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Children with Social Handicaps: An Intervention Programme Using a Theory of Mind ApproachYouth Care Section of the Out-patient Treatment Centre, South-East Limburg, The Netherlands
Department of Psychology at the University of Groningen
Youth Care Section of the Out-patient Treatment Centre, South-East Limburg, The Netherlands
Department of Experimental Abnormal Psychology, University of Limburg, The Netherlands The development of the child's `theory of mind' is the subject of considerable research interest. An important part of this work is concerned with children's understanding of mental states and recognition of emotions. Both areas are relevant to how children function in social situations and are likely to play an important role in socially skilled behaviour. We describe an approach in which `theory of mind' ideas are applied in a social skills-intervention programmes. The intervention programme is described, and its evaluation indicates that this type of training has a positive effect on the development of social skills.
Key Words: development intervention social cognition social handicap theory of mind
Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Vol. 1, No. 2,
251-263 (1996) |
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