Handbook of Social Behavior and Skills in Children

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Matson, Johnny L. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Autism and Child Psychopathology Series,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Pediatrics.; Social work.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Child and School Psychology.; Social Work.

This handbook addresses a broad range of topics relating to children’s social behaviors and skills. It examines numerous disorders and problems that are directly affected by excesses and deficits of social skills. The book begins by providing an overview of the history and definition of social skill...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. History of Social Skills
• Chapter 2. Defining Social Skills
• Chapter 3. Challenging Behavior
• Chapter 4. Developmental Issues
• Chapter 5. Social Competence: Consideration of Behavioral, Cognitive and Emotional Factors
• Chapter 6. Observational Methods
• Chapter 7. Checklists and Scaling Methods
• Chapter 8. Behavior Analytic Methods
• Chapter 9. Social Learning Instructional Models
• Chapter 10. Self-Regulation in Childhood: A Developmental Perspective
• Chapter 11. Social and Emotional Learning: Recent Research and Practical Strategies for Promoting Children’s Social and Emotional Competence in Schools
• Chapter 12. Using Parent Training Programs to Teach Social Skills
• Chapter 13. Social Skills in Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Chapter 14. Intellectual Disability and Social Skills
• Chapter 15. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• Chapter 16. Anxiety Disorders
• Chapter 17. Evidence-Based Methods of Dealing with Social Difficulties in Conduct Disorder
• Chapter 18. Depression and (Hypo)Mania. .