Social Skills Games for Children

Deborah M. Plummer
Foreword by Professor Jannet Wright
Illustrated by Jane Serrurier

Paperback: £15.99 / $29.95

2008, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 176pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-617-3, BIC 2: JNSL JKSN YXL

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Foreword by Professor Jannet Wright, De Montfort University. Part One: Theoretical and Practical Background. 1. Introduction. 2. Understanding Social Skills. 3. Why Use Games to Support Social Skills? 4. Structuring the Emotional Environment. 5. Transfer and Maintenance of Skills. 6. Self-reflection and Self-care. Bibliography. References. Part Two: Games for Social Skills. 7. Non-competitive Ways to Choose Groups and Group Leaders. 8. Getting to Know Each Other: Warm-ups and Ice-breakers. 9. Staying on Track: Self-awareness and Self-control. 10. Tuning in: Exploring Effective Listening and Effective Observation. 11. More than Just Talking: Communication Skills. 12. You and Me: Exploring Feelings and Developing Empathy. 13. You and Me Together: Building Co-operation and Negotiation Skills. 14. Got It!: Solving Problems in Group Interactions. 15. Wind Down and Celebrations. Appendix. Subject Index. Author Index. Acknowledgements.

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Author information

• Deborah M. Plummer
• Jane Serrurier

Subject areas

• Education
• Arts Therapies
• Health, Social Work and Social Care
• Psychiatry and Psychology

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Keywords

• child protection,
• child psychology,
• children,
• counselling,
• education,
• educational psychology,
• play therapy,
• psychiatry,
• self esteem,
• social skills

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