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Margaret Semrud-Clikeman - Social Competence in Children - 9780387713656 - V9780387713656
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Social Competence in Children

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Description for Social Competence in Children Hardback. Helps to discover a developmental view of social functioning in children at different stages. This book includes chapters that are in transactional theory in that the environment plays a role in the development of social competence skills as well as the biological contributions the child brings to his/her experiences. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMM; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 780.

Social competence is essential to the mental and physical well-being of all humans, no matter their age. Yet as many as one in ten children has trouble keeping friends or even making friends. In Social Competence in Children, readers will discover a developmental view of social functioning in children at different stages, with an emphasis on clinical conditions that may confound this development.

At the outset, the author provides detailed information on theories of social competence and the contexts in which core skills (e.g., appropriate comments, reading verbal cues) are learned. Later chapters address specific challenges to competence and feature ... Read more

This volume offers much-needed information on: The growth of social competence in the context of normal development; Commonly used instruments for assessing social competence; Social impairments in children with ADHD, autism/PDDs, learning disabilities, and mental retardation; Social competence challenges specific to children with chronic diseases (e.g., diabetes, asthma, seizures), acquired disorders (including cancer and brain injuries), and genetic syndromes; The latest findings on social development in gifted children and the “twice exceptional” – gifted and with learning disabilities; Social competence as it affects – and is affected by – conduct and mood disorders.

The empirical findings and therapeutic insights found in Social Competence in Children make it essential reading for clinicians working with children and families as well as for school psychologists and other educational and mental health professionals.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387713656
SKU
V9780387713656
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Margaret Semrud-Clikeman
Margaret Semrud-Clikeman, Ph.D., received her doctorate from the University of Georgia in 1990. She completed and internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical school and received a post-doctoral neuroscience fellowship at MGH from NIH to study neuropsychological and brain morphology in children with ADHD. Her dissertation was awarded the Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award from the ... Read more

Reviews for Social Competence in Children
From the reviews: "The book … provides an empirically based review of the typical development of social competence, followed by a detailed review of patterns of social deficits, their interventions, and treatments. … an excellent, up-to-date overview of the literature on the development of social competence in children that would be of interest to both ... Read more

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