13 April 2007 Social competence Symposium SEO

Introduction Social Competence by Thorndike, 1920: ‘The ability to act wisely in human relations’ (Schneider, Ackerman & Kanfer, 1996) Social Competence: an affective component a help component the social skills of a person Schneider, R. J., Ackerman, P. l. & Kanfer, R. (1996). To “act wisely in human relations:’’exploring the dimensions of social competence.

Method We have looked for articles with the key words: -social competence* -child*.

Affective Social Competence -Halberstadt et al. (2001) defined Affective social competence (ASC) as; 'efficacious communication of one's own affect, one's successful interpretation and response to others' affective communications, and the awareness, acceptance, and management of one's own affect'.

Affective Social Competence Along with traits unique to the individual, the ASC model consists of three components: -Sending affective messages e.g. the observable expression of one's own emotions. -Receiving affective messages e.g. receiving, understanding, and interpreting others' affective signals. -Experiencing affect e.g. the subjective awareness and understanding of one's own feelings. Halberstadt, A. G., Denham, S. A., & Dunsmore, J. C. (2001). Affective social competence. Social Development, 10, 79–119.

The help component Spangler: Adaptive / cooperative Social competence is defined as; -the ability to elicit the cooperation of others (Spangler) -effective communication (Ainsworth & Bell, 1974) -the ability to refer to the caregiver’s resources when one’s own resources are exhausted (Matas, Arend, & Sroufe, 1978; Sroufe, 1979).

Social skills -discrete, goal-directed behaviors that allow an individual to interact effectively with others in his or her environment

Conclusion Social competence Help component AffectiveSocial skills

Discussion -There are different ways to define social competence. This model is one way to divide the different definitions into three categories.