Social Skills (full course)

PracticeWise, LLC, is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PracticeWise, LLC, maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

This course is designed to help you learn to recognize, understand, and apply the practice element Social Skills.

Course Structure:
This course consists of three online learning modules that include instructional videos and progress questions. The learning modules are followed by a posttest and course evaluation. The Social Skills practice guide is also included with the course. A continuing education certificate is available for download after successful completion of the course.

Learning Objectives:

1. Recognize Social Skills as a set of key skills that help youths develop relationships and navigate social situations.
2. Summarize the three components of Social Skills, which include introducing the rationale, teaching verbal and nonverbal communication, and practicing these skills in and out of session.
3. Demonstrate the difference between effective and ineffective ways of teaching verbal and nonverbal communication.
4. State the rationale for practicing social skills in a way that would be understandable to youths.

Course Components:

• Practice Guide
• Pretest
• Instructional videos
• Review questions
• Posttest
• Course evaluation
• Continuing education certificate

Continuing Education:
1.75 credits

Course Format:
Online distance learning

Course Requirements:

• Completion of the course pretest, instructional videos, and review questions
• Completion of the course posttest with at least 9 out of 12 items correct
• Completion of the course evaluation

Target Audience:
Psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and others who want to advance their professional skills

Instructional Level:
Introductory, intermediate

Faculty:
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