The Social Competence Intervention Project addressed the problem of social withdrawal of handicapped children by meeting four goals: (1) identifying social behaviors likely to engender positive social encounters, (2) evaluating the effectiveness of critical social initiations by handicapped children, (3) developing empirically valid teaching…

This special issue presents seven papers describing programs for children with behavioral disorders. Among topics addressed are use of role playing to foster social skills, truancy intervention, and cooperative efforts by mental health agencies and public schools. (CL)