Summary
Learn to teach students how to resolve conflict, express frustration, and interact with others with this user-friendly book. The ten specific social skills presented include recognizing and expressing feelings, using self-control, resolving arguments, and joining in. Part I provides information you can use to maximize the effectiveness of your program. Part II offers outlines that can be used to conduct social skill sessions
Contents
Part 1- Social Skills Concepts
Chapter1- Overview
How do tough kids differ?, Behave socially?, Excesses in aggressive behavior, Deficits in following rules, self-control and solving problems, How do tough kids think about friends? Are perceived by others.
Chapter 2- Assessing Social Skills
Multi-gating Assessment
Screening, Rating Scales, and Direct Assessment
Reproducibles
Chapter 3- Three Levels of Social Skills Training
Small Group, Classroom-Based and School-Wide Social Skills Training, Combining Approaches
Reproducibles
Chapter 4- Leading a Social Skill Group
Leader Skills, Group Procedures, Other Program Components, Generalization of Social Skills, Working with Parents and Teachers, Reproducibles
Part 2- Training Session Outlines
Intoduction
Target Skills, Opening Session
Skill Area A- Social Entry
Subskill 1- Body Basics/ Starting a Conversation
Subskill 2- Joining In
Subskill 3- Recognizing and Expressing Feelings
Skill Area B – Maintaining Interactions
Subskill 4- Having a Conversation
Subskill 5- Playing Cooperatively
Skill Area C – Problem Solving
Subskill 6- Solving Problems
Subskill 7- Using Self-Control
Subskill 8- Solving Arguments
Subskill 9- Dealing with Teasing
Subskill 10- Dealing with Being Left Out
Subskill 11- Accepting “No”
Booster Session, Skill Sheets, Classroom Posters, References
