Social Skills Training and Friendship Development社会技能训练与友谊发展.pptVIP

Social Skills Training KNR 253 Social Skills CURRENT Leisure Education Component content Communication skills Relationship-building skills Self-presentation skills PREVIOUS Leisure Education Component content Dual Small Group Large Group Leisure Social Skills Activity is reason for getting together, but social interaction has the real meaning Activity has meaning, but interactions is essential for successful involvement Activity requires little social interaction, but enjoyment increased by interaction Activity is entirely social Social Skills Defined Social skills are socially acceptable behaviors that enable a person to engage in effective interactions with others AND Avoid socially unacceptable responses from others Austin, 2009, p. 115 Social Competence Defined Possessing a variety of knowledge behaviors that can be utilized displayed when where necessary, to engage in meaningful reciprocal social exchanges, that result in person being deemed social competent (or at least not socially incompetent. Odom McConnell, 1985 quoted in Stumbo Wardlaw, 2011 Social Competence Having a collection of social skills alone is not sufficient to define social competence Must also include the person’s ability to use them at the right time in the right way and with the right people Social Skills Grid Social Skill Family Friends Someone at work Community person you don’t know Greet a person Offer to help Take turns Conversation topic Social Skills vs. Social Competence Social skills are behaviors that are taught, learned performed Social competence represents judgments or evaluations of these behaviors by others in various settings. Social Skills Training Much of life’s satisfaction is associated with our relationships Many of our clients have problems with social skills Examples? Social Skills Training 5 characteristics of social skills (Austin’s reading) Goal directed or performed in order to achieve a purpose Each behavior relates to a goal and should be int