TY - BOOK AU - Cornish,Ursula AU - Ross,Fiona TI - Social skills training for adolescents with general moderate learning difficulties SN - 1843101793 AV - HQ783 .C67 2004 U1 - 302.14071 22 PY - 2004/// CY - London, New York PB - Jessica Kingsley Publishers KW - Social skills in children KW - Study and teaching KW - Learning disabled children KW - Education KW - Asperger's syndrome KW - Patients N1 - 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 --; Session 1; 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 --; Session 2; Listening and turn-taking --; Session plan --; Pictures for colouring activity --; Model letter to parents/carers at the end of session 2 --; Session 3; 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 --; Session 4; 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 --; Session 5; 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 --; Session 6; 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 --; Session 7; 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 --; Session 8; 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 --; Session 9; 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 --; Session 10; 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 ER -