Originally published: West Nyack, N.Y. : Center for Applied Research in Education, c1998.

Includes index.

About This Book iii About the Author iii Preface xv Part I: Personality Traits: What Are You Like? 1 Chapter 1 Investigating Personality Traits 7 Skill 1: Identifying the Big Five Personality Traits 8 Worksheet 1: Are You Honest? 9 Worksheet 2: Are You Kind? 10 Worksheet 3: Are You Trustworthy? 12 Worksheet 4: Are You Friendly? 13 Worksheet 5: Are You Hardworking? 14 Skill 2: Identifying Yourself on Common Personality Traits: How You Function in a Group Setting 16 Worksheet 6: Lead or Follow 18 Worksheet 7: Micromanage or Let Go 19 Worksheet 8: Working Alone or with Others 20 Worksheet 9: Introduce New Ideas or Wait to Be Asked 22 Worksheet 10: Accept or Resent Criticism 23 Skill 3: Identifying Yourself on Common Personality Traits: How You Organize Things 24 Worksheet 11: Visually in Place or Looks Chaotic 26 Worksheet 12: Big Picture or Detail-Oriented 28 Worksheet 13: Planner or Spontaneous 29 Worksheet 14: Own or Delegate 30 Worksheet 15: Ask for Help or Figure It Out 31 Skill 4: Identifying Yourself on Common Personality Traits: How You Make Decisions 32 Worksheet 16: Quick Decision or Think It Over 34 Worksheet 17: Regret Mistakes or Accept and Move On 36 Worksheet 18: Get Advice or Make a Good Guess 37 Worksheet 19: Weigh Pros and Cons or Go with Gut 38 Worksheet 20: Opportunities or Disasters 39 Skill 5: Identifying Yourself on Common Personality Traits: Your General Demeanor/What You’re Mostly Like 40 Worksheet 21: Outgoing or Quiet 42 Worksheet 22: Open to New Ideas or Prefer the Familiar 44 Worksheet 23: Creative or Structural Thinker 45 Worksheet 24: Hold Grudges or Quick to Forgive 46 Worksheet 25: Sensitive to Others or Not into Feelings 47 Chapter 2 Putting It All Together 49 Worksheet 26: Verifying Your Responses 52 Worksheet 27: Your Personality Profile 54 Worksheet 28: Why Personality Matters 55 Worksheet 29: Job/Task Match with Your Personality 56 Worksheet 30: Can You Change Your Personality? 57 Part II: Learning Basic Social Skills 59 Chapter 3 Skills to Make a Good Impression 65 Skill 6: Making a Good First Impression 66 Worksheet 31: What Is a Good Impression? 68 Worksheet 32: Your Appearance 69 Worksheet 33: Your Attitude 71 Worksheet 34: Getting Prepared 72 Worksheet 35: Asking Appropriate Questions 73 Worksheet 36: Pleasantries or Short Conversations 75 Worksheet 37: Voice Volume and Tone 76 Worksheet 38: Using Appropriate Language 78 Worksheet 39: Just Answer the Question! 79 Worksheet 40: Introducing Yourself 81 Skill 7: Being Aware of Your Behavior 83 Worksheet 41: Blending in with a Group 85 Worksheet 42: Behaviors That You Can’t Help 86 Worksheet 43: Neutral Behavior 87 Worksheet 44: Invading Personal Space 88 Worksheet 45: Repeating Yourself 90 Worksheet 46: Being Bossy 91 Worksheet 47: Refusing to Be Social 92 Skill 8: Being a Good Listener 94 Worksheet 48: Identifying a Good Listener 96 Worksheet 49: How to Be a Good Listener 98 Worksheet 50: Important Listening Situations 100 Worksheet 51: What Problems Do You See? 101 Worksheet 52: Remembering Things About Others 103 Chapter 4 Skills for Self-Improvement 105 Skill 9: Having a Good Sense of Humor 106 Worksheet 53: Benefits of a Sense of Humor 107 Worksheet 54: Creating Humor Appropriately 108 Worksheet 55: Easing Tension with Humor 109 Worksheet 56: Laughing WITH, not Laughing AT 110 Worksheet 57: Using Humor to Include Others 112 Skill 10: Communicating 113 Worksheet 58: Expressing Yourself with Words 115 Worksheet 59: Waiting Before Responding 117 Worksheet 60: Avoiding Getting Upset 119 Worksheet 61: Public Versus Private Conversations 120 Worksheet 62: Controlling Your Feelings 121 Skill 11: Standing Up for Yourself 122 Worksheet 63: That’s Not Right! 