What is social development and intervention?

Social skills instruction, usually group oriented, is aimed at increasing the quality and capability of interpersonal interaction.

What the Kennedy Center is doing:

Building social communication skills during peer interactions-- Administration on Children, Youth and Families and National Institute of Mental Health (2001-2004)
Ann Kaiser, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Terry Hancock, Ph.D.

Project CLASS: Accessing the general education curriculum for students with emotional disturbance using cooperative learning and social skills training--U. S. Department of Education (2000-2004)
Joseph Wehby, Ph.D.

Learn more about social skill instruction:

"The Importance of Friendships Between people with and without Mental Retardation," an Arc Fact Sheet