Peculiarities of developing social skills of children at crisis while implementing the programme “Self-cognition ”

Abstract

The article analyses a topical problem of social skills development of children at crisis. The programme “Self-cognition“ implemented by the club of innovative programmes “Rafaelis“ is presented and the importance of the role of the programme to development of individual’s social emotional intellect is revealed. The article also introduces the tested methodology of social skills development, empiric research data on peculiarities of social skills development of children at crisis while implementing the programme “Self-cognition”. On the basis of the data analysis the conclusions are drawn, where peculiarities of social skills development of children at crisis are generalised that reveal the necessity to individualise the programme of social skills development while working with children at crisis striving for more considerable changes in development of such children’s social skills; during the implementation of the programme a wide range of activities should be organised to stimulate self-expression and acknowledgment of children in all the groups. The success of social skills development is determined not only by the established working atmosphere but also by a professional competence of a social educator to be flexible and creative during the session. Empirically substantiated research conclusions and practical recommendations can be of use for specialists implementing social programmes.