Catalog of Social Skills Books
--Page 1--Next PageDirect Social Work Practice: Theory and Skills
 | Author: Dean H. Hepworth ISBN:0495601675 Publication Date:2009-03-03 List Price:$144.95 Lowest New Price:$113.00 Rank:683 Average Rating:4.0 Out of 5 Number of Reviews:7 | Description: Packed with examples, illustrations, and proven learning experiences from the field, DIRECT SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE: THEORY AND SKILLS, Eighth Edition prepares social work students for effective real-world practice. Incorporating many case examples from social work practitioners as well as the authors' personal experiences, the book integrates the major theories and skills that direct social work practitioners need to understand and master--earning the book its reputation as the classic source for helping students learn direct practice skills. |
The Social Work Skills Workbook
 | Author: Barry R. Cournoyer ISBN:0840032803 Publication Date:2010-03-11 List Price:$103.95 Lowest New Price:$95.06 Rank:5617 Average Rating:4.5 Out of 5 Number of Reviews:7 | Description: THE SOCIAL WORK SKILLS WORKBOOK provides readers with the opportunity to practice all the steps important to social work practice. Author Barry Cournoyer includes interesting case examples, summaries and skill-building exercises to help the reader become a more confident, ethical, and effective helper. |
Direct Social Work Practice: Theory and Skills (with InfoTrac®)
 | Author: Dean H. Hepworth ISBN:0534644589 Publication Date:2005-07-07 List Price:$144.95 Lowest New Price:$89.95 Rank:26113 Average Rating:3.5 Out of 5 Number of Reviews:11 | Description: Through proven learning experiences that are as close to real-life practice as can be obtained from a book, DIRECT SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE: THEORY AND SKILLS prepares social work students for effective work in the field. Many of the case examples are drawn from social work practitioners as well as the authors' own practice situations. Long praised for its appropriate level of rigor, the book integrates the major theories and skills that direct social work practitioners need to understand and master--thus giving the book its reputation as the classic source for helping students learn direct practice skills. Consisting of four parts, the book begins by identifying the mission of social work, its values, and knowledge base. The authors then differentiate generalist from direct practice and explore roles of direct practitioners. Common elements amongst diverse theorists are then examined while key intervention strategies and various client population and practice settings are presented. Specifically, Part One provides the foundational/values and knowledge base material; Part Two is devoted to the beginning phase of the helping process; Part Three addresses the middle phase (goal attainment strategies), discussing four intervention approaches; and Part Four clarifies the termination phase of direct practice. |
Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades 4 - 6 (J-B Ed: Ready-to-Use Activities)
 | Author: Ruth Weltmann Begun ISBN:0876284748 Publication Date:1998-07-27 List Price:$29.95 Lowest New Price:$18.30 Rank:211236 Average Rating:4.0 Out of 5 Number of Reviews:19 | Description: This unique Library gives teachers and specialists a stimulating, systematic way to develop positive social behaviors in students of all abilities, grades 4-12. Included are over 125 tested lessons and reproducible worksheets in two separately printed, self-contained volumes, each tailored to the developmental needs of students at a particular grade level, 4-6 or 7-12. For easy use, the lessons in each volume follow a uniform format, including titles, behavioral objective, and simple 8-step lesson plan. The lesson activities and worksheets are based on real-life situations and help build students' self-esteem, self-control, and respect for the rights of others. |
Social Skills Training for Children and Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome and Social-Communications Problems
 | Author: Jed Baker ISBN:193128220X Publication Date:2003-05-21 List Price:$44.95 Lowest New Price:$26.26 Rank:27251 Average Rating:4.5 Out of 5 Number of Reviews:11 | Description: In this book, the author translates years of experience working with students with Asperger Syndrome and social-communication difficulties. The essence of this resource: 70 of the skills that most commonly cause difficulty for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and social-communication problems. Each skill is presented with a reproducible skill handout, as well as activity sheets listing ways teachers and parents can demonstrate, practice and reinforce the skill in the classroom and at home. |
