Strengths perspective in assessing the expression of social skills of a person with moderate intellectual disability
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Irena Kaffemanienė
Šiauliai University, Lithuania
Margarita Jurevičienė
Šiauliai University, Lithuania
Published 2012-12-28
https://doi.org/10.15388/SW.2012.28199
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Keywords

social skills
strength perspective
case study
a person with moderate intellectual disability

How to Cite

Kaffemanienė, I. and Jurevičienė, M. (2012) “Strengths perspective in assessing the expression of social skills of a person with moderate intellectual disability”, Social Welfare: Interdisciplinary Approach, 2(2), pp. 126–138. doi:10.15388/SW.2012.28199.

Abstract

The article contains case study of social skills of the moderately intellectually disabled person. This study complied with the view that social skills are a complex construct, which consists of integrating and complementary structural components, such as: 1) interaction skills; 2) communication skills; 3) participation skills; 4) emotional skills; and 5) social cognition skills; and each of these social skills’ structural components is constituted of complexes of social abilities. When identifying the social skills of a person with moderate intellectual disability, the concept of strengths perspective has been observed. Strengths perspective emphasizes the child’s capabilities (strengths), rather than the child’s inability. Scientifi c research problem could be defi ned in the following questions: what kind of social skills expression do the family members and pedagogues of a moderately intellectually disabled person notice? What strengths (available social skills) and problem areas do they identify?

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