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The Tough Kid Social Skills Book

$29.00
6752

Susan M. Sheridan

ISBN: 1-57035-051-5
Publication Date: 2000
Spiralbound, 232 pgs.
Grade Level: PreK, K-2; 3-5; 6-12

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


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