Skills for Direct Practice in Social Work
 | Author: Ruth R. Middleman ISBN:0231055099 Publication Date:1990-04-15 List Price:$36.00 Lowest New Price:$26.27 Rank:38154 Average Rating:4.5 Out of 5 Number of Reviews:2 | Description: Thoroughly examines sixty-three fundamental skills needed by social workers dealing with individuals and groups. Middleman and Wood define the skills, illustrate them in vignettes, and relate them to pertinent literature. |
Social Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs (Jossey-Bass Teacher)
 | Author: Darlene Mannix ISBN:0470259361 Publication Date:2009-02-09 List Price:$29.95 Lowest New Price:$17.54 Rank:34329 Average Rating:4.5 Out of 5 Number of Reviews:6 | Description: A flexible, ready-to-use activities program to help special students in grades 6-12 The updated new edition of this valuable resource offers an exciting collection of 200 ready-to-use worksheets to help adolescents build the social skills they need to interact effectively with others and learn how to apply these skills to various real-life settings, situations, and problems. The book provides 20 complete teaching units focusing on 20 basic social skills, such as being a good listener, "reading" other people, and using common sense. Darlene Mannix, MA (La Porte, IN), has 26 years of experience as a classroom teacher and is the bestselling author of numerous books for special educators, including Social Skills Activities for Special Children (978-0-87628-868-9), Life Skills Activities for Special Children (978-0-87628-547-3), Writing Skills Activities for Special Children (978-0-7879-7884-6), and Character Building Activities for Kids (978-0-13-042585-0). |
Social Work Skills Demonstrated: Beginning Direct Practice CD-ROM, Text-Workbook and Website (2nd Edition)
 | Author: Linda K. Cummins ISBN:0205406106 Publication Date:2005-08-28 List Price:$86.20 Lowest New Price:$72.40 Rank:100607 Average Rating:2.5 Out of 5 Number of Reviews:3 | Description: The second edition of this widely popular CD-ROM with manual can be used to either teach or to review essential social work skills using the latest technology available. Designed as a practical guide to teaching basic counseling skills, the CD-ROM contains video segments demonstrating four different, culturally diverse social worker-client interactions. Students can view the video, stop the action and respond to questions, look up references, or obtain more in-depth information about each skill segment. Common pitfalls for each skill set are noted, as well as examples of appropriate and inappropriate uses of skills and outcomes. Social work values are discussed in the CD-ROM, as well as communication concepts and principles, interviewing and problem-solving skills, and more. The accompanying student manual allows the student to take notes and complete written exercises about the skills demonstrated. It also includes a new chapter on cultural competence and additional information on ecological perspective and systems theory. |
The Social Skills Picture Book Teaching play, emotion, and communication to children with autism
 | Author: Jed Baker ISBN:1885477910 Publication Date:2003-04-16 List Price:$39.95 Lowest New Price:$24.96 Rank:11912 Average Rating:4.5 Out of 5 Number of Reviews:41 | Description: Seeing is learning. Dr. Jed Baker embraces this philosophy in this a dynamic teaching tool that engages the attention and motivation of students who need a little extra help learning appropriate social skills by using pictures of children mastering skills such as communication, play, emotion, and empathy. |
Social Skills Activities for Special Children (J-B Teacher)
 | Author: Darlene Mannix ISBN:0470259353 Publication Date:2008-12-15 List Price:$29.95 Lowest New Price:$17.31 Rank:56440 Average Rating:4.0 Out of 5 Number of Reviews:16 | Description: A flexible, ready-to-use program to help special students in grades K-5 learn appropriate ways to behave among others The revised and updated second edition of this bestselling resource book provides ready-to-use lessons--complete with reproducible worksheets--to help children become aware of acceptable social behavior and develop proficiency in acquiring basic social skills. The book is organized around three core areas crucial to social development in the primary grades: Accepting Rules and Authority at School, Relating to Peers, and Developing Positive Social Skills. Each lesson places a specific skill within the context of real-life situations, giving teachers a means to guide students to think about why the social skill is important. The hands-on activity that accompanies each lesson helps students to work through, think about, discuss, and practice the skill in or outside of the classroom. |
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