Social Skills Training: for Children & Adolescents with Autism & Social-Communication Differences
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If you have been waiting for a social skills training program that really works, this is it! Dr. Baker translates 20 years of outcome research and clinical experience into this new, user friendly model to support social skills training. There are 92 specific skill lessons covering: Emotion management (frustration, anger, anxiety, OCD, social fears and depression) Verbal and non verbal communication Play and group interaction Empathy, friendship and dating Conflict management Dealing with emergency situations Social Skills Training is more than a manual of lessons as specific chapters clearly articulate the critical components of effective skills training including: partnering with clients to establish motivation, identifying relevant skill goals, teaching skills suited to the learners' language functioning, generalizing skills, creating accepting peer environments, and measuring progress. This is a must have reference for teachers, professionals and parents that hope to improve social functioning in their students. Review: Bought One for School and Home! - I really like the format of this book and ended up buying multiple copies for a friend and the school counselor. The book starts with an introduction with suggestions for how to get the trainee's buy in and how to structure the time together. It is easy to find topics to work on and each includes a worksheet and activity to help build that skill. As a parent, it really helped me work with the school to communicate an approach that would result in growth across different environments. Review: Important tool for working with individuals with social communication challenges. - I have been using Dr. Bakers Social Skills Training books for years with my patients, and am very excited about his new training manual. I find it very user friendly and the comprehensive scope of topics useful. He clearly articulates models of the key components of skills training, based on outcome research. The chapters focusing on creating motivation for clients to partner to problem solve, as well as generalize their skills once they become automatic are informative and helpful to pass on to parents. I also found the chapters on creating peer accepting environments inspiring. I highly recommend this manual to practitioners, school personnel and parents of individuals with any social communication challenges
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| Customer Reviews | 4.9 out of 5 stars 16 Reviews |
A**E
Bought One for School and Home!
I really like the format of this book and ended up buying multiple copies for a friend and the school counselor. The book starts with an introduction with suggestions for how to get the trainee's buy in and how to structure the time together. It is easy to find topics to work on and each includes a worksheet and activity to help build that skill. As a parent, it really helped me work with the school to communicate an approach that would result in growth across different environments.
J**W
Important tool for working with individuals with social communication challenges.
I have been using Dr. Bakers Social Skills Training books for years with my patients, and am very excited about his new training manual. I find it very user friendly and the comprehensive scope of topics useful. He clearly articulates models of the key components of skills training, based on outcome research. The chapters focusing on creating motivation for clients to partner to problem solve, as well as generalize their skills once they become automatic are informative and helpful to pass on to parents. I also found the chapters on creating peer accepting environments inspiring. I highly recommend this manual to practitioners, school personnel and parents of individuals with any social communication challenges
D**B
Dr. Baker provides a well thought out approach to motivate and teach essential social skills.
Dr. Baker’s 20th anniversary edition explains his entire social skills training approach. He outlines many specific skills and how they can be taught in a manner that builds motivation in the learner, encourages the learner to generalize the skills, and seeks to involve the learner in the process. An individualized approach to target specific skills for the learner can be the most helpful.
C**K
Essential tool for clinicians
This guide is an absolute must for anyone working with individuals diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum. Very user friendly and comprehensive.
A**G
Great book! Informative, comprehensive and useful
As with all of Dr. Baker’s books, this one is very helpful. I run a creative arts therapy center and consistently suggest this book to our parents to use at home and I give this book to all of our staff to help guide them on a day-to-day basis. Dr. Baker’s clear and informative approach works! I highly suggest parents and professionals have this useful manual on their bookshelves.
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