Laugeson The Science of Making Friends

Helping Socially Challenged Teens and Young Adults
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-41650-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 384 Seiten, E-Book

The groundbreaking book that puts the focus on teens andyoung adults with social challenges
This book offers parents a step-by-step guide to making andkeeping friends for teens and young adults with socialchallenges--such as those diagnosed with autism spectrumdisorder, ADHD, bipolar, or other conditions. With the book'sconcrete rules and steps of social etiquette, parents will be ableto assist in improving conversational skills, expanding socialopportunities, and developing strategies for handling peerrejection.
Each chapter provides helpful overview information for parents;lessons with clear bulleted lists of key rules and steps; andexpert advice on how to present the material to a teen or youngadult. Throughout the book are role-playing exercises forpracticing each skill, along with homework assignments to ensurethe newly learned skills can be applied easily to a school, work,or other "real life" setting. The bonus DVD shows role-plays ofskills covered, demonstrating the right and wrong way to enterconversations, schedule get-togethers, deal with conflict, and muchmore.
PART ONE: GETTING READY
Ch. 1: Why Teach Social Skills to Teens and Young Adults?
PART TWO: THE SCIENCE OF DEVELOPING AND MAINTAININGFRIENDSHIPS
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 ANDREJECTION: 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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Laugeson, Elizabeth

Weitere Mitwirkende

Robison, John Elder

Inhaltsverzeichnis

DVD CONTENTS VII
FOREWORD JOHN ELDER ROBISON XI
PREFACE XIII
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XV
ABOUT THE AUTHOR XVII
P A R T O N E
GETTING READY
1 WHY TEACH SOCIAL SKILLS TO TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS? 1
P A R T T W O
THE SCIENCE OF DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING FRIENDSHIPS
2 FINDING AND CHOOSING GOOD FRIENDS 17
3 GOOD CONVERSATIONS: THE BASICS 51
COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
4 STARTING AND ENTERING CONVERSATIONS 97
5 EXITING CONVERSATIONS 121
6 MANAGING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION 145
7 SHOWING GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP 179
8 ENJOYING SUCCESSFUL GET-TOGETHERS 199
P A R T T H R E E
THE SCIENCE OF HANDLING PEER CONFLICT AND REJECTION: HELPFULSTRATEGIES
9 DEALING WITH ARGUMENTS 231
10 HANDLING VERBAL TEASING 247
11 ADDRESSING CYBER BULLYING 267
12 MINIMIZING RUMORS AND GOSSIP 281
13 AVOIDING PHYSICAL BULLYING 307
14 CHANGING A BAD REPUTATION 323
EPILOGUE: MOVING FORWARD 341
HOW TO USE THE DVD 348
BIBLIOGRAPHY 349
INDEX 359

Über Autor(innen)

Elizabeth A. Laugeson, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and assistant clinical professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior.