Social Skills Training

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The paper discusses an increasingly popular treatment and intervention for students with mild learning disabilities and emotional or behavioral disorders; Social Skills Training (SST). Yet, the paper shows that despite the popularity of this type of intervention, its effectiveness in these settings has been debated. This paper looks at just what SST is and what it is supposed to do, as well as its validity and effectiveness.

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"Science and education have grown and adapted and even merged in some places to better serve those who might need assistance to thrive and succeed; an overwhelming array of programs and treatments and theories have emerged as possibilities for those with various maladies or deficits. In the arena of special education, one of the most popular interventions of late has been Social Skills Training (SST). Often used for students and children with mild disabilities, such as specific learning disabilities or emotional and behavioral disorders, SST is commonly seen as a sufficient way to alter for the better the social skills that might be lacking in said student population, hoping to change these skills for the better. However, despite the popularity of SST, recent studies and scholarly literature have arisen that calls into question the actual effectiveness of this type of intervention."

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