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Givens, Thelma – Southern Journal of Educational Research, 1978
Presenting an overview of the forces responsible for the current impetus to evaluate social competency as one component of mental retardation, this article reviews the American Association on Mental Deficiency Adaptive Behavior Scale, the Vineland Social Maturity Scale, and the newly published system of Multi-Cultural and Pluralistic Assessment.…
Descriptors: Children, Diagnostic Tests, Interpersonal Competence, Measurement Instruments
Download full textZic, Anamarija; And Others – 1996
This study evaluated the effects of Integrative Gestalt Therapy on the intellectual aspects of social competence in 13 children, ages 7 to 11, living in Zagreb, Croatia. These children had intellectual disabilities (IQ 54 to 84) as well as psychological and/or behavior problems. Integrative Gestalt Therapy emphasizes the wholeness of a person's…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Problems, Children, Daily Living Skills
