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Talkabout

A Social Communication Skills Package
By Alex Kelly
Series: Talkabout
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Talkabout is a practical manual designed as a comprehensive social skills programme, ideal for Speech and Language Therapists and professionals supporting individuals with special needs. Featuring over 60 adaptable activities, it covers body language, conversation, assertiveness and group cohesion, suitable for children, adolescents and adults. The book also includes assessment tools and downloadable handouts, complementing the internationally acclaimed Talkabout series.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book is essential for Speech and Language Therapists, educators and professionals working with children, adolescents and adults requiring social skills development, especially those with special needs or social communication challenges.

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Social competence is an essential aspect of our quality of life. This resource includes: over 60 activities to develop social skills in body language, the way we talk, conversations and assertiveness; a short introduction to working with adolescents and adults with social skills difficulties; and, forms and evaluation sheets.

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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).

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Talkabout 2nd Edition is praised for its clear aims and structured approach to social skills, addressing not only what is said but also how it is communicated. Practical examples and visual aids enhance real-life application and learner engagement. The programme supports adolescents with social communication difficulties broadly, beyond just those diagnosed with autism.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781909301542

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 April 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Speechmark Publishing Ltd

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: Primary and secondary education, Professional and scholarly, Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 297.0mm

Weight: 999g

Pages: 336

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Alex Kelly Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Non-Fiction Series: Talkabout

About the Author

Alex Kelly is a speech and language therapist who specialises in working with children and adults who have low self esteem, and difficulty with their social skills and friendship skills. She spent 23 years working as a speech and language therapist in the NHS but now runs her own company - Alex Kelly Ltd. She provides social skills training and consultancy to schools and organisations across the UK and overseas. Her company also provides speech and language therapy in a number of schools in the south of England and 'Speaking Space' - a day service for adults with an intellectual disability and autism.

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