Talkabout for Children 2: Developing Social Skills

Description

Alex Kelly’s internationally renowned TALKABOUT books are a series of practical workbooks designed to develop the self-awareness, self-esteem, and social skills of people with special needs. The three TALKABOUT for CHILDREN books, now in their second edition, are specifically designed to provide a foundation of social skills through which children can grow and develop with confidence. Revised for US professionals, and with a new Foreword by Nancy Tarshis and Debbie Meringolo (Altogether Social LLC, New York), TALKABOUT for CHILDREN 2 focuses on social skills including body language, talking, and assertiveness. This book is an invaluable resource for therapists, teachers, child psychologists, and all professionals looking to develop the social skills of children aged 4 + or children with special needs. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Copyright Contents Foreword Preface to the second edition Acknowledgements About the author Introduction Initial Assessment Level 1 TALKABOUT Body Language Introduction Topic 1: Talking body language Activity 1 Silent movies Activity 2 Building bodies Activity 3 Dissecting bodies Activity 4 Talking body parts Activity 5 Our TALKABOUT rules Topic 2: Talking faces Activity 6 The blindfold game Activity 7 Find a face Activity 8 Bingo faces Activity 9 Making masks Activity 10 Emotional sentences Activity 11 Why are faces important? Activity 12 A story about faces Activity 13 Stop and stare Activity 14 A day in the life Topic 3: Talking bodies Activity 15 Walk this way! Activity 16 Posture thermometer Activity 17 When we are tense / relaxed… Activity 18 Why are bodies important? Activity 19 A story about our bodies Activity 20 Give us a hand Topic 4: Talking space Activity 21 Space control Activity 22 Touch control Activity 23 What happens when… Activity 24 A story about space Activity 25 Space hoppers Activity 26 Certificate of achievement Level 2 TALKABOUT Talking Introduction Topic 1: Talkabout talking Activity 1 A puppet show Activity 2 Our TALKABOUT rules Topic 2: Talkabout speaking Activity 3 Talking to Gary or Brad Activity 4 Turn up the volume Activity 5 Racing rates Activity 6 Why is good speaking important? Activity 7 Gary and Brad have a chat Topic 3: Talkabout listening Activity 8 Back to back Activity 9 Good commenting Activity 10 Face to face Topic 4: Talkabout beginnings Activity 11 Beginnings for Brad Activity 12 Starting out Activity 13 Pass the greeting Activity 14 Musical starters Topic 5: Talkabout taking turns Activity 15 Gary and Brad want to talk Activity 16 Talking to Gary and Brad Activity 17 Pass the buck Activity 18 Twenty questions Topic 6: Talkabout endings Activity 19 Gary needs to go Activity 20 Ending it with Brad Activity 21 A story about conversations Activity 22 Talk this way Activity 23 Certificates of achievement Level 3 TALKABOUT Assertiveness Introduction Topic 1: Saying something Activity 1 The lion, the mouse, and the owl Activity 2 We’re on our way to the circus Activity 3 The assertive scale Activity 4 Being a wise owl Topic 2: Saying what I think Activity 5 Tell me a story Activity 6 Stop, think, speak, & listen Topic 3: Saying how I feel Activity 7 Funny feelings at the circus Activity 8 Feeling worried Activity 9 Feeling nervous Activity 10 Feeling angry Activity 11 Feeling frightened Activity 12 Feeling sad Activity 13 Saying how I feel Topic 4: Saying no Activity 14 Douglas the dog learns to say no Activity 15 Saying no Topic 5: Saying sorry Activity 16 Say sorry! Activity 17 The lion & mouse learn to say sorry Activity 18 Saying sorry Topic 6: Saying something nice Activity 19 Clara the complimenting cat Activity 20 Saying something nice Activity 21 Certificates of achievement Group Cohesion Activities Plan of Intervention Forms Plan of intervention My Talkabout targets (1) My Talkabout targets (2) How did I do? (1) How did I do? (2) Session evaluation Certificate of achievement Index