Occupational therapy social skills training

The children

• must be able to read
• be able to write short sentences
• must not yet be in puberty

The EST is suitable for children with the following difficulties (diagnoses):

• Social behaviour disorder (ICD-10-F91.-)
• Combined disorder of social behaviour and emotions (ICD-10-F92.-)
• Hyperkinetic disorders of social behaviour (ICD-10-F90.1)

The children's difficulties can manifest themselves in the following behaviour, for example:

• extreme amount of arguing
• Frequent and severe outbursts of anger, very impulsive
• Anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, loss of interest
• clearly oppositional behaviour

In certain cases, the EST is not suitable, especially if:

• there is an acute family crisis
• an inpatient intervention is necessary
• Danger to self and/or others
• there is a lack of family resources
• the social disorder is only a concomitant disease

The child learns:

• "Conversation rules" include listening well, making eye contact and approaching others.
  to communicate
• Setting boundaries, saying "Stop!" and paying attention to the "Stop!" of others
• be less provoked
• find your personal "emergency helpers" for conflict situations
• Use "calm-and-courage tricks"
• to get help when they need it, but also to help others
• To have confidence in yourself and to be able to rely on yourself
• increase his self-esteem
• recognise and name their own feelings and those of others and
  to be able to act
• Making agreements, finding compromises
• to work together in a team