Handbook of Social Behavior and Skills in Children

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. History of Social Skills

   • Johnny L. Matson, Claire O. Burns

   Pages 1-8

3. Defining Social Skills

   • Steven G. Little, John Swangler, Angeleque Akin-Little

   Pages 9-17

4. Challenging Behavior

   • Catia Cividini-Motta, Sarah E. Bloom, Claudia Campos

   Pages 19-45

5. Developmental Issues

   • Patricia Soto-Icaza, Pablo Billeke

   Pages 47-62

6. Social Competence: Consideration of Behavioral, Cognitive, and Emotional Factors

   • Karen Milligan, Annabel Sibalis, Ashley Morgan, Marjory Phillips

   Pages 63-82

7. Observational Methods

   • Susan M. Vener, Alison M. Wichnick-Gillis, Claire L. Poulson

   Pages 83-99

8. Checklists and Scaling Methods

   • W. Jason Peters, Johnny L. Matson

   Pages 101-114

9. Behavior Analytic Methods

   • Marc J. Lanovaz, Marie-Michèle Dufour, Malena Argumedes

   Pages 115-132

10. Social Learning Instructional Models

    • Renae Beaumont, Jo Hariton, Shannon Bennett, Amy Miranda, Elisabeth Sheridan Mitchell

    Pages 133-147

11. Self-Regulation in Childhood: A Developmental Perspective

    • Yair Ziv, Moti Benita, Inbar Sofri

    Pages 149-173

12. Social and Emotional Learning: Recent Research and Practical Strategies for Promoting Children’s Social and Emotional Competence in Schools

    • Eva Oberle, Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl

    Pages 175-197

13. Using Parent Training Programmes to Teach Social Skills

    • John Sharry, Caoimhe Doyle

    Pages 199-215

14. Social Skills in Autism Spectrum Disorders

    • Chieko Kanai, Gabor Toth, Miho Kuroda, Atsuko Miyake, Takashi Itahashi

    Pages 217-248

15. Intellectual Disability and Social Skills

    • Jeff Sigafoos, Giulio E. Lancioni, Nirbhay N. Singh, Mark F. O’Reilly

    Pages 249-271

16. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

    • Katy E. Tresco, Jessie L. Kessler, Jennifer A. Mautone

    Pages 273-292

17. Anxiety Disorders

    • Thompson E. Davis III, Peter Castagna, Georgia Shaheen, Erin Tarcza Reuther

    Pages 293-322

18. Evidence-Based Methods of Dealing with Social Difficulties in Conduct Disorder

    • Kimberly Renk, J’Nelle Stephenson, Maria Khan, Annelise Cunningham

    Pages 323-361

19. Depression and (Hypo)mania

    • Patrick Pössel, Thomas D. Meyer

    Pages 363-381

20. Back Matter

    Pages 383-390

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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 skills, citing it as a critical aspect of children’s development. Chapters discuss developmental issues, provide theories of social competence, and assemble proven strategies for promoting the growth of social skills and for treating their deficits.  The handbook also reviews a variety of methods for assessing various social competencies, including direct and naturalistic observation, skills checklists, self-reports, and functional behavior analysis. In addition, it provides a comprehensive overview of various training methods, including social learning, parent and peer treatments, self-control methods, social skill group programs, and curricula. 


Topics featured in the Handbook include:

• Current research and practical strategies for promoting children’s social and emotional competence in schools.
  
• Social skills in children with autism spectrum disorder.
  
• Intellectual disabilities and their effect on social skills. 
  
• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and its effect on the development of social skills in children.
  
• Evidence-based methods of dealing with social difficulties in conduct disorder.  

The Handbook of Social Behavior and Skills in Children is a must-have resource for researchers, graduate students, clinicians, and related therapists and professionals in clinical child and school psychology, pediatrics, social work, developmental psychology, behavioral therapy/rehabilitation, child and adolescent psychiatry, and special education.

• ABA and social skills in children
• ADHD and social skills
• Anxiety disorders and social skills
• Applied Behavioral Analysis and social skills
• Autism spectrum disorder and social behavior
• Bipolar disorder, psychosis, and social skills
• Challenging behaviors and social skills
• Chronic disease and social skills
• Comorbidity and adaptive behavior deficits
• Conduct disorders and social skills
• Depression and social behavior
• Differential diagnosis and social skills
• Intellectual disabilities and adaptive social skills
• Operant conditioning and social skills
• Parent and peer training in social skills
• School curricula and social skills
• Self-control and social skills in children
• Self-injury and children
• Social skills group programs for children
• Social skills assessment and treatment

“This outstanding book paves the way for future research and treatment development as it advances the field of social skills training in children to include children with special needs and neurodevelopmental disorders. This much-needed book is a welcome addition to the field and helps to advance the science, research, and practical application of treatment strategies for improving social behavior and skills in children.” (Michael S. Goldsby, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2018)

• Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA

  Johnny L. Matson

Johnny L. Matson, Ph.D., is Professor and Distinguished Research Master in the Department of Psychology at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.A. He has also previously held a professorship in psychiatry and clinical psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of more than 800 publications including 41 books. He served as the Founding Editor-in-Chief for the journals Research in Developmental Disabilities (Elsevier) and Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders (Elsevier) and currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief for the Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (Springer).

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