structured learning
a complex system of psychotherapy based on the idea of psychological skills training that is, teaching individuals the skills associated with leading healthy and satisfying lives and then helping them gain the ability to consistently and reliably apply these skills outside of the therapeutic setting. This approach involves four essential components: modeling, role play, performance feedback, and transfer of training. The individual is provided with examples of specific behavior to be imitated, is allowed to practice that behavior, is given feedback regarding the performance of the behavior, and completes homework assignments that encourage the use of the behavior in real-world situations. [developed in the mid-1970s by U.S. psychologists Arnold P. Goldstein (1933–2002), Robert P. Sprafkin (1940– ), and N. Jane Gershaw (1945– )]