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Showing 1 to 20 of 47 for “"Social skills training"”.
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Generalization of Social Skills Training on Disruptive Classroom Behavior
… disruptive behavior frequently also present with social skills deficits and poor social relationships. The degree to which children establish and maintain interpersonal relationships is known to predict critical psychological outcomes in adulthood. Thus, social skills training (SST) is a …
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Intervention to alleviate shyness : social skills training and brief counselling
… study was to investigate the effectiveness of a Social Skills Training programme (based on Bandura's social learning theory) and Brief Counselling (using Egan model) to alleviate shyness.The aetiology of shyness is examined together with its relationship to other constructs such as social anxiety …
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The effect of social skills training for elementary students with learning disabilities
… study was to examine the effectiveness of the social skills program "Skillstreaming the Elementary School Child" for elementary children with learning disabilities. Two first grade and two second grade students participated in the study. All students were classified as specific learning …
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Self statement utilization and social skills training with elementary school-aged children
… study included two investigations examining social skills in fourth grade elementary school children. The first investigation involved the examination of the use of inhibiting and facilitating self-statements (i.e., self-statements that would make it harder or easier to deliver on effective …
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The effects of social skills training to improve peer acceptance for students with disabilities
<p>The current study examined the effects of social skills training and social integration in play activities to facilitate the social competence and peer acceptance of students with multiple disabilities mainstreamed for non-academic subjects. Ten 3rd and 5th grade students with disabilities and …
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Sexuality and related social skills training: Meeting the challenge for adults with developmental disabilities
Historically, people with developmental disabilities were denied the right to live in and integrate with the society of individuals without disabilities. Landmark legislation and a societal shift over the past two decades, however, have made it possible for people with developmental disabilities to …
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The effects of a social skills training program on preadolscents' prosocial behavior and self control
… of this study was to examine the effects of the Skillstreaming the Adolescent social skills training program on sixth grade students' social skills as reported by themselves, their teachers, and their parents. The study was conducted in two phases. Participants in Phase I were 24 sixth grade boys …
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A case study on sibling rivalry and the use of a social skills training model
The purpose of this study was to use social skills training on an individual child to enhance the relationship with her siblings. The social skills sessions focused on factors such warmth, rivalry, conflict and status/power between the two siblings. These were measured by the Sibling Rivalry …
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Easing Reentry of Incarcerated Youth With and Without Disabilities Through Employability and Social Skills Training
… guidance about teaching employability and social skills to incarcerated youth. This study evaluated one instructional program, <em>Ready for W.A.G.E.S., </em>that teaches competencies for employability and social skills to incarcerated youth for the purposes of easing reentry. This …
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A serious game to provide social skills training for people with Asperger's Syndrome/High-Functioning Autism
… of a prototype serious computer game to provide social skill training for young adults and adults with High-Functioning Autism. Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition changing the way people see the world and interact with others. It occurs on a spectrum of severity, with individuals at the …
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The prevalence and perceptions of bullying in the autistic population: the functionality of social skills training
… students, as well as the relationship between social functioning and these variables. A sample of 44 children between the ages of 9 and 14 were asked to report their experiences with bullying across educational settings using a revised version of Susan Swearer's The Bully Survey-Student Edition …
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The Effectiveness of Social Skills Training to Enhance Social Skills of Children with Autism in Libya
… study aimed to investigate the efficacy of a training programme for enhancing the social skills of children in Libya who have autism. This study takes into account the fact that there are similar services in Libya that are addressing the social and educational needs of children with autism …
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An investigation of social skills training for pupils with autistic spectrum disorders within a mainstream school environment
… is because they do not possess the necessary social, communication and thinking skills that are required for effective communication and learning to occur within the context of a complex learning environment such as a mainstream school. Indeed, the absence of these cognitive skills within a …
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Social skills training for individuals with schizophrenia: Evaluation of treatment outcome and acquisition of social and cognitive skills.
Social and cognitive skill acquisition were evaluated in 33 (male=24, female=11) outpatients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. A social skills training treatment group (n=19) was compared to a wait-list control (n=14). Participants' mean age was 41 years, mean number of …
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The effects of social skills training to increase appropriate behaviors of elementary students with disabilities in physical education
… of this study was to evaluate the effects of a social skills training program provided by the researcher during physical education classes. Four male students ages 7 and 8 participated in the study once a week for 45 minutes.</p> <p>Direct observations were used to collect data on the targeted …
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A study of the effect of social skills training on the display of physical and verbal aggression in students with behavior disorders
… subject design was to examine the effect of social skills training as displayed by students with behavior disorders. Social skills training was conducted with 12 to 14 year old multi-cultural students with behavior disabilities in a self contained learning environment. The results showed that …
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The Effects of Check-In/Check-Out and Check-In/Check-Out in Combination With Social Skills Training for Students Who Exhibit Disruptive Classroom Behavior
… was to investigate the additive effects of Social Skills Training (SST) to Check-in/Check-out (CICO) on academic engagement of students. Participants were 3 elementary students who exhibited disruptive behavior who were nominated by teachers. The two dependent variables were the level of …
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Development And Outcomes Of An Experientially-Based Nonverbal Social Skills Curriculum For Youth With Visual Impairments
<p>The importance of social skills training for youth with visual impairments has been widely researched within educational and rehabilitation settings. To date, social skills training curricula for visually impaired youth have largely utilized verbally-based methods for instruction and training. …
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Cooperative learning in preschool settings: enhancing the social integration of young children with disabilities
… learning as a strategy for enhancing the social acceptance of preschool children with disabilities who had been included in a mainstream educational setting. Preschool groups accommodating children with special needs were randomly assigned to one of three experimental conditions - …
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