SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE SKILLS (books & games)

by Berthold Berg, Ph.D. Here is an ideal way to help children acquire social skills. This appealing board game teaches children attitudes and behav...

Grades: 5-12. Divided into five sections, this book focuses on such social skills as effective communication, conflict resolution styles, interpers...

Ages: 12-Adult. These cards are designed to help group members express important personal thoughts and feelings about effective and ineffective soc...

by Berthold Berg, Ph.D. The Social Skills Workbook is full of exercises that reinforce concepts introduced in therapy. By practicing self-talk, chi...

By Barbara Cooper MPS, Nancy Widdows MS. Making friends is a skill like any other-there are rules to follow, ways to measure your progress, and re...

Ages: 8-12. By Hennie Shore. Teaching children to think before they act is an important part of working with active, impulsive children. With this ...

Players are dealt Stop, Relax and Think cards and also Stressed Out, Confused, and Discouraged cards. As they acquire more cards, they must choose ...

Dr. Gary has used this game for over twenty-five years and it continues to be one of the most popular games published by Childswork/Childsplay. Now...

This workbook contains more than 60 paper and pencil activities that teach children such important skills as: thinking about consequences, staying ...

First, the bad news: your teenage years are some of the most stressful of your life. Up to 70 percent of teens say they're stressed out, and with p...

By Tom McIntyre, Ph.D.How to Make Good Choices and Stay Out of Trouble (Revised & Updated Edition)This survival guide provides up-to-date infor...

This workbook is based on the work of Richard Gardner, MD, the author of The Talking, Feeling, and Doing Game. The work book addresses 25 common is...

For ages 12 – 18 Addresses personal social, and educational challenges Includes dozens of exercises to reinforce learning Topics include personal...

By: Lucie Hemmen, Ph.D. Teen girls frequently feel pressure and stress from every direction. Having good, healthy relationships with friends they c...

Grade level: 7-12. By Kerry Moles, CSW, illustrated by Amy Leutenberg Brodsky, LISW. This workbook for professionals helps adolescents develop heal...

Here's a great way to help children learn to "read" and understand facial expressions. Particularly useful with youngsters who have Asperger's Synd...

Ages 4-12. A cooperative board game that teaches day-to-day social skills and social awareness. Designed to help children become socially aware of ...

Ages: 8-12. By Hennie Shore. This scriptbook is designed to teach children the skills they need to think about their social behavior, recognize how...

Ages: 7-12. By Lisa M. Schab, LCSW. A book that teaches social skills and social awareness. This workbook is designed to help children learn and pr...

Ages 6-12. By Lawrence E. Shapiro, Ph.D. This card game is designed to simulate a standard 52-card deck - with a twist! Instead of numbered cards, ...

One to six players, age five to nine. Players help each other plant as big a Flower Garden as they can, while helping the Growlies find what they n...