Social Skills Training

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Social Skill Training (SST)

SST refers to any adult-directed instruction in which social skills are targeted for improvement. 

What Will I Learn?

The AFIRM model guides the learner through four lessons to facilitate:

  • Learning basic knowledge about social skills training (SST).
  • Applying SST in activity based scenarios that promote real-world application.

The SST module will take approximately 1.5 to 2 hours to complete. However, the module is broken into individual lessons to help guide your learning:

Lesson Time to Complete
A Case for SST 10 minutes
Lesson 1: Basics of SST 20 minutes
Lesson 2: Planning for SST 25 minutes
Lesson 3: Using SST 25 minutes
Lesson 4: Monitoring SST 25 minutes
Applying SST 10 minutes
Suggested citation:
Griffin, W., Sam, A., & AFIRM Team. (2016). Social skills training. Chapel Hill, NC: National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorder, FPG Child Development Center, University of North Carolina. Retrieved from http://afirm.fpg.unc.edu/social-skills-training

Professional Standards


Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Standards that apply to all 27 evidence-based practices (PDF document, 2 pages)

CEC standards that apply specifically to the social skills training module (SST) module (PDF document, 2 pages)

 

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