123 Worksheet 64: Why Do You Think That Way? 125 Worksheet 65: What’s the Problem? 126 Skill 12: Making Good Decisions 127 Worksheet 66: Questions to Ask Yourself 130 Worksheet 67: A Decision-Making Chart 132 Worksheet 68: What Decision Needs to Be Made? 133 Worksheet 69: When You Need More Information 135 Worksheet 70: Head Versus Heart Decisions 137 Worksheet 71: Not Everything Is a Crisis 139 Worksheet 72: What Is Common Sense? 140 Worksheet 73: Looking for Clues 141 Worksheet 74: Using Your Common Sense 142 Chapter 5 Skills for Interacting with Others 143 Skill 13: Knowing What’s Expected 144 Worksheet 75: A New Kind of Reading 146 Worksheet 76: Clueing into Others’ Moods 147 Worksheet 77: Knowing What to Expect: People 149 Worksheet 78: Knowing What to Expect: Situations 150 Worksheet 79: Knowing What to Expect: Tasks 151 Worksheet 80: Knowing What to Expect: Commonsense Clues 152 Skill 14: Negotiating or Compromising 153 Worksheet 81: Negotiation as a Social Skill 156 Worksheet 82: You Can’t Always Have Your Own Way 158 Worksheet 83: Situations to Negotiate 159 Worksheet 84: Things That Aren’t Negotiable 160 Worksheet 85: Practice Negotiating 161 Worksheet 86: Introduction to a Different Viewpoint 162 Worksheet 87: Identifying Different Points of View 163 Worksheet 88: Changing Your Situation, Changing Your Opinion 164 Worksheet 89: What Are Your Opinions? 166 Worksheet 90: Being Open to New Things 167 Skill 15: Making Others Feel Comfortable 169 Worksheet 91: Embarrassing Moments for Others 171 Worksheet 92: Helping Others Through Stressful or Uncomfortable Situations 172 Worksheet 93: Things to Beware Of! 173 Worksheet 94: Being Happy/Sad/Sharing Emotions with Others 174 Worksheet 95: Avoiding Hot Topics 176 Worksheet 96: When NOT to Be Social 177 Skill 16: Recognizing Interactions That May Not Be for You 178 Worksheet 97: Everybody’s Doing It 181 Worksheet 98: Positive and Negative Peer Pressure 182 Worksheet 99: When There’s a Conflict 184 Worksheet 100: Resisting Negative Pressure 186 Worksheet 101: Asking for Too Much Information 187 Worksheet 102: Rude Behavior of Others 188 Part III: Applying Social Skills in Life Situations 189 Chapter 6 Using Social Skills at Home 193 Worksheet 103: Getting Along with Parents 197 Worksheet 104: Getting Along with Siblings 198 Worksheet 105: Balancing Responsibilities and Desires 199 Worksheet 106: Intrusions on Privacy 200 Worksheet 107: Handling a Divorce or Family Split 202 Worksheet 108: Living with Abusive or Dysfunctional Family Members 204 Worksheet 109: Spending Quality Time with Your Family 205 Worksheet 110: Learning About Your Family 207 Worksheet 111: Becoming Independent 208 Worksheet 112: Forgiving Others 209 Worksheet 113: Family Pride 211 Chapter 7 Using Social Skills at School 213 Worksheet 114: Getting Along with Teachers and Other Authority Figures 218 Worksheet 115: Managing a Social Life 220 Worksheet 116: Asking for Help 222 Worksheet 117: Eating Lunch Alone 224 Worksheet 118: Failing Classes 226 Worksheet 119: Discipline Problems 227 Worksheet 120: Intimidation from Other Students 228 Worksheet 121: Developing a Bad Attitude Toward School 229 Worksheet 122: Extracurricular Activities 230 Worksheet 123: Giving Extra Effort Toward Excellence 231 Worksheet 124: Work-Study Options 232 Worksheet 125: School Safety 233 Worksheet 126: Remote Learning 234 Chapter 8 Using Social Skills at Work 237 Worksheet 127: Getting Along with Your Supervisor 242 Worksheet 128: Getting Along with Coworkers 244 Worksheet 129: Is This the Right Job for You? 245 Worksheet 130: Understanding the Skills Required for the Job 247 Worksheet 131: Developing Good Work Habits 248 Worksheet 132: Following Instructions 249 Worksheet 133: Dealing with Complaining Customers 250 Worksheet 134: Being Resourceful 251 Worksheet 135: Taking Initiative for Promotion 252 Worksheet 136: Dealing with Sick Days 254 Worksheet 137: When Your Boss Is Wrong 256 Chapter 9 Using Social Skills with Peers 257 Worksheet 138: Is This a Good Friend? 262 Worksheet 139: Ways to Make Friends 263 Worksheet 140: Are You a Good Friend? 264 Worksheet 141: Why We Want Friends 265 Worksheet 142: Respecting Others as Individuals 266 Worksheet 143: Taking Advantage of Social Opportunities 267 Worksheet 144: Feeling Outcast 268 Worksheet 145: When a Friend Is in Trouble 269 Worksheet 146: Misunderstandings 270 Worksheet 147: Using Social Media Positively 271 Worksheet 148: Types of Bullying 272 Worksheet 149: Cyberbullying Responses 273 Worksheet 150: Responding to Bullying 275 Worksheet 151: Making Friends Online 276 Chapter 10 Using Social Skills in the Community 277 Worksheet 152: Respecting the Property of Others 280 Worksheet 153: Demonstrating Good Manners Toward Others 281 Worksheet 154: Respecting Community Authority Figures 282 Worksheet 155: Being Aware of Local Issues 283 Worksheet 156: Supporting Efforts to Improve the Community 284 Worksheet 157: Dealing with Unhelpful People 286 Worksheet 158: Helping in Your Community 288 Worksheet 159: Showing Respect to Older People 289 Worksheet 160: Welcoming Visitors to Your Community 292 Chapter 11 Using Social Skills in Leisure Settings 293 Worksheet 161: A Few of Your Favorite Things 295 Worksheet 162: Unwritten Rules 296 Worksheet 163: Inviting Others to Join In 301 Worksheet 164: Dealing with Social Anxiety 304 Worksheet 165: Special Events 307 Worksheet 166: Popular Leisure Activities for Teens 309 Chapter 12 What Others Need to Know 311 Worksheet 167: Treating Others with Kindness 313 Worksheet 168: Treating Others with Respect 315 Worksheet 169: Treating Others with Patience 316 Worksheet 170: Sharing Your Skills and Influence 318

"Social Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs, 3E offers an exciting collection of over 200 ready-to-use worksheets to help adolescents with special needs build the social skills they need to understand themselves socially and to interact effectively with others in various settings. The book is organized into three main sections: (1) Understanding Yourself and Your Personality Traits (about 25 lessons), (2) Learning About Basic Social Skills (e.g. making a good impression, standing up for yourself, controlling emotions, understanding another's point of view) (about 25 skills, 125 worksheets), and (3) Applying Social Skills (e.g. reacting to routine and unusual situations across all settings (about 85 worksheets). The activities can be completed sequentially if desired, or specific lessons/worksheets can be selected and used for whatever situation or setting is needed"-- Provided by publisher.

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