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Improving Children’s Social Competence

A Multimodal Behavioral Group Approach

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Handbook of Behavioral Group Therapy

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Abstract

A child’s social competence continues to receive extensive attention from researchers, developmentalists, and social practitioners (e.g., Edelson & Rose, 1981; LaGreca & Santogrossi, 1980; LeCroy, 1983; Swetnam, Peterson, & Clark, 1983). By social competence we are referring to the ability to produce desired effects on others in specific social situations. Research is revealing how important social interactions can be in the healthy development of children. This focus on social interaction can be facilitated through the use of small groups. Models for small-group treatment have lagged behind the development of new knowledge on helping children obtain a greater degree of social competence. In fact, many programs designed to help children develop better social skills have not even utilized the natural format of small groups for teaching children these skills. Many practitioners have continued to work individually with children ignoring the benefits the small group can provide.

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  2. Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 85287, USA

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  3. Veterans Administration Medical Center, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

    Steven M. Ross

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Rose, S.D., LeCroy, C.W. (1985). Improving Children’s Social Competence. In: Upper, D., Ross, S.M. (eds) Handbook of Behavioral Group Therapy. Applied Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4958-7_7

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