Social Skills Teaching Manual
Editorial Reviews. From the Author. Social Skills Solutions is the result of working with children for many years and searching for a tool that assesses and. Social Skills Resources for Children Websites. A Hands-On Manual for Teaching Social Skills to Children with Autism by Kelly McKinnon & Janis L.
Description SST uses the principles of behavior therapy to teach communication skills, assertiveness skills, and other skills related to disease management and independent living. SST is usually conducted in small groups that are ideally led by two co-therapists. Skills are broken down into several discrete steps. After reviewing the steps of the skill, the therapist models the skill by demonstrating a role play. Participants then do role-plays to learn and practice the skill.
Therapists and group members provide constructive feedback to the individual after each role play and each participant is given an opportunity to practice the skill several times. Repeated practice and “overlearning” of skills are important aspects of SST.
Duration, frequency, and exact content of SST interventions depends on the needs of the client(s) and the treatment setting. SST may be even more helpful when supplemented with community-based practice opportunities and support. Key References (in reverse chronological order). Kopelowicz, A., Liberman, R.P., Zarate, R. (2006) Recent advances in social skills training for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 32, pS12-S23. Bellack, AS (2002).
Skills training for people with severe mental illness. Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 7, 375-391. Glynn, S.M., Marder, S.R., Liberman, R.P, Blair, K., Wirshing, W.C., Wirshing, D.A., Ross, D., & Mintz, J. Supplementing clinical-based skills training with manual-based community support sessions: Effects on social adjustment of patients with schizophrenia.
American Journal of Psychiatry, 159, 829-837. Liberman, RP, Wallace, CJ, Blackwell, G., Kopelowicz, A., Vaccaro, JV, Mintz, J. Skills Training vs. Psychosocial occupational therapy for persons with persistent schizophrenia. Eckman, T.A.; Wirshing, W.C.; Marder, S.R., Liberman, R.P., Johnston-Cronk, K.; Zimmermann, K.; and Mintz, J. Technique for training schizophrenic patients in illness self-management: A controlled trial. American Journal of Psychiatry, 149:1549-1555, 1992.
Wallace, C.J.; Liberman, R,P,; MacKain, S.J.; and Eckman, T.A. Effectiveness and replicability of modules for teaching social and instrumental skills to the severely mentally ill. American Journal of Psychiatry, 149:654-658, 1992. Wallace, C.J., and Liberman, R.P. Social skills training for patients with schizophrenia: A controlled clinical trial. Psychiatry Research, 15:239-247, 1985.
Clinical Resources. Bellack, A.S., Bennett, M.E., Gearon, J.S. Behavioral treatment for substance abuse in people with serious and persistent mental illness. New York: Taylor and Francis. Bellack, A.S.
Mueser, K.T., Gingerich, S., & Agresta, J. Social skills training for schizophrenia: A step-by-step guide (second edition). New York: Guilford Press. Liberman, R.P., Derisi, W.J. & Mueser, K.T. Social skills training for psychiatric patients. Psychology Practioner Guidebooks.
Allyn & Bacon. Training Opportunities VISN 5 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) Alan S. Bellack, Ph.D., ABPP (Director) Wendy N. Tenhula, Ph.D.
(Coordinator) 10 N. Greene Street Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 605-7451 Alan.Bellack@va.gov Wendy.Tenhula@va.gov Kim Mueser, Ph.D. Professor of Psychiatry Professor of Community and Family Medicine Department of Psychiatry Dartmouth Medical School New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center 105 Pleasant St. Concord, NH 03301 (603) 271-5747 Kim.T.Mueser@Dartmouth.EDU.
Social Skills Training Project Social Skills Training for Children and Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome and Social-Communication Problems, by Jed E. Baker Order from Future Horizons.
Click on the book picture above to go directly to the product. Finally a social skills program that covers all the bases! Whether it's learning how maintain eye contact; how to shift topics, despite one's desire to stick with that all-consuming special interest; how to say no to peer pressure; or dealing with sensitive topic - it's all here and more. In this comprehensive and user-friendly book, the author translates years of experience working with students with Asperger Syndrome and social-communication difficulties. After brief introductory chapters on skills to target, instructional strategies, behavior management, promoting generalization, etc., as well as a special chapter by Brenda Smith Myles on relevant characteristics of autism spectrum disorders, the reader is presented with the essence of this must-have resource: 70 of the skills that most commonly cause difficulty for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and social-communication problems.
Peers Social Skills Training Manual
The presentation of each skill consists of a reproducible skill handout, as well as activity sheets listing ways teachers and parents can demonstrate, practice, and reinforce the skill in the classroom and at home. A concluding chapter on promoting peer acceptance offers sensitivity training programs for both students of various age groups and school staff, making this a complete social skills training package for students of all ages. Reviews 'If you've been searching for a social skills curriculum that really works, you've found it! Jed Baker's long-awaited, much anticipated 'how-to' manual is based on his enormously successful social skills training groups. The book covers everything from assessment and strategies for social skills training, to generalization of those skills, to behavior management, to the often-overlooked importance of promoting peer acceptance through sensitivity training.
The core of this book, however, is the inclusion of individual skill lessons and activities (seventy in all) that address practically every social situation you can possibly think of. This book is a MUST-READ and should be part of every parent and professional's AS resource library!' Lori Shery, president and cofounder, Asperger Syndrome Education Network (ASPEN®) 'This very user-friendly book provides a wealth of ready-to-use activities for both parents and educators. The centerpiece of the book is a series of 70 specific skills found to cause problems for individuals with autism spectrum and other social-communication disorders. Each skill is presented in a handy format, with the skill to be learned on one page and related activities on the facing page. The last chapter on sensitivity and awareness training makes this a complete social skills training package.'
Diane Adreon, assoc dir., Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, University of Miami 'Dr. Baker's clinical expertise and personal concern for individuals with Asperger Syndrome is evident throughout this wonderful book. The chapters contain many easy-to-use strategies to make and keep friends, specific examples for various age groups, and clear direction for assessment and intervention.
This book is an essential resource for professionals who want to increase all students' social and coping skills within individual and group sessions and in everyday life.'