Contents Introduction Social Skills Development in Young Children: Preventive and Therapeutic Approaches Remediation of Social Withdrawal in Young Children: Considerations for the Practitioner Promoting Social Competence in Children: A Classroom Approach to Social and Cognitive Skill Training Social Skills Training and Assessment with Children: A Cognitive-Social Learning Approach The Applicability of Social Skills Training Research Social Skills Training with Adolescents: A Review Social Skills Training with Court-Adjudicated Youths Social Skills Training Within a Day Treatment Program for Emotionally Disturbed Adolescents Reference Notes Included.