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The communication toolkit : assessing and developing social communication skills in children and adolescents

By: Medhurst, Belinda.
Contributor(s): Armstrong, Nicky.
Publisher: Buckingham Hinton House 2009Description: xv, 189 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.ISBN: 9781906531263.Subject(s): CHILDREN | INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | ADOLESCENTS | COMMUNICATION SKILLS | SOCIAL SKILLS | ASSESSMENT
Contents:
Section 1: Who Am I? Self concept My family Memories Interests and motivation My friends What am I good at? Self esteem What do i value in myself? What do others like about me? What can I do? What makes me feel good?|Section 2: About Other People Greetings Body language Chatting Reading a social picture Predicting how someone feels Predicting what will happen next Making a mistake Trust|Section 3: About Me With Others How do I say 'hello' and chat? What I do with my family What I do with my friends How I am with adults How I am with other young people How I am with strangers What goes well? What is difficult?|Section 4: Developing Skills How to make me feel good How to make others feel good How to say 'sorry' Managing my feelings Staying in control and feeling safe Targets Toolkit What next?
Summary: This book "is a practical collection of user-friendly resources designed to support young people aged 8 to 16 who have social and communication difficulties. It draws on a variety of theoretical backgrounds including emotional literacy, solution-focused and social-use-of-language approaches... Provides a valuable assessment tool and indicator of key areas for improving social and language skills. Illustrated worksheets are accessible to those with language and learning difficulties... Through structured activities youngsters will be helped to develop emotional literacy, self-esteem, social understanding and ultimately behaviour and communication skills." - BOOK JACKET
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This book "is a practical collection of user-friendly resources designed to support young people aged 8 to 16 who have social and communication difficulties. It draws on a variety of theoretical backgrounds including emotional literacy, solution-focused and social-use-of-language approaches... Provides a valuable assessment tool and indicator of key areas for improving social and language skills. Illustrated worksheets are accessible to those with language and learning difficulties... Through structured activities youngsters will be helped to develop emotional literacy, self-esteem, social understanding and ultimately behaviour and communication skills." - BOOK JACKET

Section 1: Who Am I?
Self concept
My family
Memories
Interests and motivation
My friends
What am I good at?
Self esteem
What do i value in myself?
What do others like about me?
What can I do?
What makes me feel good?|Section 2: About Other People
Greetings
Body language
Chatting
Reading a social picture
Predicting how someone feels
Predicting what will happen next
Making a mistake
Trust|Section 3: About Me With Others
How do I say 'hello' and chat?
What I do with my family
What I do with my friends
How I am with adults
How I am with other young people
How I am with strangers
What goes well?
What is difficult?|Section 4: Developing Skills
How to make me feel good
How to make others feel good
How to say 'sorry'
Managing my feelings
Staying in control and feeling safe
Targets
Toolkit
What next?

Patron comment on 23/12/2014

Great book. Some good worksheets that would work for individuals not only group work

Patron comment on

Not really what I was looking for. Would be great as a programme on social skills though I prefer Alex Kelly

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