Download or read book Teaching Occupational Social Skills written by Nick Elksnin and published by Pro-Ed. This book was released on 1998 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Teaching Social Skills to Children and Youth written by Gwendolyn Cartledge and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 1995 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this guide are the tools needed to develop appropriate social skills interventions for young children through adolescents and crossing a broad spectrum of backgrounds and abilities. This work is unique in its emphasis on building ne w adaptive, prosocial behaviors. The editors have combined an overview of the conceptual and theoretical underpinnings of social skills instruction with a broad range of practical applications, examples, strategies, and suggestions for intervention. Includes extensive, up to date coverage of early childhood, aggressive, severely disabled, adolescent, and culturally diverse populations. Explains how social skills instruction can be used to prevent problems as well as help children overcome existing ones. Shows how to assess the characteristics of learners and their environment in order to tailor instruction to their needs. Provides a wide range of strategies, examples, and practical suggestions -- including behavioral, cogni tive, and affective approaches. School Psychologists, Special Education Teachers, and Clinical Psychologists. A Longwood Professional Book Also available in casebound: ISBN: 0-205-16073-5 Title Code: H60734. The previous edition ISBN is: 0-205-14299-0.
Download or read book Ready to Use Social Skills Lessons Activities for Grades 1 3 written by Ruth Weltmann Begun and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1998-07-08 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early primary school years, children need to learn certain social skills to be successful in school and out. Some children have already mastered handling disappointment and working out differences with others, but many children struggle with the social skills that are expected of them. To help students of all skill levels, the author of the highly praised Ready-To-Use Violence Prevention Skills Lessons & Activities for Elementary Students presents this practical book that gives teachers and specialists a stimulating, systematic way to develop positive social behaviors in students through awareness, discussion, and rehearsing new behaviors. It offers over 50 detailed lesson plans and practice worksheets based on real-life situations. These age-appropriate lessons help children build self-esteem, self-control, respect for the rights of others, and a sense of responsibility for one's own actions. Printed in a spiral-bound 8 1/4" x 11" format, the pages can be easily photocopied for use by the whole class or for individuals as the need to work on a particular skill arises.
Download or read book The Social Skills Handbook written by Sue Hutchings and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a practical photocopiable guide to setting up and running social skills groups. The ideas presented will act as a stimulus to therapists and trainers working with clients who need to develop more effective social communication skills. Based on well-established therapeutic principles, it contains: an overview of pertinent theory and the principles of groupwork; and, a range of useful and adaptable ideas for practical activities designed to facilitate social communication skills. It starts with basic, confidence-building tasks and progresses to more complex assignments. All activities are easy to implement and clearly laid out with information on format, resources required and tips for group leaders.
Download or read book Teaching Social Skills to People with Autism written by Andy Bondy and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Difficulties with social skills are among the biggest challenges for children with autism. This landmark, research-based essay collection is an overview of the best practices for teaching social skills to people with autism. Thirteen contributors include well known professionals who describe what works best for learners with autism: - parent training to increase their toddler's engagement & play - combining approaches in small group settings with typically developing peers - targeting core deficits of autism with Pivotal Response Treatment - using conversational scripts, video modeling, and peer-mediated interventions - employing naturalistic teaching strategies Behavior analysts, teachers, early interventionists, SLPs, graduate students, and anyone who instructs other professionals how to teach children with autism can consult this book to find tried-and-true approaches to teaching social skills. Parents, too, may wish to consult this book if they are seeking a more effective approach to helping their child master social skills.
Download or read book Job related Social Skills written by Marjorie Montague and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to help adolescents with special needs develop the interpersonal skills needed to hold a job.
Download or read book Social Skills Training for Schizophrenia written by Alan S. Bellack and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2004-04-07 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This popular manual presents an empirically tested format and ready-made curricula for skills training groups in a range of settings. Part I takes therapists and counselors step by step through assessing clients' existing skills, teaching new skills, and managing common treatment challenges. Part II comprises over 60 ready-to-photocopy skill sheets. Each sheet--essentially a complete lesson plan--explains the rationale for the skill at hand, breaks it down into smaller steps, suggests role-play scenarios, and highlights special considerations. Of special value for practitioners, the 8 1/2" x 11" format makes it easy to reproduce and use the practical materials in the book.
Download or read book Social Skills Activities for Special Children written by Darlene Mannix and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A flexible, ready-to-use program to help special students in grades K-5 learn appropriate ways to behave among others The revised and updated second edition of this bestselling resource book provides ready-to-use lessons--complete with reproducible worksheets--to help children become aware of acceptable social behavior and develop proficiency in acquiring basic social skills. The book is organized around three core areas crucial to social development in the primary grades: Accepting Rules and Authority at School, Relating to Peers, and Developing Positive Social Skills. Each lesson places a specific skill within the context of real-life situations, giving teachers a means to guide students to think about why the social skill is important. The hands-on activity that accompanies each lesson helps students to work through, think about, discuss, and practice the skill in or outside of the classroom.
