Constructing a Workshop to Help Adults Build Satisfying, Supportive Friendships

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cityu.schoolDivision of Arts and Sciences
cityu.siteVictoria
cityu.site.countryCanada
dc.contributor.authorPellerin, A. Joanne
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-01T23:03:59Z
dc.date.available2016-09-01T23:03:59Z
dc.date.issued2008-07
dc.description.abstractAfter reviewing the literature, no workshop appears dedicated to enhancing friendships skills of higher functioning adults. Social skills training programs exist for distinct populations, but they do not focus specifically on friendship skills. In fact, the social skills and behaviours required for recruiting and maintaining friendships are unknown (Parker & Seal, 1996, p. 2251). While social skills training may improve social acceptance, it may not increase number of friends. A workshop has been designed to help higher functioning adults improve friendship interaction skills based on the literature on friendship and social skills training. Clients who learn to actively listen, communicate effectively, self-disclose appropriately, and resolve conflicts sensitively will increase the net rewards they contribute to a relationship, thereby improving their attractiveness as a partner for friendship.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/437
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.subjectfriendship skills
dc.subjectsocial skills training
dc.titleConstructing a Workshop to Help Adults Build Satisfying, Supportive Friendships
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCounseling
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle (CityU)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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