ISBN:
9780866561846
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (255 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Social Skills Training for Children and Youth
DDC:
303.3/2
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
One of the most complete sources of information on the development of social skills training with youth, this useful volume integrates current research and practice. Practitioners interested in establishing or revising current social service delivery programs for children and adolescents will discover valuable conceptual and programmatic ideas
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Social Skills Development in Young Children: Preventive and Therapeutic Approaches; Social Repertories of Young Children and the Effectiveness of Early Intervention; Services Promoting Social Development of Young Children; Dyadic Interventions; Conclusion; Remediation of Social Withdrawal in Young Children: Considerations for the Practitioner; The Peers Program; Implementation Issues; The Ori Skill Deficit Model of Social Isolation in Young Children; Language and Communication Skills; Motor Skills
Description / Table of Contents:
Parenting SkillsConclusion; Promoting Social Competence in Children: A Classroom Approach to Social and Cognitive Skill Training; Rationale for Encouraging Social Competence in Children; Promoting Social Competence in the Schools; The Interpersonal Relationships of Children and Adolescents; Classroom Strategies; Social Skills Training; Problem Solving Training; Summary; Service Delivery Considerations; Conclusion; Social Skills Training and Assessment with Children: A Cognitive-Social Learning Approach; Types of Social Skills Deficits; Skill Training Variables
Description / Table of Contents:
Remediating Social Skills DeficitsThe Question of Assessment; Tailoring Skills Training to the Needs of the Learner; The Applicability of Social Skills Training Research; "Coaching" Methods Compared with Control Groups; "Coaching" Compared with Alternative Methods; Effectiveness Over Time; Survey Report; Conclusion; Social Skills Training with Adolescents: A Review; Definitions of Social Skills; Procedures and Components of Social Skills Training; Types of Youth Populations and Target Behaviors; Settings; Research Designs; Single Case Experimental Designs; Group Comparison Designs
Description / Table of Contents:
Conceptual and Methodological IssuesSelecting Social Skills; Measurement Issues; Follow-up; Conclusion; Social Skills Training with Court-Adjudicated Youths; Social Competence and the Court-Adjudicated Youth; Assumptions about the Social Skills Training of Court-Adjudicated Youth; Issues in Developing a Social Skills Program; Content Issues; Methodological Issues; Practicality Issues; The Resulting Social Skills Training Program; Future Research Directions; Social Skills Training Within a Day Treatment Program for Emotionally Disturbed Adolescents; Time-in Counseling; Fair Fighting
Description / Table of Contents:
Social Skills ClassTraining in Non-Social Skills Classes; Conclusion and Summary
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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