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“It turned him right around”: Social competency

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2015

Carol Penn  and
Peter Stephens
Carol Penn
Affiliation:
Gympie District Special Services Centre
Peter Stephens
Affiliation:
Gympie District Special Services Centre
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Abstract

This is a report on the use of a modified version of Ollendick's Social Competency program. The goal of the study was to determine how effective the program is in teaching social skills. Two groups of ten children were studied. The evaluation was carried out over a two-year period. The program children displayed improved social skills by demonstration. This was also reported in positive comments from parents, teachers and children. The social popularity score of the targeted children moved positively toward the peer group mean. The program proved to be a more effective use of professional time than individual casework.

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Research Article
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Queensland Journal of Guidance and Counselling , Volume 4 , November 1990 , pp. 17 - 25
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Copyright © The Author(s) 1990

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