Talkabout for Teenagers is a comprehensive, tried and tested program of professional resources to help you deliver group sessions on social and relationship skills for teenagers with social, emotional or behavioral difficulties. The program follows the long established Talkabout hierarchy, building self-awareness and self-esteem first, then moving on to non-verbal communication, talking, friendship and assertiveness.

• A social skills assessment framework enables you to evaluate a young person's social skills and identify where to start work.
• The huge range of activities, group...

Now designed specifically for adolescents or adults with special needs, this practical resource is packed with activities and games for developing social skills. Social competence is an essential aspect of our quality of life and this resource will help you to develop these skills with this client group. The book includes:

• Over 60 activities to develop social skills in body language, the way we talk, conversations and assertiveness.
• Over a years' worth of work on developing social skills.
• A short introduction to working with adolescents and adults with social skills...

A comprehensive toolkit for all therapists, educators and support staff who deliver relationship education to people with special needs. It looks at the life cycle of a relationship from finding a partner, coping with problems, staying safe and maintaining a relationship to dealing with the potential ending of a relationship.

Talkabout for Children: Developing Self-Awareness and Self-Esteem is a bestselling professional workbook supporting educators and therapists who deliver social and relationship skills groups for children with social, emotional or behavioural difficulties. Resources include an assessment framework, planning and evaluation forms, a three-term intervention plan for schools, over 40 structured activity sessions focussing on self-awareness and self-esteem, and all the supplementary handouts and images needed to deliver the sessions. This second edition is presented with full-colour...

Talkabout for Children: Developing Friendship Skills is a bestselling professional workbook supporting educators and therapists who deliver social and relationship skills groups for children with social, emotional or behavioural difficulties. Resources include an assessment framework, planning and evaluation forms, a three-term intervention plan for schools, over 25 structured activity sessions focussing on friendship skills, and all the supplementary handouts and images needed to deliver the sessions. This second edition is presented with full-colour illustrations and handouts, and...

A comprehensive toolkit for all therapists, educators and support staff who deliver relationship education to people with special needs. It looks at the life cycle of a relationship from finding a partner, coping with problems, staying safe and maintaining a relationship to dealing with the potential ending of a relationship.

A guide to understanding and meeting the needs of those who have difficulty with social skills. It includes: what we mean by social skills; how social skills develop, and why they sometimes do not; how to assess social skills; how to work effectively in groups or one-to-one settings; and, how to measure impact.