1. Week 1 Agenda Lesson 1-Introduction Social Skills Overview
Lesson 2-Active Listening
Lesson 3-Asking Questions
Lesson 4-Giving Feedback
Lesson 5-Knowing Your Feelings

2. Lesson 1 –
Introduction

3. Thinking Controls Behavior
By taking charge of our thinking we can take control of our lives

4. 3 Key Types of Skills
Cognitive Self Change - Paying attention to the thoughts and feelings that go on inside of us to avoid the kinds of thoughts and feelings that lead us to trouble
Social Skills – Behaviors or abilities we use in situations that involve other people
Problem Solving Skills – Skills to help us make better choices

5. Cognitive Restructuring
External Behaviors
Actions
Thoughts/Perceptions
Feelings
Attitudes/Beliefs
Internal Behaviors

6. Thinking For A Change I
will
decide
I am
My own
authority

7. Social Skills:
Overview

8. Social Skills
Social Skills are the skills we use when we deal with other people
Good social skills help get us what we want; maximizing positive responses, and minimizing negative responses from other people 8

9. Lesson 2 –
Social Skill
Active Listening

10. Active Listening - Definition
An active way of hearing what the other person is saying to you 10

11. Active Listening-Skill Steps
1. Look at the person who is talking
2. Think about what is being said
3. Wait your turn to talk
4. Say what you want to say 11

12. Lesson 3 –
Social Skill
Asking Questions

13. Asking Questions - Definition
You want to get more information about something that is important to you
Examples –
Directions for something
More information
Clarification about an assignment ? 13

14. ? Asking Questions 1. Decide what you would like to know more about
2. Decide whom to ask
3. Think about different ways to ask your question. Pick one way
4. Pick the right time and place to ask your question
5. Ask your question ? 14

15. Lesson 4 –
Social Skill
Giving Feedback

16. Giving Feedback - Definition
A way for you to provide information to another person in an objective, non-threatening way about what you think or feel concerning what he or she has said or done 16

17. Giving Feedback
Decide if you want to provide objective information to someone about his/her behavior, thoughts, or feelings.
Decide what kind of information you wish to provide.
Think about different ways to give the information. Pick one way.
Pick the right time and place to give feedback.
Give the other person the information in an objective manner. 17

18. Lesson 5
Social Skill
Knowing Your Feelings

19. Knowing Your Feelings - Definition
Steps we use to tune
into what is going on
inside of us that make
us think or act in a
certain way. 19

20. Knowing Your Feelings
1. Tune in to what is going on in your body that helps you know what you are feeling.
2. Decide what happened to make you feel that way.
3. Decide what you could call the feeling. 20

21. ? Mental Toolbox Listening Asking Questions Giving Feedback
Knowing Your Feelings ?

22. Homework