Abstract:Social-skills training (SST), a subset of the psychoeducational model of treatment, is defined as directly teaching clients interpersonal skills necessary for everyday living. The literature comparing SST with traditional insight-oriented therapy suggests that SST is equal to, and possibly superior in, effectiveness. Possible problems with social-skills training models, such as too narrowly defining the client's problems, expecting the approach to be a panacea, and the possible lack of generalizability, are el… Show more
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