The aim of this course is to comprehend the conceptual framework of social skills and to implement appropriate planning and practices.

Definition of behavior; positive and negative behaviors; theoretical foundations of behavior development; the definition of social skills, the importance of gaining social skills, the role of values education in acquiring social skills; the reasons of lack of social skills, the scope of social skills; definition of problem behaviors, relationship between social skills and problem behavior, classification of problem behaviors; definition of problem behaviors, relationship between social skills and problem behavior, classification of problem behaviors; social skills and problem; factors affecting social skills and problem behaviors; pre-school social skills training program; preparing and presenting examples of training programs aimed at developing social skills and reducing problem behaviors; preparing examples of training programs to reduce the problem behaviors to develop social skills.