This program is for individuals who are 12 to 17 years old and display aggressive behaviors.

Aggression Replacement Training® (ART®), a community- or school-based program, is designed to alter the behavior of aggressive youth by teaching positive interpersonal skills; anger control techniques; and pro-social values, such as respect for others.

A public search identified a number of peer-reviewed evaluations of ART. Collectively, reports indicate that ART is associated with reductions in anti-social (e.g., number of rearrests) behaviors and increased pro-social (e.g., self-control) behaviors. Despite these positive results, all studies present limitations, such as a lack of or insufficient follow-up analyses to determine if results are maintained longer term or the absence of a control/comparison group to conclude whether results are due to the intervention or other factors.

ART intends to improve youth behavior through three program components:

• Social Skills Training: Participants are taught pro-social behaviors through the use of modeling, role-playing, performance feedback, and repetitive learning.
• Anger Control: Participants are taught what not to do, how to identify triggers and respond to anger using nonviolent techniques, and how to reconsider anger-provoking situations.
• Moral Reasoning: Participants develop a better understanding of concepts, like fairness and justice, by learning to take another person’s perspective in a given situation.

Sessions are delivered to groups of 8 to 12 youth.

ART was first implemented in 1978 and has been used in schools, correctional facilities, and mental health institutions. ART is available in numerous languages and has been evaluated in the United States, Australia, Norway, and Russia.

Two group facilitators lead each session, and these individuals are not required to have any particular background or experience. Ten weeks of on-site group training is provided for each of the three program components. A staff training DVD is available for $83.69. Please use details in the Contact section for more information on training and costs.

Considerations for implementing this program include selecting facilitators who are skilled in working with youth with aggressive behaviors, gaining participant and parental buy-in, ensuring the program is implemented with fidelity, allocating time for program training, obtaining commitment from administrators and staff, and locating space to hold weekly sessions.

The Clearinghouse can help address these considerations. Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu

If you are interested in implementing ART, the Clearinghouse is interested in helping you!
Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu

Participants attend one 1-hour session per week in each of the three components. Total program length is 10 weeks (i.e., 30 hours).

The ART facilitator manual costs $53.99 and the student DVD is $284.99. Please visit https://www.researchpress.com/product/aggression-replacement-training-2/ for information on additional program material costs.

To move ART to the Promising category on the Clearinghouse Continuum of Evidence, at least one quasi-experimental or randomized evaluation should be performed demonstrating positive effects lasting at least six months from program completion.

The Clearinghouse can help you to develop an evaluation plan to ensure the program components are meeting your goals. Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu

Contact the Clearinghouse with any questions regarding this program.
Phone: 1-877-382-9185 Email: Clearinghouse@psu.edu

You may also contact Research Press Publishers by mail P.O. Box 7886, Champaign, IL 61826, phone 1-800-519-2707, fax 1-217-352-1221, or visit https://www.researchpress.com/product/aggression-replacement-training-2/

http://uscart.org/new/trainings/aggression-replacement-training/, https://epis.psu.edu/ebp/art, https://www.cebc4cw.org/program/aggression-replacement-training/, https://preventionservices.acf.hhs.gov/programs/311/show, https://nationalgangcenter.ojp.gov/spt/Programs/7, and https://www.aggressionreplacementtraining.com/