ABSTRACT

This core Talkabout manual is a practical resource essential for Speech and Language Therapists and other professionals who need to help people with special needs develop social skills. Over 60 activities form an extensive, structured social skills programme that can easily be adapted for use with children, adolescents and adults. Written by bestselling author and practising Speech and Language Therapist, Alex Kelly, this book sits at the centre of an internationally renowned series of resources supporting social skills.

Contents include:

  • a social skills assessment and intervention planning tool to help you identify the best way forward for each client or group
  • over 60 activities focussing on body language, conversation and assertiveness
  • 25 group cohesion activities to help you facilitate well-run, productive group sessions
  • a wealth of handouts supporting the activities that can be freely downloaded and printed.

This updated second edition of Talkabout sits alongside Talkabout for Teenagers and Talkabout for Adults, as well as three titles published for children (Developing Self Awareness and Self Esteem, Developing Social Skills and, Developing Friendship and Skills).

part 1|11 pages

Introduction

part 2|13 pages

Assessment

part 3|2 pages

Level 1 Talkabout Body Language

chapter 1|17 pages

Topic 1 Talkabout body language

chapter 2|14 pages

Topic 2 Eye contact

chapter 3|10 pages

Topic 3 Facial expression

chapter 4|10 pages

Topic 4 Gesture

chapter 5|8 pages

Topic 5 Distance

chapter 6|12 pages

Topic 6 Touch

chapter 7|6 pages

Topic 7 Fidgeting

chapter 8|9 pages

Topic 8 Posture

chapter 9|8 pages

Topic 9 Personal appearance

part 4|33 pages

Level 2 Talkabout The Way We Talk

part 5|67 pages

Level 3 Talkabout Conversations

chapter 11|11 pages

Topic 1 Talkabout conversations

chapter 12|6 pages

Topic 2 Listening

chapter 13|6 pages

Topic 3 Starting a conversation

chapter 14|4 pages

Topic 4 Taking turns

chapter 15|12 pages

Topic 5 Questions

chapter 16|8 pages

Topic 6 Being relevant

chapter 17|5 pages

Topic 7 Repairing

chapter 18|9 pages

Topic 8 Ending a conversation

chapter 19|3 pages

Topic 9 How did I do?

part 6|85 pages

Level 4 Talkabout Assertiveness

chapter 20|22 pages

Topic 1 Talkabout assertiveness

chapter 21|9 pages

Topic 2 Expressing feelings

chapter 22|5 pages

Topic 3 Standing up for yourself

chapter 23|6 pages

Topic 4 Making suggestions

chapter 24|9 pages

Topic 5 Refusing

chapter 25|9 pages

Topic 6 Disagreeing

chapter 26|5 pages

Topic 7 Complaining

chapter 27|9 pages

Topic 8 Apologising

chapter 28|5 pages

Topic 9 Requesting explanations

chapter 29|3 pages

Topic 10 My assertiveness

part 7|7 pages

Group cohesion games