{"product_id":"social-skills-and-mental-health-paperback","title":"Social Skills and Mental Health - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Trower\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBridget Bryant\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Argyle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 10 years or so prior to original publication in 1978 new theories and discoveries in the social sciences had given a scientific basis and new impetus to the development of social skills training as a form of therapy. This book explores the progress made with this idea and gives practical guidance for therapists based on several years' experience with the technique.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book provides an account of the latest ideas at the time, about the analysis of social behaviour - non-verbal communication, social skill, rules, analysis of situations, etc. The different techniques for training and modifying social behaviour - some old, some very new - are described and compared, with detailed accounts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere is a careful critical review of follow-up studies of social skills training and other forms of social therapy on in-patients, out-patients and volunteer subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe second part of the book consists of a manual for assessing deficits and difficulties, and for training in ten main areas of social deficiency such as observation, listening, speaking, asserting and planning. A rating scale, questionnaire and user's booklet of training exercises is included.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book should be of interest, not only to psychiatric professionals - psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychiatric nurses, occupational therapists - but to many others, such as social and community workers, teachers, prison officers, and lay people who may be interested in forming self-help groups, either on their own or with professional guidance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Trower, Bridget Bryant, Michael Argyle\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 306\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 26, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47409012998322,"sku":"9780415722025","price":124.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/77b9eeb83a5b16ba419b34ca3dc86b39.webp?v=1778256179","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/social-skills-and-mental-health-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}