Combining social skills training and assertive case management: The social and independent living skills program of the brentwood veterans affairs medical center

1992 ◽  
Vol 1992 (53) ◽  
pp. 33-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerome V. Vaccaro ◽  
Robert P. Liberman ◽  
Charles J. Wallace ◽  
Gayla Blackwell
Keyword(s):  
Case Management ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Veterans Affairs ◽  
Independent Living Skills ◽  
The Social ◽  
Living Skills ◽  
Assertive Case Management

scholarly journals Independent Living Skills Training

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 168-184
Author(s):  
Dale Curry ◽  
Andrew Schneider-Muñoz
Keyword(s):  
Independent Living ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Independent Living Skills ◽  
Living Skills

In Vivo Amplified Skills Training: Promoting Generalization of Independent Living Skills for Clients with Schizophrenia

Psychiatry ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert P. Liberman ◽  
Shirley Glynn ◽  
Karen E. Blair ◽  
Doreen Ross ◽  
Stephen R. Marder
Keyword(s):  
Independent Living ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Independent Living Skills ◽  
Living Skills

scholarly journals THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS IN YOUNG ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY IN SHELTERED HOUSING ACCOMMODATION

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 265
Author(s):  
Rita Raudeliunaite ◽  
Vida Gudžinskienė
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Sheltered Housing ◽  
Independent Living Skills ◽  
The Social ◽  
Living Skills

National Programme for Social Integration of People with Disabilities for 2013 - 2019 has set a strategic objective to create a positive environment and conditions for a dignified and fully fledged life of people with disabilities in Lithuania, to guarantee equal opportunities and the quality of life of people with disabilities. The article analyses the experiences of the social workers, who work in sheltered housing accommodation with young adults with intellectual disability, when developing independent living skills in young adults with intellectual disability. Sheltered housing accommodation is social services institutions providing social care, in which persons live in home environment and conditions are created for them to manage their own personal life on their own with the support of the social workers. A qualitative-empirical study has been conducted by using the method of a semi-structured interview. The study data were processed by using the method of content analysis. The results of the empirical study are based on the experience of 11 social workers, who have been working in sheltered housing accommodation with young adults with intellectual disability for at least 3 years. The study has revealed that the following independent living skills are considered to be the most easy to be developed: cooking, simple housework, hygiene skills. The young adults also easily develop public transport use skills. The young adults most often acquire work skills by tidying their home environment. The most difficult, according to the social workers, to develop are economic skills: to manage their budget, to allocate finances, to pay for services, and to do the shopping.  The young adults with intellectual disability find it difficult to develop their parenting skills.  Communication skills are developed while learning etiquette and complying with it in a large range of environments, by encouraging to  communicate courteously with other persons, showing personal example, taking a good example from others, taking part in different events, festivals and communal activity.  The development of independent living skills occurs by engaging young adults in a practical activity. Particular attention is given to the development of healthy lifestyle skills. The young adults are encouraged to make decisions by guiding them in the right direction, while respecting their interests; the responsibility for the decisions made by them and the consequences of those decisions is also developed. Activity planning, organising and personal skills are developed.

scholarly journals Differences in Adolescents With Down Syndrome and Asperger in a Social Skills Training Program

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402110088
Author(s):  
María Auxiliadora Robles-Bello ◽  
David Sánchez-Teruel ◽  
Nieves Valalencia-Naranjo ◽  
Francisca Barba Colmenero
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Asperger's Syndrome ◽  
Asperger’S Syndrome ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Learning Potential ◽  
The Social ◽  
Study Results

Background/Objective: Researchers have traditionally reported that individuals with Down syndrome possess a strength in their social development, yet the opposite occurs with Asperger’s syndrome. Based on this premise, we sought to assess effectiveness of the social skills training program. Method: Thirty adolescents aged 11 to 14 years with Down syndrome and Asperger’s syndrome participated in the study. Results: Significant differences between both groups were detected in the posttreatment measures and a connection was found between adolescents’ learning potential and the benefits gained. Conclusions: The training program is effective at improving the social skills under evaluation in adolescents with Down syndrome; however, this benefit is greater among adolescents with Asperger’s syndrome.

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