Current studies suggest to the importance of quality in social relationships for the physical, psychological and social well-being in the third age, but they don’t provide enough data that indicates how to assist the elderly to become socially competent, that is, how to develop social skills in the third age. A method that has been recurrently used to teach social skills for different populations is the Social Skills Training. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a Social Skills Program for the Elderly in the increase of the repertoire of social skills as well as of the satisfaction with life of 40 elderly people. Social skills were evaluated before and after the intervention, through role play in seven social situations and satisfaction with life through the Life Satisfaction Scale. The present study found positive changes among the experimental group as the development of assertive skills.
development of social skills; elderly; satisfaction with life
