The Making Friends Program

The Making Friends Program

Author: Paddy C. Favazza

Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company

Published: 2015-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781598579215

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This supplemental literacy-based program promotes greater understanding of peers with differences and more positive attitudes toward children with disabilities in kindergarten through second grade.


Making Allies, Making Friends

Making Allies, Making Friends

Author: Hugh Vasquez

Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Published: 2003-06-12

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1630265381

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Designed for students in grades six to nine, this curriculum offers more than 30 innovative class sessions that address diversity (racial, ethnic, and sexual) and violence issues. Each session contains a warm-up exercise, theme information, value clarification, and an experience or activity. Journal writing, critical thinking about history textbooks, role-playing, storytelling, poetry/rap, photographs, illustrations, tables, and whole-school research projects are just some of the tools presented in this hands-on guide to defending against violence in middle school.


The Science of Making Friends

The Science of Making Friends

Author: Elizabeth Laugeson

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-09-10

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 1118127218

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The groundbreaking book that puts the focus on teens and young adults with social challenges This book offers parents a step-by-step guide to making and keeping friends for teens and young adults with social challenges—such as those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, bipolar, or other conditions. With the book’s concrete rules and steps of social etiquette, parents will be able to assist in improving conversational skills, expanding social opportunities, and developing strategies for handling peer rejection. Each chapter provides helpful overview information for parents; lessons with clear bulleted lists of key rules and steps; and expert advice on how to present the material to a teen or young adult. Throughout the book are role-playing exercises for practicing each skill, along with homework assignments to ensure the newly learned skills can be applied easily to a school, work, or other "real life" setting. Bonus content shows role-plays of skills covered, demonstrating the right and wrong way to enter conversations, schedule get-togethers, deal with conflict, and much more. PART ONE: GETTING READY Ch. 1: Why Teach Social Skills to Teens and Young Adults? PART TWO: THE SCIENCE OF DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING FRIENDSHIPS Ch. 2: Finding and Choosing Good Friends Ch. 3: Good Conversations: The Basics Ch. 4: Starting and Entering Conversations Ch. 5: Exiting Conversations Ch. 6: Managing Electronic Communication Ch. 7: Showing Good Sportsmanship Ch. 8: Enjoying Successful Get-Togethers PART THREE: THE SCIENCE OF HANDLING PEER CONFLICT AND REJECTION: HELPFUL STRATEGIES Ch. 9: Dealing With Arguments Ch. 10: Handling Verbal Teasing Ch. 11: Addressing Cyber Bullying Ch. 12: Minimizing Rumors and Gossip Ch. 13: Avoiding Physical Bullying Ch. 14: Changing a Bad Reputation Epilogue: Moving Forward


Making Friends PreK-3

Making Friends PreK-3

Author: Ruth Herron Ross

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-08-05

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 1629141259

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Research shows that a child's social and behavioral skills affect the development of cognitive and physical abilities. Set students on a path to success and have fun doing it with this newly retitled edition of the popular Wanna Play. The authors provide hundreds of activities that help children learn how to behave appropriately and make friends. Included are tools for teaching emotion regulation, team playing, and body safety to all children, making this resource ideal for use in inclusive settings. New features include: A social interaction checklist for identifying learners' strengths and weaknesses Teacher-friendly activities that can be used in small groups or with the whole class A chapter on teaching emotions and communication skills Students with social challenges benefit from direct instruction, and early intervention helps prevent behavior problems and pave the way to academic success. This hands-on guidebook gives teachers, counselors, behavior therapists, and caregivers a wealth of easily implemented and fun-filled ways to enhance children's skills in all areas of social interaction.


Peer Relationships in Classroom Management

Peer Relationships in Classroom Management

Author: Martin H. Jones

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-06-12

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 1000588068

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Peer Relationships in Classroom Management offers pragmatic, empirically validated guidance to teachers in training on issues pertaining to students’ interpersonal relationships. Concepts such as bullying, popularity, and online friendships are ubiquitous in today’s schools, but what kinds of scientific and pedagogical knowledge can support teachers navigating students’ complex lives? Using real-world examples and case studies, this book helps preservice educators to enhance their knowledge of classroom management by focusing on the interpersonal relationships in their schools. Each chapter includes an accessible approach to understanding the social motives in student’s peer interactions inside school, and how to best intervene when these social interactions become detrimental to learning or cause negative interpersonal interactions.


