SNAP (Stop Now And Plan), A Gender-Specific Evidence-Based Model For Latency Aged Girls: A Case Analysis Review Highlighting Assessment, Treatment Planning & Response.

• In Event: Key Findings On Girls’ Delinquency Based On Two Longitudinal Studies And One Early Intervention Study

Abstract

A growing body of literature regarding the unhealthy developmental pathways of girls with disruptive behavioral concerns provides evidence for the social costs associated with delinquency. Considerable promise lies in effective early prevention/intervention programs. One such program, SNAP Girls, established in 1996, at Child Development Institute, in Toronto, Canada, was tailored for latency aged girls (6-11) with aggression and rule-breaking behaviors and their parents. SNAP focuses on developing/enhancing their emotion regulation, self-control and problem-solving skills within a multi-component model that includes group, individual and family intervention. The goal is to move these girls and their families towards healthy development and positive interpersonal relationships.
In this paper, we give a brief overview of the SNAP model and the development of the gender-specific girls’ intervention. We will review follow-up results from a sample of girls who participated in SNAP (N = 275; mean age of girls at last follow-up 18.7, SD=3.42); as well as, highlight, through a case analysis review, the assessment & treatment planning process and the resulting treatment responses.

Authors

• Leena Augimeri, Child Development Institute

• Margaret Walsh, Child Development Institute

• Erin Rajca, Child Development Institute

• Adam Donato, Child Development Institute