Social skills are critical to psychological adjustment across the lifespan. These skills are necessary for attaining a variety of important social, emotional, and interpersonal goals. Social skill definits and resulting negative social interactions are associated with a wide variety of adjustment problems and psychological disorders. Social Skills across the Life Span: Theory is a comprehensive social skills volume providing in-depth coverage of theory, assessment, and intervention. Divided into three major sections, the volume begins with the definition of social competence, developmental factors, and relations to adjustment. This is followed by coverage of general assessment and intervention issues across the lifespan. In the third section, program developers describe specific evidence-based interventions.
1. Cover image - p. page_i 2. Title page - p. page_i 3. Table of Contents - p. page_i 4. Copyright - p. page_iv 5. Contributors - p. page_xiii 6. Preface - p. page_xv 7. Part I: Theory - p. page_xv 8. Chapter 1: Defining social skills - p. page_xv 9. Chapter 2: Developing social skills - p. page_24 10. Chapter 3: Linking social skills and adjustment - p. page_45 11. Part II: Assessment and intervention - p. page_66 12. Chapter 4: Assessing youth - p. page_66 13. Chapter 5: Assessing adults - p. page_90 14. Chapter 6: Intervening with youth - p. page_114 15. Chapter 7: Intervening with adults - p. page_138 16. Part III: Social skills interventions - p. page_159 17. Section A: Children and adolescents - p. page_159 18. Chapter 8: Play skills for shy preschoolers: A social skills training and facilitated play (SST-FP) early intervention program - p. page_159 19. Chapter 9: The Fast Track Friendship Group program - p. page_179 20. Chapter 10: The PATHS curriculum: Thirty-five years and counting - p. page_199 21. Chapter 11: Superheroes social skills - p. page_219 22. Chapter 12: School-based treatment for children and adolescents with social anxiety disorder - p. page_236 23. Chapter 13: The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) - p. page_254 24. Section B: Adults - p. page_273 25. Chapter 14: Emotional and social competence (ESC) for adults: Keys for health, happiness, and success - p. page_273 26. Chapter 15: Charisma™: A virtual reality training to promote Social BrainHealth in adults - p. page_293 27. Chapter 16: PREP4Work: A social skills intervention to prepare adults with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disabilities to access the workplace - p. page_309 28. Chapter 17: Social skills training for persons with schizophrenia - p. page_327 29. Index - p. page_343
Social skills are critical to psychological adjustment across the lifespan. These skills are necessary for attaining a variety of important social, emotional, and interpersonal goals. Social skill definits and resulting negative social interactions are associated with a wide variety of adjustment problems and psychological disorders. Social Skills across the Life Span: Theory is a comprehensive social skills volume providing in-depth coverage of theory, assessment, and intervention. Divided into three major sections, the volume begins with the definition of social competence, developmental factors, and relations to adjustment. This is followed by coverage of general assessment and intervention issues across the lifespan. In the third section, program developers describe specific evidence-based interventions.
1. Cover image - p. page_i 2. Title page - p. page_i 3. Table of Contents - p. page_i 4. Copyright - p. page_iv 5. Contributors - p. page_xiii 6. Preface - p. page_xv 7. Part I: Theory - p. page_xv 8. Chapter 1: Defining social skills - p. page_xv 9. Chapter 2: Developing social skills - p. page_24 10. Chapter 3: Linking social skills and adjustment - p. page_45 11. Part II: Assessment and intervention - p. page_66 12. Chapter 4: Assessing youth - p. page_66 13. Chapter 5: Assessing adults - p. page_90 14. Chapter 6: Intervening with youth - p. page_114 15. Chapter 7: Intervening with adults - p. page_138 16. Part III: Social skills interventions - p. page_159 17. Section A: Children and adolescents - p. page_159 18. Chapter 8: Play skills for shy preschoolers: A social skills training and facilitated play (SST-FP) early intervention program - p. page_159 19. Chapter 9: The Fast Track Friendship Group program - p. page_179 20. Chapter 10: The PATHS curriculum: Thirty-five years and counting - p. page_199 21. Chapter 11: Superheroes social skills - p. page_219 22. Chapter 12: School-based treatment for children and adolescents with social anxiety disorder - p. page_236 23. Chapter 13: The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) - p. page_254 24. Section B: Adults - p. page_273 25. Chapter 14: Emotional and social competence (ESC) for adults: Keys for health, happiness, and success - p. page_273 26. Chapter 15: Charisma™: A virtual reality training to promote Social BrainHealth in adults - p. page_293 27. Chapter 16: PREP4Work: A social skills intervention to prepare adults with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disabilities to access the workplace - p. page_309 28. Chapter 17: Social skills training for persons with schizophrenia - p. page_327 29. Index - p. page_343
