Table 3.

Types of Social Skills That Are Target Behaviors for Social Skills Training

Type of Skills	Examples of Skills
Social perception	Accurate evaluation of emotional expressions from others
Processing of social information	Appropriate interpretation of the meaning of expressions
Responding or sending skills	Effective use of verbal and nonverbal communication
Affiliative skills	Expressing affection to family and friends and using self- disclosure judiciously
Instrumental role skills	Purchasing food, renting an apartment, working on a job
Interactional skills	Starting, maintaining and terminating a conversation
Behavior governed by social norms	Speaking politely to a policeman who has stopped you for a traffic violation