Making Friends

Making Friends

Author: Linda Colflesh

Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Published: 2007-08-06

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 047024450X

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Sensitive, user-friendly dog training that works! A good relationship with a dog is built on realistic expectations. The better you understand your dog's unique personality and natural behavior, the sooner you will establish a rapport based on two-way communication, mutual respect, and trust--and the easier it will be to train your dog successfully. One of the first positive training books, Making Friends is a highly accessible guide to training your dog effectively and humanely. Respected dog obedience trainer Linda Colflesh shows you how to use positive reinforcement through gentle, easy-to-follow methods that get results while respecting your dog's intelligence and dignity. From housebreaking and teaching everyday commands to grasping the important (but often overlooked) details of dog reaction and interaction, Colflesh outlines a week-by-week training plan that meets your needs and helps you build a strong connection with your furry companion. You'll discover how to: * Learn to "read" your dog's body language * Make proper use of collars, leashes, and treats * Handle puppy behavior problems the positive way * Keep your dog mentally stimulated and properly exercised * Join dog clubs and play groups Highly recommended by satisfied trainers, breeders, and pet owners, Making Friends is a proven, sensible, fun training method that lets you truly be your dog's best friend.


Pathways of Personal Power

Pathways of Personal Power

Author: Marge the Angel Lady

Publisher: Balboa Press

Published: 2017-10-13

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1504386655

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SAMARA SERIES Book #1 Finding My Way Most of us grew up being told we have to do this, we should do that, and we cant ever, ever do that! We believed those things because that is what we were taught by our parents, guardians, teachers, the media and our legal system. Most of those belief structures are still there undermining our happiness and causing us to make choices to stay stuck with some of us stuck in guilt or shame. These teachings in Pathways of Personal Power are channeled from an angelic entity named Samara, offering information, insights, advice, and practical techniques and exercises to help you make profound changes in your life, by clearing out those old ways of thinking or acting including habit patterns, blockages, limitations, negativity and other resistance, you may not even know you have. It also explains how we got here, the choices we made, and how to reprogram yourself to encourage and attract what you want in life, so you can have what you prefer NOW! A GREAT BOOK FOR 12 STEPPERS


TWELVE COUNSELING PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AT RISK

TWELVE COUNSELING PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AT RISK

Author: Susan T. Dennison

Publisher: Charles C Thomas Publisher

Published: 1989-01-01

Total Pages: 431

ISBN-13: 0398082367

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The school counselor and related mental health professional is provided with structural curricula for treating twelve specific problem areas of children, with step-by-step guides for planning and conducting therapy. Over 150 assessment instruments, 120 session themes, 30 techniques and 150 related resources greatly reduce planning and research time. While written primarily for children counselors, the book is easily adapted by speech/language pathologists, art therapists, and for training the beginning therapist. The book targets children at risk with emotional problems but covers secondary difficulties: physical handicaps, neurological impairments, learning disabilities, hyperactivity, mental retardation, or a combination of these.


Counseling Adolescents Competently

Counseling Adolescents Competently

Author: Lee A. Underwood

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2016-03-31

Total Pages: 613

ISBN-13: 1506336523

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"This is a text that is long overdue, I am excited to see such talented and experienced counselors come together to write such an informative updated text on counseling today’s adolescents." –Jennifer Jordan, Winthrop University Counseling Adolescents Competently is a comprehensive text for students and professionals compiling foundational and emerging skills in the counseling field. Authors Lee Underwood and Frances Dailey review extensive interventions ranging from assessment to diagnosis as well as fresh perspectives on working with this often challenging group. Employing clinical case scenarios and profiles that demonstrate key issues, this book helps the counselor-in-training to understand the relevant theories and research around adolescents to better engage in culturally relevant interventions and treatment planning.