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Title	Social skills decreases social anxiety for children with emotional behavioral disabilities
Author	Edwards, Claire
Subject	Students with social disabilities Social phobia
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to determine if social anxiety could be reduced through the implementation of social skill streaming activities. Nine 14 to 18-year-old male students were introduced to specific social skills and topics throughout the six-week intervention, and taught ways to interact appropriately with others. In order for students to reduce social anxiety, they need opportunities to practice socializing and interacting with others in a safe and secure environment. In this study, the social lessons were centered on the following topics: introducing yourself, turn taking, asking for assistance, special interests, and conversation starters. The students participated in a variety of activities in a highly structured, small group setting which allowed for one-on-one conversations with peers and staff for one hour per day. The intervention included short readings in Social Time magazine, with worksheets and discussions to enhance the information. Students worked in groups to create classroom visuals such as a mind sight wheel where students identified seven places or things that placed them in a happy and calm mind set. The group also made individual five point anxiety scales, labeling the emotions they felt at each of the five stages. Social anxiety was measured weekly, based upon each individual's behavior log, as well as levels the researcher and individual identified at the end of each day. Prior to the intervention, students took as a pretest the Liebowitz Anxiety Scale. At the end of the intervention the students retook the scale and the researcher analyzed the pre and post test scores to determine if anxiety was or was not effectively decreased.
Date submitted	2012-12-17
Date accepted	2012-12
Type	text
Format	application/pdf
Source	Cardinal Stritch University Library
Original ID	MAE 1-1206
Degree	Master of Arts in Special Education
Advisor	Kowalski, Gabrielle, Sister
Degree granting institution	Cardinal Stritch University
Relation	Digital reproduction
Full-text searchable	yes
Publication type	Action Research
Language	eng
Digital production information	Microsoft Word file converted to PDF
Original item format	49 pages, color illustrations
Rights	Open access (work accessible by anyone creator and university retain rights. Please credit source).
Date created	2012-12-19

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