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Frontiers in Education

Maria Johnson, Aimee Herron Troy, Kathleen Michelle Tate, Tandra Toon Allen, Aaron Michael Tate and Sandra Bond Chapman

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Overview

This study examined the relationship between teacher identification of socially at-risk students and baseline ratings of the students' social skills. Researchers also looked at the feasibility of an eight-session virtual social training to assist these students. The students then underwent the virtual training, with significant improvement in their social skills after the final session.
Social training being conducted online in three virtual locations: outside a school, in a classroom, and at a playground with basketball courts.

Virtual locations (A) Outside school; Participant, Faux Peer, Coach (B) School classroom; Participant, Faux Peer, Coach (C) Playground and Basketball Courts; Participant, two Faux Peers.

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Maria Johnson, MA, CCC-SLP

Director, Youth and Family Innovations Lead Research Clinician and Trainer, Charisma Virtual Social Coaching

Tandra T. Allen is wearing a gray blouse with lights, portrait. Head of Virtual Training Programs.

Tandra Allen, MS, CCC-SLP

Assistant Director of Research

Aaron Tate, Director of Emerging Technology at Center for BrainHealth.

Aaron Tate

Director of Emerging Technology

Sandi Chapman, Founder and Chief Director, Center for BrainHealth, Co-Leader, The BrainHealth Project, Dee Wyly Distinguished Professor

Sandra Bond Chapman, PhD

Chief Director Dee Wyly Distinguished Professor, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences Co-Leader, The BrainHealth Project

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