...providing a clinically proved approach to developing social skills:

Suitable for a wide range of client groups from primary aged children to adults with a learning disability.

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Talkabout

A social communication skills package

By Alex Kelly

This hugely popular comprehensive photocopiable manual is an essential resource for anyone running social skills groups.

Beginning with a basic assessment procedure to evaluate 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.

£38.99

Talkabout Activities

Developing social communication skills

By Alex Kelly

This excellent photocopiable resource is packed with 225 group activities providing a wealth of ideas for those running social skills training for children and adolescents.

The six different levels cover:

• Self and other awareness
• Awareness of communication
• Body language
• The way we talk
• Conversational skills
  
• Assertiveness.

Within each group activity the resource outlines any required materials and preparation, and also refers to the relevant worksheets in Talkabout, for those using this as the framework for their social skills training. An invaluable resource.

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Talkabout DVD

40 varied scenarios that will bring social skills to life!

By Alex Kelly

This DVD contains scenarios for each skill being taught, modelling both good and bad behaviour. The ages and settings have been chosen to stimulate various discussions and cover the following areas: The six different levels cover:

• Me and you
• Communication
• Body language
  
• The way we talk
• Conversations
• Assertiveness.

Particularly useful for professionals who want to complement any social skills programme or working with people with Autism Spectrum disorders, learning disabilities or social communication disorders. Ideal for use in conjunction with the classic Talkabout manual.

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Talkabout Relationships

Building self-esteem & relationship skills

By Alex Kelly

Reflecting current literature and research on developing relationships for people with learning disabilities, this hands-on groupwork resource is ideal for teachers or anyone working with those who have difficulty making or maintaining friendships. Includes the following topics:

• What is self-esteem?
• Self-identity: Who am I? What do I look like?
• Personal qualities: me/other people
• Situations and options
• Introduction to relationships
• Friendships
• Talking and listening
• Expressing feelings
• Trust and responsibility.

Provides practical photocopiable worksheets to help teachers work through self-esteem and relationship skills within a structured group setting.

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Talkabout for Teenagers

A complete groupwork resource offering a hierarchical approach to teaching social and relationship skills to teenagers

By Alex Kelly & Brian Sains

Designed specifically for teenagers, this practical workbook provides ready-made material for running social and relationship skills groups with older children and young adults.

• self awareness and self esteem;
• body language;
• conversational skills;
• friendship skills;
• assertiveness skills

Each module includes a teaching plan with worksheets and photocopiable resources.

Includes a short assessment to highlight the module that is most appropriate to teach and the skills within that module that are relevant. It also provides a short guide to running successful social skills groups, for example, the numbers for each group, group rules, developing group cohesion, how to set up a role play.

Talkabout for Teenagers is ideal for all professionals working with teenagers with social, emotional or behavioural difficulties.

Talkabout Assessment

This assessment tool provides a visual summary of a person’s non-verbal, verbal and assertiveness skills

By Alex Kelly & Brian Sains

This comprehensive tool provides an excellent start-point for planning appropriate intervention. The assessment of social skills covers the following areas:

• Body Language – eye contact; facial expressions; gestures; distance; touch; fidgeting; posture and personal appearance.
• The Way We Talk – Volume; Rate; Clarity; Intonation; Fluency.
• Conversation – Listening; Starting a conversation; Taking turns; Asking questions; Answering questions; Being relevant; Repairing; Ending a conversation.
• Assertiveness – Expressing feelings; Standing up for yourself; Making suggestions; Refusing; Disagreeing; Complaining; Apologising; Requesting explanations.

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Talkabout Posters

16 A3 posters with messages that support social skills

By Alex Kelly

A superb set of posters designed to complement the
Talkabout series. The posters provide visual stimulus to support work on social skills covering:

Talkabout Talking - How do we communicate?;The way we talk; Starting a conversation; Ending conversations; Listening.

Talkabout Assertiveness – Assertiveness; Making suggestions; Apologising; Disagreeing; Refusing; Express your feelings.

Talkabout Friendship – Giving compliments; Coping with
anger; Peer pressure; Coping with peer pressure; Coping
with jealousy.