Social Skills Training
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- Social Skills Training
- What are Social Skills
- Social skills are the behaviours, verbal and non-verbal, that we use in order to communicate effectively with other people.
- Eye contact with others during conversation
- Smiling when greeting people
- Shaking hands when meeting someone
- Using the right tone and volume of voice
- Flirting
- Expressing opinions to others
- Perceiving how others are feeling and showing empathy
- Appropriate emotional responses
- Social skills are the behaviours, verbal and non-verbal, that we use in order to communicate effectively with other people.
- What is Social Skills Training
- Is a type of psychotherapy that works to help people improve their social skills so they can become socially competent.
- This psychotherapy can be done one-on-one or in a group situation (group therapy in a safe and comfortable environment).
- Is a behavioural therapy but cognitive therapy can also be used in some situations to maximise the success of SST.
- Is a type of psychotherapy that works to help people improve their social skills so they can become socially competent.
- Who can benefit from SST
- SST is mainly used for individuals that are diagnosed with certain mental or psychological disorders and whose symptoms involve poor social functioning.
- Although SST can be very effective in helping people learn the necessary social skills, it is very rare to be a stand alone therapy.
- Sometimes a combined psychotherapy or medication is needed.
- Although SST can be very effective in helping people learn the necessary social skills, it is very rare to be a stand alone therapy.
- SST is mainly used for individuals that are diagnosed with certain mental or psychological disorders and whose symptoms involve poor social functioning.
- What is involved in SST
- Basic SST implementation structure
- Identifying the problem
- Setting the goals
- Modelling
- Roleplaying
- Feedback
- Homework
- Basic SST implementation structure
- Social Anxiety and SST
- SST training alone will not fix the situation. SST can be very effective in combination with other psychotherapy programs
- Effectiveness
- SST can be very effective if you have self-efficacy. If you are consistent and determined, practise your skills and come back for follow-ups, you are likely to benefit from SST.
- Effectiveness
- The social skills commonly focused on in social phobias are:
- Appropriate speech volume
- Intonation
- Expressing opinions
- Self-confidence
- Awareness
- SST training alone will not fix the situation. SST can be very effective in combination with other psychotherapy programs
- What are Social Skills
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