Abstract

MATOS , Margarida Gaspar De. «Aventura social» na multicultura . Aná. Psicológica [online]. 1997, vol.15, n.3, pp.425-431. ISSN 0870-8231.

This work aims at describing a Social Skills Promotion program with a group of 60 youngsters, aged between 6 and 13, attending regular schools, 35% with a Portuguese background and 65% with an Portuguese speaking African background (mostly Cap Vert). This program included three main contents (Matos, 1993, 1994): 1) interpersonal communication - verbal and non-verbal; 2) problem solving and conflict management; 3) social skills and assertiveness promotion. A sociogram was used as a pre-post evaluation. According to this evaluation children were rated significantly more positively in post evaluation. Youngsters with average SES, reached higher improvements. Background (Portuguse or African) was not «per si» relevant except when coinciding with a poverty status.

Keywords : Development; Social competence; Promoting competence; Multicultural; Social withdrawal.

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