{"product_id":"social-skills-and-mental-health-psychology-revivals-hardback","title":"Social Skills and Mental Health (Psychology Revivals) - Hardback","description":"\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","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45565025157358,"sku":"9780415721974","price":285.6,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780415721974.jpg?v=1720674570","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/social-skills-and-mental-health-psychology-revivals-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}