Teaching social competence : a practical approach for improving social skills in students at-risk / Dennis R. Knapczyk, Paul Rodes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 479-486) and indexes

Contents
Pt. 1 Social Competence and the Social Skills Curriculum 1
1 Social Competence and Social Expectations 3
2 Describing Expectations for Social Behavior 27
3 Describing Standards for Meeting Expectations 57
Pt. 2 Assessing Social Skills 79
4 Planning a Survey Level Assessment 81
5 Summarizing Survey Level Assessment Results and Selecting Target Skills for Interventions 115
6 Conducting a Specific Level Assessment: Part I Assessing Basic Abilities 143
7 Conducting a Specific Level Assessment: Part II Assessing Component Steps 173
8 Conducting a Specific Level Assessment: Part III Assessing Performance Conditions 195
Pt. 3 Planning and Implementing Interventions for Teaching Social Competence 225
9 Setting Instructional Goals and Brainstorming Procedures 227
10 Developing and Refining Intervention Plans 259
11 Monitoring the Intervention 295
12 Analyzing Intervention Results and Determining Next Steps 327
Pt. 4 Broader Applications in the Teaching of Social Competence 365
13 Streamlining the Process of Social Competence 367
14 Teaching Social Competence to Groups of Students 405
15 Teaching Social Competence within and across Grade Levels 432
Appendix A: Expectations for Social Behavior 453
Appendix B: Resources and Teaching Materials for Social Skills Instruction 479
References 481
Index 487