Cornish, Ursula,

Social skills training for adolescents with general moderate learning difficulties / Ursula Cornish and Fiona Ross. - 128 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm

Includes index.

Choice of social skills training programmes -- Strategies for using social skills training programmes -- Behavioural approaches -- Cognitive approaches -- Distinguishing between public and private -- Developing language skills -- Coping with real life -- Need for practice -- Aims of the programme set out in this book -- National curriculum link -- How to start -- Needs analysis -- Social skills checklist -- Interviews -- Observations -- Sociograms -- The training programme -- Introduction: planning the sessions -- Session format -- Physical organization -- Communication with parents, carers and teachers -- Timing of each session -- Listening and paying attention -- Session plan -- Homework sheet 1.1: good listening prompt sheet -- Model letter to parents/carers at the end of session 1 -- Listening and turn-taking -- Session plan -- Pictures for colouring activity -- Model letter to parents/carers at the end of session 2 -- Monitoring own body language and reading -- Body language in others -- Session plan -- Facial expressions cards -- Object cards -- Homework sheet 3.1 -- Homework sheet 3.2 -- Model letter to parents/carers at the end of session 3 -- Recognizing own and others' strengths -- Session plan -- Homework sheet 4.1: skills and strengths -- Model letter to parents/carers at the end of session 4 -- Learning to say no to unreasonable demands and to cope with peer pressure -- Session plan -- Homework sheet 5.1: do I have to do what they say? -- Model letter to parents/carers at the end of session 5 -- Recognizing and describing feelings -- Session plan -- Sample homework sheet -- Homework sheet 6.1: feelings -- Model letter to parents/carers at the end of session 6 -- Learning to control own feelings -- Public signs -- Public places -- Private places -- Session plan -- Public/private thoughts worksheet homework sheet 7.1 -- Model letter to parents/carers at the end of session 7 -- Being confident to explain own views and to ask for support when needed -- Session plan -- Homework sheet 8.1: when other people needed or asked for help -- Model letter to parents/carers at the end of session 8 -- Recognizing and learning to resolve conflict -- Session plan -- Homework sheet 9.1: dealing with conflict -- Model letter to parents/carers at the end of session 9 -- Showing care and concern for others -- Session plan -- Homework sheet 10.1: Friendship circle -- Model letter to parents/carers at the end of session 10. Session 1. Session 2. Session 3. Session 4. Session 5. Session 6. Session 7. Session 8. Session 9. Session 10.

1843101793 9781843101796

2004000144


Social skills in children--Study and teaching
Learning disabled children--Education
Asperger's syndrome--Patients--Education.

HQ783 / .C67 2004

302.14071