Social skills training for people with schizophrenia

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Social skills training for people with schizophrenia

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Social skills training classes teach people with schizophrenia how to improve skills to get along with other people.

Class topics may include:

Acceptable public behavior.
Conversation skills, including group conversation skills.
Developing leisure activities.
Decision making and taking responsibility.
Using public services, such as public transportation.
Coping with frustration.
Giving and receiving praise and criticism.

Social skills training classes can also include very specific types of education, such as classes on:

Parenting.
Anger management.
Assertiveness.
Basic hygiene.
Money management.

Role playing is an important part of social skills training classes. Role playing may include acting out common situations, such as asking for help or interviewing for a job.

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Author	Jeannette Curtis
Editor	Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA
Associate Editor	Tracy Landauer
Associate Editor	Pat Truman, MATC
Primary Medical Reviewer	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer	Lisa S. Weinstock, MD - Psychiatry
Last Updated	February 5, 2008

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Last updated:	February 05, 2008
Author:	Jeannette Curtis
Reviewed By:	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Lisa S. Weinstock, MD - Psychiatry
Editors:	Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC

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