The Effect of Social Skills Training in Visually Impaired Adolescents
Condition: Visual Disorder; Young Adult; Blindness; Blindness and Low Vision; Blindness Congenital
MeSH terms: Blindness; Vision, Low; Vision Disorders
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      The aim of our study is to examine the effects of eight sessions of online social skills
      training given to visually impaired adolescents on social skills, self-efficacy, social
      phobia and social integration. Forty visually impaired adolescents between the ages of 13 and
      19 participated in the study. Participants were divided into control and training groups. 20
      adolescents were included in the education program. All participants included in the study
      were evaluated using the Sociodemographic Information Form, Social Skills Assessment Scale
      for Children, General Self-Efficacy Scale, Child and Adolescent Social Phobia Scale, and
      Social Integration Questionnaire.
    

Detailed description: 
      Our study was planned to see the effect of social skills training applied to visually
      impaired adolescents on self-efficacy, social phobia, and social integration.

        1. Inclusion Criteria:

             -  Being between the ages of 13-19

             -  Being visually impaired according to the health board report

             -  Volunteering to participate in the study

        2. Exclusion Criteria:

             -  Any diagnosis or disability other than visual impairment.

             -  Not understanding what you read in Turkish and what is said

             -  Getting a score of ˂23 according to the Modified Mini Mental Evaluation Scale
                Method: In the study, a control group of 20 people and an intervention group of 20
                people were formed. Individuals who met the inclusion criteria were included in the
                sample pool by informing them about the research. Adolescents in the training group
                were given 8 sessions of "Social Skills Training", while the control group was
                informed about general social skills in 1 session. At the end of the training, a
                final evaluation was made for both groups. Initial and final assessments were made
                face-to-face. The training was held via Zoom.

      Training Plan: The training is planned in 8 sessions. During this 4-week period, 2 sessions
      will be held each week. The training, which will be held via Zoom, will be carried out as a
      group or individual application. The first session will be four basic skills, the second
      session will be communication skills, the third session will be assertiveness skills, the
      fourth session will be conflict management skills, the fifth session will be social life
      skills, the sixth session will be flirting friendship skills, the seventh session will be
      health maintenance skills. The eighth session will be about professional/work skills.

      Session 1: Four Basic Skills: Listening to others, making requests, expressing positive
      emotions, making requests.

      Session 2: Communication Skills Session 3: Assertive Skills: Refusing requests, making
      complaints, responding to complaints, etc.

      Session 4: Conflict Management Skills Session 5: Social Life Skills Session 6: Dating and
      Flirting Skills Session 7: Health Maintenance Skills: Making a doctor's appointment by phone,
      asking about medications, asking about health-related issues, etc.

      Session 8: Professional/Work Skills: Conducting job interviews, asking for feedback on job
      performance, etc.
    

Intervention name(s): Social Skills Training
Intervention type(s): Behavioral
Intervention description(s): Intervention:
The training is planned as 8 sessions. During this 4-week period, 2 sessions were held each week. The training, which will be held via Zoom, was carried out as a group or individual application. The first session was planned as four basic skills, the second session communication skills, the third session assertiveness skills, the fourth session conflict management skills, the fifth session social life skills, the sixth session friendship flirting skills, the seventh session health maintenance skills, and the eighth session professional/work skills.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention model description: Randomized controlled trial
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary purpose: Treatment
Keywords: visually impaired; adolescent; self efficacy; social fobia; social integration