BST1124 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Social Skills, Relational Frame Theory, Social Stories
Document Summary
Social skills are socially signi cant behaviours, that if not acquired, can lead to relationship challenges, depression, isolation, conduct disorders, etc. Social skills lead to social competence: verbal and non-verbal responses, eye contact and facial expressions, tone and volume of voice, posture, gestures. Social competence: microlevel social skills, used in the right conditions, in the the right amounts to meet expectations of others, while monitoring our own responses, along with monitoring the responses of others & changes in context. The change in sd is minimal, and a slight change can signal a need for a di erent response. Skill de cit: learner does not have the skill in their repertoire. Performance de cit: the skill is in the repertoire, but they fail to use it reliably or in the wrong context: may occur due to: cognitive de cit, intervening problem behaviours, distractions. Assessing social skills: interviews, rating scales, questionnaires, direct observation.
