Social Skills Training for Adolescents with General Moderate Learning Difficulties

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• Social Skills Training for Adolescents with General Moderate Learning Difficulties 1
• Title Page 3
• Contents 5
• Preface 7
• Introduction 9
• Part 1: How to Start 17
• Part 2: The Training Programme 39
• Session 1 Target Area: Listening and Paying Attention (Skill Area 1) 45
• Session 2 Target Area: Listening and Turn-Taking (Skill Areas 1 and 2) 54
• Session 3 Target Area: Monitoring Own Body Language and Reading Body Language in Others (Skill Area 3) 61
• Session 4 Target Area: Recognizing Own and Others' Strengths (Skill Area 4) 71
• Session 5 Target Area: Learning to Say No to Unreasonable Demands and to Cope with Peer Pressure (Skill Area 5) 78
• Session 6 Target Area: Recognizing and Describing Feelings (Skill Area 6) 86
• Session 7 Target Area: Learning to Control Own Feelings (Skill Area 7) 94
• Session 8 Target Area: Being Confident to Explain Own Views and to Ask for Support When Needed (Skill Area 8) 104
• Session 9 Target Area: Recognizing and Learning to Resolve Conflict (Skill Area 9) 111

• Social Skills Training for Adolescents with General Moderate Learning Difficulties 1
• Title Page 3
• Contents 5
• Preface 7
• Introduction 9
• Part 1: How to Start 17
• Part 2: The Training Programme 39
• Session 1 Target Area: Listening and Paying Attention (Skill Area 1) 45
• Session 2 Target Area: Listening and Turn-Taking (Skill Areas 1 and 2) 54
• Session 3 Target Area: Monitoring Own Body Language and Reading Body Language in Others (Skill Area 3) 61
• Session 4 Target Area: Recognizing Own and Others' Strengths (Skill Area 4) 71
• Session 5 Target Area: Learning to Say No to Unreasonable Demands and to Cope with Peer Pressure (Skill Area 5) 78
• Session 6 Target Area: Recognizing and Describing Feelings (Skill Area 6) 86
• Session 7 Target Area: Learning to Control Own Feelings (Skill Area 7) 94
• Session 8 Target Area: Being Confident to Explain Own Views and to Ask for Support When Needed (Skill Area 8) 104
• Session 9 Target Area: Recognizing and Learning to Resolve Conflict (Skill Area 9) 111
• Session 10 Target Area: Showing Care and Concern for Others (Skill Area 10) 118
• Index 127