Social Skill Training

Course Code:

ED 259

Course Type:

Department Elective Courses

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

4

Course Language:

İngilizce

Course Objectives:

Explaining students the methods used in the evaluation and teaching of social skills, understanding the importance of social skills in the communication process, to provide students with knowledge and skills about determining social skills of individuals and developing them with educational programs.

Course Content:

Concepts related to social skills, elements of social skills, gaining social skills, modeling and measuring social skills, social skills without coping with difficult people; affective expression, affective sensitivity, affective control; social expression, social sensitivity and social control.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Problem Solving , 4: Discussion, 5:Demonstration, 6: Group work

Course Evaluation Methods:

1. Written exam, 2. multiple-choice test, 3. Space-filling, 4. Right-Wrong type, 5. Oral examination, 6. Portfolio

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1) Students can explain the concepts and importance of social development, effective communication and social skills.	6,7,9,10	1,2,3,4,5,6	1,2,3,4
2) Students can explain the types and elements of social skills and related concepts.	5,6,9,10	1,2,3,4,5,6	1,2,3,4
3) Students can determine which type of social skill group a certain social behavior belongs to.	5,6,9,10	1,2,3,4,5,6	1,2,3,4
4) Students learn about examples of social behaviors affected by an individual's life, family or inadequacies in their developmental areas, and their evaluation.	1,2,5,6,7,10	1,2,3,4,5,6	1,2,3,4
5) Students can apply social skills to educational programs.	1,2,5,6,7,10	1,2,3,4,5,6	1,2,3,4

Course Flow

Weeks	Topics
1	Introduction to the concepts of social development, social behavior and social skills
2	The development of social skill and its importance in society
3	Concepts related to social skills
4	Types of social skills
5	Social skill models
6	Classification of problem behaviors, the relationship between social skills and problem behaviors
7	Important issues and methods in measuring and evaluating social skills
8	Midterm
9	Social skills and individual characteristics
10	Social skills teaching methods
11	Social skills teaching methods
12	Peer education, collaborative learning
13	Continuity of social skills and general evaluation
14	Final assignment

Recommended Sources

Textbook	Bacanlı, H. 2009. Sosyal Beceri Eğitimi, ss.152, Pegem A Yayıncılık, Ankara. Etkinliklerle Sosyal Beceri Öğretimi Avcıoğlu H. Kök Yayıncılık, 2005, Ankara.
Additional Resources	Brown, W.H., Odom, S.L. & McConnell, S .R. (2008). Social competence of young children. risk, disability and intervention. USA: Paul. H. Brookes.

Material Sharing

Documents

Shared in classroom/ via e-mail.

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Midterm	1	40
Homework	-	-
Final assignment	1	60
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		60
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		40
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Having knowledge of past, basic though and principles of the PCG, and implementing PCG				X
2	Comprehending meaning and importance of the coordination, consultation/consulting and supervision in the PCG field, and implementing them				X
3	Having knowledge of ethical rules accepted by national and international PCG associations, and implementing them			X
4	Learning to accept everyone as they are / with all kind of features by the multicultural approach			X
5	Learning theories/information about cultural awareness, cultural social justice, solution of conflicts, and other cultural behaviors; for development and health of human soul, mind and body, and implementing them				X
6	Learning theories related to the development, learning and personality development so as to facilitate positive development and wellness of individual for his/her life time, and implementing them					X
7	Understanding the environmental factors affecting normal and abnormal behaviors, psychopathology, disability conditions and crisis during his/her development process,				X
8	Learning and implementing the career consulting, processes, techniques and sources, career development and decision-making model so as to include those applied to certain groups in the global economy		X
9	Learning psychological consulting theories, being aware and use of intervention techniques suitable for counselees in practice			X
10	Learning group process, roles and behaviors of group members, group working, therapeutic factors, and principles and techniques of group dynamics containing developmental stages				X

ECTS

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours)	15	3	45
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	15	3	45
Midterm	1	3	3
Homework	1	3	3
Final assignment	1	3	3
Total Work Load
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			96
ECTS Credit of the Course			3,84

ECTS Credit of the Course

4

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