Download or read book Social Skills Mini Books Cooperative Play and Learning written by Carson Dellosa Education and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-02 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SPECIAL NEEDS/GRADES PK–2: Teach important social skills related to cooperative play and learning with a hands-on, reproducible resource designed for children with special needs. FEATURES: These thirteen 64-page reproducible mini-books for students feature simple illustrations that encourage students to assemble, color, read, and personalize their own books. Highlighting essential topics such as: Playing Fair, Taking Turns, Sharing My Things, and more, these mini-books also include completion certificates and blank mini-book pages. HANDS-ON WITH SOCIAL SKILLS: Using an interactive approach to teaching social skills helps with real-world situations application, engages students’ senses, and helps them connect with their own feelings. WHY KEY EDUCATION PRODUCTS: This line’s products support all types of learners and address essential topics like social skills, behavior management, and life skills—helping teachers meet the diverse needs of all students.
Download or read book The Social Skills Handbook written by Sue Hutchings and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-08-16 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in a revised second edition, this book offers practical guidance for setting up and running social skills sessions. Based on well-established therapeutic principles, this is a flexible, easy-to-use resource suitable for practitioners and professionals working in a range of settings. An overview of social communication theory and the principles of groupwork forms a solid foundation for the session and activity guidance, structured so that the sessions progress from basic skills such as ‘Eye Contact’ and ‘Empathy’ to more complex skills such as ‘Problem Solving’ and ‘Making Friends’. Features of the book include: • Practical and theoretical information for session facilitators • Over 70 versatile, easy-to-follow activity suggestions designed to suit all ages and levels of social ability • An attractive visual layout that includes colour coded sections, tables and illustrations • Brand new activities focused on ‘Dealing with Conflict’ and social communication ‘In the Workplace’. With ever increasing numbers of people being diagnosed with some form of social difficulty, this book will be an essential resource for anybody working within health and social care, education and the community looking to teach and develop social confidence and communication skills.
Download or read book Teaching Social Skills in Early Childhood written by Anne Howard and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching social skills in early childhood: Pre-School and Junior Primary.
Download or read book My Social Stories Book written by Carol Gray and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Takes autistic children step by step through such activities as using the toilet, brushing their teeth, and wearing a safety belt in the car.
Download or read book Social Skills Mini Books Communication written by Carson Dellosa Education and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-02 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SPECIAL NEEDS/GRADES PK–2: Teach important social skills and effective communication strategies with a hands-on, reproducible resource designed for children with special needs. FEATURES: These thirteen 64-page reproducible mini-books for students feature simple illustrations that encourage students to assemble, color, read, and personalize their own books. Highlighting essential topics such as: Taking Turns in Conversation, Sticking to the Topic, Using My Words, and more, these mini-books also include completion certificates and blank mini-book pages. HANDS-ON WITH SOCIAL SKILLS: Using an interactive approach to teaching social skills helps with real-world situations application, engages students’ senses, and helps them connect with their own feelings. WHY KEY EDUCATION PRODUCTS: This line’s products support all types of learners and address essential topics like social skills, behavior management, and life skills—helping teachers meet the diverse needs of all students.
Download or read book Social Skills Deficits in Students with Disabilities written by Helen Nicole Frye Myers and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social skills may impact a student with a disability more than the disability itself. Learn the social deficits and challenges associated with disabilities, as well as strategies to support social skill development. A variety of professionals share their success strategies so readers (parents, teachers, counselors, psychologists, and others working in the disability field) can incorporate them into their professional "toolbox" and practice. Included are strategies from special educators, school counselors, licensed professional counselors, an occupational therapist, and a psychologist. Current issues such as bullying are explored in addition to ways professionals and universities should be involved in supporting social skills of students with disabilities. A special section on working with parents includes a handout with strategies parents can use while social skills are developing in their child. Book jacket.
Download or read book Social Skills Mini Books Manners written by Carson Dellosa Education and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-02 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SPECIAL NEEDS/GRADES PK–2: Teach important social skills related to manners at home, school, and in the community with a hands-on, reproducible resource designed for children with special needs. FEATURES: These twelve 64-page reproducible mini-books for students feature simple illustrations that encourage students to assemble, color, read, and personalize their own books. Highlighting essential topics such as: Saying Please and Thank You, Personal Space, Interrupting, Washing My Hands, and more, these mini-books also include completion certificates and blank mini-book pages. HANDS-ON WITH SOCIAL SKILLS: Using an interactive approach to teaching social skills helps with real-world situations application, engages students’ senses, and helps them connect with their own feelings. WHY KEY EDUCATION PRODUCTS: This line’s products support all types of learners and address essential topics like social skills, behavior management, and life skills—helping teachers meet the diverse needs of all students.
Download or read book Social Skills for Mental Health written by Robert P. Sprafkin and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 1993 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical guidebook is designed to help practitioners use proven techniques of structured learning to teach essential social skills that will help their clients function more effectively and independently at home, at work and in group settings. 27 specific topics are covered in detail and a transcript of an actual meeting is included.
Download or read book Social Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs written by Darlene Mannix and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical and hands-on collection of worksheets to help students learn social skills In the newly revised Third Edition of Social Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs, veteran educator Darlene Mannix delivers an invaluable and exciting collection of over 150 ready-to-use worksheets designed to help adolescents with special needs build social skills, understand themselves, and interact effectively with others. Organized into three parts, the book covers lessons in self-understanding and personality traits, basic social skills, and social skills application. It also contains: 30% brand-new material and thoroughly updated content that includes new lessons and technology updates Updated topics, including safe social media navigation, leisure situation social skills, and cyberbullying Stand-alone lessons and worksheets that offer excellent foundations for individual teachings Perfect for special educators, general education teachers, and school counselors and psychologists, Social Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs is also an indispensable resource for the parents of special needs children and teachers in training.
