Common Everyday Social Skills

Social skills are learned by modeling and interacting with others.

 

Group 1. Beginning

1. Listening

2. Starting a conversation

3. Having a conversation

4. Asking a question

5. Saying thank you

6. Introducing yourself

7. Introducing other people

8. Giving a compliment

 
Group 2. Advanced

9. Asking for help

10. Joining in

11. Giving Instructions

12. Following instructions

13. Apologizing

14. Convincing others

 
Group 3. Skills for dealing with feelings

15. Knowing your feelings

16. Expressing your feelings

17. Understanding the feelings of others

18. Dealing with someone else's anger

19. Expressing affection

20. Dealing with fear

21. Rewarding yourself

 

Group 4. Skill alternatives to aggression

22. Asking permission

23. Sharing something

24. Helping others

25. Negotiation

26. Using self-control

27. Standing up for your rights

28. Responding to teasing

29. Avoiding trouble with others

30. Keeping out of fights

 

Group 5. Skills for dealing with stress

31. Making a complaint

32. Answering a complaint

33. Sportsmanship after a game

34. Dealing with embarrassment

35. Dealing with being left out

36. Standing up for a friend

37. Responding to persuasion

38. Responding to failure

39. Dealing with contradictory messages

40. Dealing with an accusation

41. Getting ready for a difficult conversation

42. Dealing with group pressure

 

Group 6. Planning skills

43. Deciding on something to do

44. Deciding what caused a problem

45. Setting a goal

46. Deciding on your abilities

47. Gathering information

48. Arranging problems by importance

49. Making a decision

50. Concentrating on a task

Pro-Social Skills (Goldstein, Spafkin, Gershaw and Klein 1983)

Sample social skills procedures

 

Dr. Robert Sweetland's Notes ©