Schizophrenia: Social Skills Training
Current as of: September 23, 2020
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: Kathleen Romito MD - Family Medicine & Christine R. Maldonado PhD - Behavioral Health
Social skills training helps you get along better with other people in daily life, at work, and in social situations. These classes also help you develop skills for your personal relationships.
Class topics may include:
Social skills training also can include specific types of education, such as classes on how to:
In all classes, you'll become aware of and try to change symptoms of schizophrenia that may make it hard to interact with other people. Your training may help you:
You'll also learn skills that will help you with your treatment. These may include:
To help you with these skills, your teachers may model them and then ask you to do the same with others in your class (role-playing). For example, you may role-play asking for help or interviewing for a job.
Current as of: September 23, 2020
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:
Kathleen Romito MD - Family Medicine
Christine R. Maldonado PhD - Behavioral Health
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Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: Kathleen Romito MD - Family Medicine & Christine R. Maldonado PhD - Behavioral Health
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