THE DESIGN OF SOCIAL COMPETENCE

COACHING PROGRAMS

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

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Focus on trining of social skills

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Recognizing and addresing

heterogeneosus child needs

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Programming for generalization for

generalization and maintenance

COMPONENTS OF

COACHINGS SESSIONS

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Skill presentation strategies

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Structured opportunities for skill practice

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Opportunities for skills consolidation and generalization

training

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Perforance feedback and self-monitoring

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Seven Competence correlate social skill domains (tabela)

TWO PRINCIPLES OF PROPER

THERAPY:

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Children are developing relationships with other group

members as they learn about how to develop and sustain

relationships

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Focusing on things to do in order to enjoy being with

someone is generally more interesting and rewarding for

children than learning how not to do something

EMOTIONAL UNDERSTANDING

PROSOCIAL BEHAVIORS

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Prosocial behaviors include friendly, kind and caring behaviors,

such as taking turns, sharing, helping and cooperating with others.

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Behavioral exemplars include:

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Treating others with kindness

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Sharing, helping and taking turns

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Inviting others to play

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Cheering others on and supporting them

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Coopearting with others in order to make friends and enjoy

spending time together

PROSOCIAL BEHAVIORS

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Examples:

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Fast track program - A Kid's Court model

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Cooperative art projects and activities – require children to

plan together, to share limited materials and to work on

shared goal or joint product all create naturalistic

opportunites to discuss each other's desires and ideas, take

turns, share materials, negotiate plans.

SELF-CONTROL

DEVELOPMENTAL

ORGANISATION OF SKILLS:

THE FAST TRACK PROGRAM

EXAMPLE

•unit1 begins with skills like participation, self-
expression and understanding expressions,

•unit2 focus on cooperation and self-control skills

•unit3 develop reciprocity an negotiation skills

•unit4 shows taking care of friendships which engage
conflict resolution skills and keeping friends which learns
apology and repair strategies

CONTECTS FOR COACHING

PROGRAMS

NUMBER AND LENGTH OF

SESIONS

•10-12

sessions promoting positive behavior change

and improving sociometric ratings for unaccepted,
socially withdrawn children

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18-22

sessions are effective for aggressive children

with learning disabilities

•about

36

sessions for children with ADHD

sessions takes 30-60 minutes

GROUP LEADERSHIP AND

STAFFING

Coach should be an instructor and
source of social-emotional support

RULES

• clearly stated

• kept to minimum

• presented in possible positive term