1st Edition

Social Skills and Health (Psychology Revivals)

Edited By Michael Argyle Copyright 2013
242 Pages
by Routledge

242 Pages
by Routledge

242 Pages
by Routledge

The efficiency of an organization and the well-being of those working within it are often dependent to a large extent on the social skills deployed by certain key personnel. The analysis of these skills and the training of people in their use had reached a stage of considerable sophistication. Originally published in 1981, this volume, edited by the foremost authority in the field, presents a... Read more
Michael Argyle Introduction 1 Michael Argyle The nature of social skill 2 Bryn Davis Social skills in nursing 3 Peter Maguire Doctor—patient skills 4 Peter Trower and Windy Dryden Psychotherapy 5 Barbara L. Hudson The social casework review 6 Myrna Shure A social skills approach to childrearing 7 Michael Argyle Social competence and mental health 8 Michael Argyle Methods of social skills training Name index Subject index

Biography

Argyle, Michael