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Developing Social Skills Identifying and Addressing Social Skills

Developing Social Skills Identifying and Addressing Social Skills. Maria C. Iula, MS,CCC-SLP November 14,2007. Agenda. Discuss impact/value of Learning social skills Encourage/enhance development at home. Social Competence.

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Developing Social Skills Identifying and Addressing Social Skills

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  1. Developing Social SkillsIdentifying and Addressing Social Skills Maria C. Iula, MS,CCC-SLP November 14,2007

  2. Agenda • Discuss impact/value of Learning social skills • Encourage/enhance development at home

  3. Social Competence “ Refers to a person’s interpersonal skills with family, friends, acquaintances and authority figures. They include both verbal and nonverbal behaviors that are socially valued are likely to elicit a positive response from others.” Betty Osman, Ph. D.

  4. Social Skills “All of the things that we should say and do when we interact with people. They are specific abilities that allow a person to perform competently at a particular social task.” Michele Novatri, Ph.D

  5. Take a Moment… • Write down skills that you feel a socially competent individual might have.

  6. Six Things That a Socially Competent Person Might do……. • _______________________________ • _______________________________ • _______________________________ • _______________________________ • _______________________________ • _______________________________

  7. Social Skills Defined • Turn-taking • Perspective-taking (empathy) • Topic maintenance • Volume/proximity • Eye-contact • Initiating, joining, maintaining conversation • Reading nonverbal cues and responding • Using appropriate social scripts

  8. Hidden Curriculum • Expected behavior • Not explicitly taught • Not part of the “obvious” curriculum

  9. Social Skills and Accessing the Curriculum Identify Skill & direct/indirect connection to the curriculum

  10. Turn-taking Speaking/listening………

  11. Perspective Taking • Considering and adjusting to thoughts and emotions of others • Adjusting one’s message given the prior knowledge and experience one has re other person

  12. Topic Maintenance • Ability to think and talk about one thing at a time

  13. Volume & Proximity • Adjusting the loudness of your voice to match the situation • Adjusting your posture and position your relationship with your conversational partner

  14. Eye-Contact • “Thinking with your eyes” • Why make eye-contact?

  15. Conversation • Initiating • Joining • Maintaining

  16. Reading Non-verbal Cues and Responding • Identifying facial expressions • Feeling of others • Empathic scripts (responding verbally to what you see)

  17. Using Appropriate Verbal Scripts • Knowing what to say and how to say it

  18. Anxiety Challenges in understanding expected behavior Unable to process the rationale as to why they should perform a social function Executive functioning errors Motivation Underused perspective taking skills Unable to use appropriate verbal scripts Unable to correct past faulty interactions Missed Opportunities/Faulty Social Interactions

  19. Discussions Role playing Give others perspective Discuss situations as they arise Use feeling words at home Accept anger not inappropriate responses to it Teach alternative responses Express feelings from your perspective Parents as Educators

  20. Conversations • Teach/explain how conversations • Teach commenting • Teach questioning • How to initiate conversation • Answering questions

  21. Perspective Taking • Encourage child to look at your fact to interpret emotion/ask how do I feel • Why do I feel this way? • When you _____I feel. Others feel____ • Can you think of another way to say that/do that? • Expected vs. unexpected behavior* • *Michele Garcia Winner

  22. Discuss Situations As They Arise • Have child express their version of what happened • Identify the mistake in “their” words • Assist child in determining the actual error and why • Provide example or a social story of your own

  23. Use Feeling Words at Home • Give child words to describe emotions • (you look ______) • Use photos of family members expressing wide range of emotion

  24. It’s ok to be angry It’s ok to express it It’s a valued emotion Express emotion Connect with the feeling Provide good model Learn appropriate scripts How to calm down Flexibility* *Michele Garcia Winner Accept Anger/Not Inappropriate Responses

  25. What Next? • Implement strategies at home • Parents with questions about Workshop email:miula@haddonfield.k12.nj.us

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