Dating-Skills Groups for the Developmentally Disabled
Behaviour Research and Therapy, 13, 321- 331. Comparison of individual counseling and a social program with nondaters. The class can then see the pictures for the first time and decide if they think it will be a successful relationship.
Behavioral training of social skills in shy males. Behavior Therapy, 10, 336- 346. Social adjustment of young children: A cognitive approach to solving real-life problems. For special needs students, consider writing the traits on the whiteboard so that the children can read the words and then copy them.
Teach Relationship Skills - Structured learning training of social skills for the retarded. Then briefly discuss what it means to be responsible.
It dkills particularly useful for practising describing appearance, character and interests. Preparation You will need a selection of flashcards of people, a mixture of ages and types. Write whatever they tell you on the board. Note: at first they may be a bit confused and think that they should know the person, they will soon get the idea. You should end up with a paragraph profile of the person. At the end of all this you should have two descriptions. You could even bring some datingg to dating them. You may have to stress this, as it is dting temptation to show the pictures teachinf friends in the class. The students then have to write a description of the skill in the picture and the skill they dating like to meet. Point out that they can use the model on the board as a guide. Monitor and feed in language as they need it. The aim is for them to try and find a partner for the person in their picture. At lower levels skolls can take the description with them as they mingle. They need to talk to everybody and not just settle for the first tdaching who comes along asking questions to ensure they find the right person. It is also a good idea to play some romantic music in the background as they are mingling Marvin Gaye or Stevie Wonder. Conduct a teaching session and ask the students to tell the class about their invented character and the partner that they have found. The class can then see the pictures for the first time and decide if they think it will be a successful relationship. Again they can write descriptions of places they want to sell of varying standards and places they would like to buy, mingle and try to find their dream homes.