Practitioner's Guide to Empirically Based Measures of Social Skills

Practitioner's Guide to Empirically Based Measures of Social Skills edited by Douglas W. Nangle, David J. Hansen, Cynthia A. Erdley, Peter J. Norton.

Social skills are at the core of mental health, so much so that deficits in this area are a criterion of clinical disorders, across both the developmental spectrum and the DSM. The Practitioner’s Guide to Empirically-Based Measures of Social Skills gives clinicians and researchers an authoritative r...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Nangle, Douglas W. (Editor), Hansen, David J. (Editor), Erdley, Cynthia A. (Editor), Norton, Peter J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edition:1st ed. 2010.
Series:ABCT Clinical Assessment Series,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Clinical psychology.
Psychotherapy   .
Child psychology.
School psychology.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • I. Conceptual Foundations
  • Defining Competence and Identifying Target Skills
  • Social-Cognitive Models and Skills
  • A Conceptual Basis in Social Learning Theory
  • II. Applied Issues and Considerations
  • Social Skills and Psychological Adjustment
  • Assessing Children and Adolescents
  • Assessing Adults
  • Social Skills Interventions
  • III. Special Topics and Populations
  • Developmental Factors Related to the Assessment of Social Skills
  • Diversity Considerations in Assessing Social Skills
  • Anger and Aggression
  • Social Anxiety and Withdrawal
  • Assessment of Social Skills and Intellectual Disability
  • Assessment of Social Skills and Social Competence in Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Schizophrenia
  • Assessment of Social Skills in Substance Use Disorders
  • IV. Measure Reviews
  • Child Measures
  • Adolescent Measures
  • Adult Measures
  • Quick-View Guides
  • Reprints of Selected Measures.

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