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 This hugely popular photocopiable manual provides professionals with a framework for the development of social skills. Initially piloted on adolescents with mild learning difficulties, it can be used with a variety of client groups, both children and adults.
Beginning with a basic assessment procedure to evaluate the client's self-awareness, as well as the awareness of others, it is divided into six levels: improving the awareness of self and others, including physical appearance, likes, dislikes and problem solving; allowing clients to assess their own communication skills; taking the client through eight levels of body language; 'talkabout the way we talk' improving paralinguistic skills; taking the client through the processes needed to improve conversational and listening skills; awareness and use of assertiveness skills. Practical and user-friendly, this comprehensive workbook is an essential resource for therapists running social skills groups.
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 A complete groupwork resource offering a hierarchical approach for teaching social and relationship skills to teenagers
Designed specifically for teenagers, this practical workbook provides ready-made material for running social and relationship skills groups with older children and young adults.
Divided into five hierarchical modules:
1. Self awareness & Self esteem
2. Body language
3. Coversational skills
4. Friendship skills
5. Assertiveness
Each module includes a teaching plan with worksheets and photocopiable resources.
It includes a short assessment to highlight the module that is most appropriate to teach and the skills within that module that are relevant.
Provides a short guide to running successful social skills groups, for example, the numbers for each group, group rules, developing group cohesion and how to set up a role play session.
The Talkabout series is an extremely successful, hierarchical approach to teaching social skills and Talkabout for Teenagers is ideal for all professionals working with teenagers with social, emotional or behavioural difficulties.
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 A valuable resource for anyone using the Talkabout series, this video brings social skills to life!
•Contains acted scenarios for each skill being taught, modelling both poor and good behaviour.
•Uses a number of settings and different ages, and includes an instruction booklet on how to use the video in conjunction with Talkabout.
•Essential for situations where there is only one group facilitator and therefore difficulty in modelling poor and good behaviour.
This DVD-resource is a must-have for anyone using the Talkabout books, teaching social skills or working with people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, learning disabilities or social communication disorders.
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 Talkabout Activities provides practical activities for social skills training. It
contains 225 group activities and is aimed primarily at people familiar with Talkabout, although it can be used by anyone running social skills groups and will complement other social-skills training programmes.
The first section includes general group cohesion activities that can be used at any stage as starting or finishing activities. The remainder of the resource is divided into six different levels, covering self- and other awareness; awareness of communication; body language; the way we talk; conversational skills; and assertiveness. Each level is structured so that there are activities that correspond to every skill and worksheet within Talkabout. These activities can be used to prompt group discussion or to practice relevant skills, but also can be used as starting or finishing activities.
Within each group activity, the resource outlines any required materials and preparation and which are the relevant Talkabout worksheets, for those using Talkabout as the framework for their social skills training.
Illustrated by Alex Kelly, this book can be used with children, adolescents or adults and is an invaluable resource to anyone running social skills groups.
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 Reflecting current literature and research on developing relationships for people with learning disabilities, Talkabout Relationships aims to improve self-esteem and relationship skills in people who are having difficulties in making or maintaining friends.
This book provides practical worksheets to help teachers or therapists work through self-esteem and relationship skills within a group setting in a structured way.
Originally written for young adults with a learning disability, it has also been piloted with children with learning disabilities and who present with social skills difficulties.
This hands-on groupwork resource is ideal for speech and language therapists, teachers, occupational therapists, community learning disability nurses, or anyone working in the field of learning disability.
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 A comprehensive and practical resource for all Speech and Language Therapists and students. Working with Adults with a Learning Disability covers all aspects of working with this client group. This book covers: an introduction to learning disability; assessment of the client and their environment; profound and multiple disability; augmentative and alternative communication; social skills; and dysphagia. Each section gives the reader a theoretical background to the subject under discussion, practical suggestions and formats for assessment, and a guide to intervention as well as a clear and worked-out example. In addition, the author addresses staff training, group therapy, accessing the criminal justice system and working within a multidisciplinary team.
A useful inclusion is a revised version of The Personal Communication Plan, as well as a user's manual.
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