Social Scripts Technique

Major focus area

Speech Therapy -> Pragmatics / Social Skills / Life Skills

Short description

Social Scripts technique is a language intervention technique that improves patient’s linguistic and social cognitive skills (Timler, et al 2005).

Long description

Social Scripts technique is a language intervention technique that improves patient’s linguistic and social cognitive skills using role play of social interactions and a checklist to elicit the patient’s statements about other’s perspectives and strategies for completing the social script. It is a way of rehearing new skills of social problem-solving (Timler, et al 2005).