Finally, a quasi-experimental evaluation assessed the effects of the Adolescent Social Skills Effectiveness Training (ASSET) program on reducing parent-child conflict in a sample of 29 non-clinical parent-adolescent dyads (Openshaw et al., 1992). Adolescents ranged in age from 13 to 17 years old. The parent-adolescent dyads self-selected into the comparison group or treatment group. No significant differences were found between the treatment and comparison groups in pretest measures of perceived social skills, actual behavior skill level, and level of family conflict and distress. The program addressed basic social skills for adolescents including giving positive feedback, resisting peer pressure, negotiating, problem-solving, following instructions, and conversing. The reciprocal skills for parents included accepting positive feedback, accepting negative feedback, giving negative feedback, conversing, and using inductive rationale, negotiation facilitation, problem-solving facilitation, and constructive instruction. ASSET used three intervention strategies: 1) showing video tapes that model behaviors; 2) conducting in-house rehearsal of social skills behavior; and 3) assigning homework designed to encourage and enhance the use of the social skills in the family environment. According to the evaluation, both parents and adolescents acquired improved conflict resolution, negotiation, and social skills due to ASSET training. Modest evidencesuggests that social skills enhancement is associated with significantly better interpersonal relationships in the family. Though, it should be noted that the participants in the treatment group may have been more motivated than the comparison to reduce conflict since they were willing to commit to the 10-week program.