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 Building
Social Relationships: A Systematic Approach to Teaching Social Interaction
Skills to Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders and
Other Social Difficulties by Scott Bellini
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ISBN 9781934575055
November 2007
Book Description
Effective Social
Skills Programming for Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders
and Other Social Challenges
Building Social Relationships addresses the need for social skills programming
for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and other
social difficulties by providing a comprehensive model that incorporates
the following five steps: assess social functioning, distinguish between
skill acquisition and performance deficits, select intervention strategies,
implement intervention, and evaluate and monitor progress. The model describes
how to organize and make sense of the myriad social skills strategies
and resources available to parents and professionals. It is not meant
to replace other resources or strategies, but to synthesize them into
one comprehensive program.
Instructor
Manual
Special Instructor
Manual Features
This instructor manual serves as a companion to the textbook and includes
the following features for instructors' use:
Chapter Highlights
Main points of each chapter provide a refresher prior to reviewing case
study reminders, recommendations for in-class activities, project ideas,
paper topic ideas, Power Point™ presentations, chapter tests, and
the comprehensive exam.
Case Study Reminders
Reminders to generate case studies or real-life stories based on instructors'
professional and personal experiences aid in enhancing instructor-student
enthusiasm and engagement.
Recommendations for In-Class Activities
Suggestions for in-class activities related to each chapter assist instructors
in incorporating active learning in their courses.
Project Ideas
Suggested project ideas save instructors planning time - whether an assignment
at the beginning of the semester, a semester-long project, or project
relevant to a specific chapter.
Paper Topic Ideas
Suggested topics for student papers provide instructors with ideas as
they develop course assignments.
On
the Accompanying CD-Rom:
Chapter
Power Point™ Presentations
Text-based Power Point™ presentations highlight the main points of
each chapter. Instructors may add the slide design of their choice to
each presentation and modify slides as they wish. Power Point™ slides
are reproducible for educational purposes in an instructor's course only.
Chapter Tests
Printable tests are included for each chapter. Instructors may modify
these as they wish. The tests may be shared with students (a) as a self-check
of their knowledge and understanding of a chapter's material, (b) as a
study guide, or (c) as an in-class test or quiz. Tests are reproducible
for educational purposes in an instructor's course only.
Comprehensive Exam
The comprehensive exam includes questions designed to evaluate students'
overall understanding of the material that comprises the framework for
developing comprehensive intervention plans presented in this textbook.
Instructors may modify the exam as they wish. The exam may be reproduced
for educational purposes in an instructor's course only.
Student
Textbook
This textbook addresses the need for social skills programming
for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and other
social difficulties by providing a comprehensive model that incorporates
the following five steps: assess social functioning, distinguish between
skill acquisition and performance deficits, select intervention strategies,
implement intervention, and evaluate and monitor progress. The model describes
how to organize and make sense of the myriad social skills strategies
and resources available to parents and professionals. It is not meant
to replace other resources or strategies, but to synthesize them into
one comprehensive program.
Learner Objectives
Learner objectives at the beginning of each chapter allow for a preview
of the chapter's content, as well as what information readers are expected
to understand and be able to explain after reading the chapter.
Vocabulary
Terms in grey boldface within each chapter serve as at-a-glance reminders
of key vocabulary. The definitions for these terms are also included in
the cumulative glossary in the Appendix.
Related Courses
This textbook is appropriate
for undergraduate and graduate courses in special education, psychology,
social work, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy, including
classes on:
- Social communication
for individuals with autism, Asperger Syndrome, and/or related disabilities
- Social skills
for individuals with autism, Asperger Syndrome, and/or related disabilities
- Methods of autism,
Asperger Syndrome, and/or related disabilities
- Consultation
- Special topics
- Independent study
- Additional Applications
- Professional development
(e.g., statewide workshops, school inservices)
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