and practice. No anger management treatments have been developed specifically for this population, and no established anger management treatments are empirically supported for use with delinquent girls. Thus, to alleviate anger and reduce the frequency and severity of aggressive behaviors in this underserved population, we developed the gender-specific, Juvenile justice Anger Management (JJAM) Treatment for Girls. This cognitive-behavioral intervention was adapted from the Coping Power Program (Lochman & Wells, 2002), a school-based anger management treatment for younger children that has established efficacy and effectiveness findings with its target populations. This paper describes how the content of JJAM was developed to meet the unique needs of adolescent girls in residential juvenile justice placements. It also traces the process of developing a manualized treatment and the steps taken to enhance efficacy and clinical An overview of the treatment, a session-by-session outline, an example session activity, and an example homework assignment are provided. A randomized controlled trial is currently being conducted to evaluate the efficacy of the JJAM Treatment for Girls.
Development of the juvenile Justice Anger Management Treatment for Girls
Creators
Naomi E. S. Goldstein - Drexel University
Jennifer M. Serico - Drexel University
Christina L. Riggs Romaine - Drexel Univ, Philadelphia, PA 19102 USA
Amanda D. Zelechoski - Drexel University
Rachel Kalbeitzer - Drexel University
Kathleen Kemp - Drexel University
Christy Lane - Drexel University
Publication Details
Cognitive and behavioral practice, v 20(2), pp 171-188
Publisher
Elsevier
Number of pages
18
Grant note
K23MH070400 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
K23 MH070400 / NIMH NIH HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Resource Type
Journal article
Language
English
Academic Unit
Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
Web of Science ID
WOS:000317151300005
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84875372116
Other Identifier
991019302022104721
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