Social Engagement & the Steps to Being Social: A Practical Guide for Teaching Social Skills to Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

ISBN-13: 9781941765104 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 140 str.

Marci Laurel; Kathleene Taylor

Opis

Social Engagement & the Steps to Being Social is a unique, visual and easy to use model that was developed to guide assessment and intervention across severity levels and age groups for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This user friendly book defines social engagement in observable language and breaks down social skills into a series of clearly defined steps. Each step is further broken down into pivotal skills that can be taught directly, and matched with evidence based practices to support teaching and learning. Case studies help illuminate concepts discussed at each step and sample activities are provided to support immediate real-world application. Readers will have access to a practical model that supports the teaching of social skills, including: -A structured framework for social development that shows how one skill builds on another -Sub-skills to provide specific direction for skills to teach -An assessment to determine where treatment should begin and for monitoring progress -Links to specific evidence based practices connected to the skill sets of the model -A Social Plan that can be used as a tool for bridging assessment to specific treatment goals -Case studies of individuals of varying ages and abilities -Sample activities for promoting social development Co-authors Kathleen "Mo" Taylor and Marci Laurel have been working and teaching together for the past 25 years. Together they have developed this model based on their work with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their families who have guided the process every step of the way. Mo and Marci have had the opportunity to present Social Engagement & the Steps to Being Social in New Mexico, nationally and internationally and have been excited and humbled by the many family members and professionals who have found the work of use in home, school, university and clinical settings.

Spis treści

• FOREWORD - Brenda Smith Myles, Ph.D.INTRODUCTION
• Why are Social Skills So Important?
• CHAPTER 1: ENGAGEMENT as the FOUNDATION
• Self-Regulation: Calm + Alert = READY
• Shared Space: A Place to Be Together
• Shared Focus: A Reason to Be Together
• Shared Pleasure: Enjoying the Moment Together
• Sub-Skills of ENGAGEMENT
• Critical Strategies to Enhance ENGAGEMENT
• Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) to Support ENGAGEMENT
• Case Study: Meet Jorge
• Introducing the Steps to Being Social
• CHAPTER 2: LOWER FOUR
• Proximity
• Parallel
• Joint Attention
• Reciprocal Exchange
• Sub-Skills of LOWER 4
• Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) to Support LOWER 4
• Sample Activities to Enhance LOWER 4 Skill Sets
• Case Study: Meet Chase
• CHAPTER 3: MIDDLE FOUR
• Reciprocal Exchange
• Give and Take of Conversation
• Perspective Taking
• Reading the Social Scene
• Sub-Skills of MIDDLE 4
• Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) to Support MIDDLE 4
• Sample Activities to Enhance MIDDLE 4 Skill Sets
• Case Study: Meet Mason
• CHAPTER 4: UPPER 4
• Reading the Social Scene
• Group Cooperation
• Friendship
• Growing Connections
• Sub-Skills of UPPER 4
• Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) to Support UPPER 4
• Sample Activities to Enhance UPPER 4 Skill Sets
• Case Study: Meet Andy
• CHAPTER 5: ASSESSMENT
• The Steps Assessment
• Introduction
• ENGAGEMENT
• LOWER 4
• MIDDLE 4
• UPPER 4
• The STEPS Assessment Summary
• Interpreting the Scores
• Evidence-Based Practices Linking to the Skill Sets of the Social Steps
• CHAPTER 6: Putting it all Together
• Using the STEPS Assessment to Make a Social Plan
• Social Plan
• FOUNDATION: Scenario and Social Plan Example
• LOWER 4: Scenario and Social Plan Example
• MIDDLE 4: Scenario and Social Plan Example
• UPPER 4: Scenario and Social Plan Example
• Other Uses of Social Engagement & the Steps to Being Social
• SummaryAPPENDICES
• Social Engagement & the Steps to Being Social
• The Four Skill Sets
• FOUNDATION
• LOWER 4: Steps to Being Social
• MIDDLE 4: Steps to Being Social
• UPPER 4: Steps to Being Social
• Social Plan
• Thank You
• REFERENCES
• ABOUT THE AUTHORS