Talkabout for Children 3: Developing Friendship Skills by Alex Kelly (English) P

Description: Talkabout for Children 3 by Alex Kelly Alex Kellys Talkabout for Children is a series of practical workbooks designed to provide a foundation of social skills. Talkabout for Children 3 focuses on Friendship Skills and has been edited for US professionals, with a foreword by Nancy Tarshis and Debbie Meringolo. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Alex Kellys internationally renowned TALKABOUT books are a series of practical workbooks designed to develop the self-awareness, self-esteem, and social skills of people with special needs. The three TALKABOUT for CHILDREN books, now in their second edition, are specifically designed to provide a foundation of social skills through which children can grow and develop with confidence. Revised for US professionals, and with a new Foreword by Nancy Tarshis and Debbie Meringolo (Altogether Social LLC, New York), TALKABOUT for CHILDREN 3 focuses on the skills necessary to develop and maintain healthy friendships.Resources include: An assessment framework to help identify specific needs Over 25 structured activity sessions focusing on friendship skills, and the resources needed to deliver the sessions A three-term intervention planThis book is an invaluable resource for therapists, teachers, child psychologists, and all professionals looking to develop the friendship skills of children aged 4 + or children with special needs. Author Biography Alex Kelly is a speech-language pathologist who specializes in working with people with social skills and relationship skills difficulties. She currently runs her own business providing social skills training and consultancy to schools and organizations across the UK and overseas.Nancy Tarshis, MA, MS, CCC-SLPNancy Tarshis, a speech-language pathologist and special educator with extensive experience working with children and their parents, is the Director of Early Childhood Programming at The Quad Preparatory School, which is dedicated to twice exceptional children, Grades K-12. For 27 years, she was a member of the professional team at the Childrens Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center (CERC) at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, serving as Supervisor of Speech and Language Services for 21 of them. In that capacity, she trained more than 400 SLPs currently practicing throughout the nation. As Emeritus at CERC, she participates in ongoing research and lectures to pediatric fellows, medical residents, and psychology interns. In addition, she serves as adjunct clinical instructor at New York University, Teachers College - Columbia University, and Hunter and Lehman Colleges of City University of New York, and consults on social emotional learning to a variety of public and private schools. Nancy is deeply experienced in a wide variety of treatment methodologies, including Social Thinking. Nancys private clinical work includes Altogether Social, a social cognitive practice she co-founded with Debbie Meringolo, that serves clients age 14 months through 22 years. Altogether Social provides individual and group sessions, trainings for parents and professionals, and school consultations. Nancy is a member of the professional advisory boards of New York Zero to Three and Apraxia Kids (formerly the Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America).Debbie Meringolo, MA, MSDebbie Meringolo, a special educator, clinician and developmental specialist, is the Director of Early Childhood Programming at The Quad Preparatory School, a school for twice exceptional children, Grades K-12. She assumed this role in July 2018, after a 27-year history as the Associate Director of the Infant/Toddler Team and RELATE program at the Rose F. Kennedy Center Childrens Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center of Montefiore. Prior to her current role at Quad Prep, Debbie served as a consultant, bringing social cognitive programming to the school, developing the social emotional learning program and training staff members. Debbie has a long history working in schools as a reading specialist, supervisor and program developer in the New York City Department of Education for many years. She also runs a part-time private practice, Altogether Social, along with Nancy Tarshis, for children ages 14 months through adulthood. They provide individual and group sessions, consult to public and private schools and training for parents and professionals. Debbie is an enthusiastic speaker who enjoys sharing her own clinical experiences with audience. She has been speaking about social cognitive development, preschool and school age play skill development, assessment and intervention, diagnosis and treatment of individuals with social learning challenges, and developing social programming across the age range across the country. Table of Contents Foreword Preface Initial Assessment Topic 1 What is a friend? Topic 2 Friendly behaviours Topic 3 Choosing a friend Topic 4 Starting out Topic 5 Being a good friend Topic 6 Coping with problems Plan of intervention Forms Index Details ISBN1138369837 ISBN-10 1138369837 ISBN-13 9781138369832 Format Paperback Series Talkabout Edition 2nd Imprint Routledge Subtitle Developing Friendship Skills Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Author Alex Kelly Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Affiliation Managing Director of Alex Kelly Ltd Speech Therapist Social Skills and Communication Consultant UK DEWEY 155.4182 Language English Pages 216 Illustrations 18 Tables, color; 359 Line drawings, color; 359 Illustrations, color AU Release Date 2019-09-23 NZ Release Date 2019-09-23 Edition Description 2nd edition Audience Professional & Vocational Year 2024 Publication Date 2024-09-13 UK Release Date 2024-09-13 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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