SOCIAL SKILLS using Play Therapy to remediate social skills deficits Tali Arieff, LCSW Tali Arieff, LCSW 917-923-1540
Social Skills - Empathy - Conversation Skills - Ability to Navigate Social Settings - Impulse Control and Emotional Self-Regulation - Confidence - Ability to form friendships - Personal care and hygiene - Assertiveness - Bullying - Classrooms - Group Dynamics - One-on-one skills Tali Arieff, LCSW 917-923-1540
Etiology of Social Skills Deficits - A mental health diagnosis such as ADHD, ODD, ASD - Poor modeling - Receptive/ expressive language deficits - Skills learning deficit - Behavioral issues - Low self-esteem - Lack of opportunities for social learning Tali Arieff, LCSW 917-923-1540
Theoretical Framework - Alfred Adler - Albert Bandura Tali Arieff, LCSW 917-923-1540
Strategies and Interventions Tali Arieff, LCSW 917-923-1540
Play Therapy - Interpretive - Jungian - Role Playing - Use of Self Tali Arieff, LCSW 917-923-1540
Frank Gresham - competencies - can't vs. won't - rating scales Tali Arieff, LCSW 917-923-1540
Michelle Garcia Winner - socially speaking - skills training - books, toys, games - being a social detective Tali Arieff, LCSW 917-923-1540
Second Step - card with picture and questions - role playing - empathy training - emotional self - regulation - problem solving Tali Arieff, LCSW 917-923-1540
Bibliotherapy - Frances series - Franklin series - King of the Playground - Berenstain Bears series - A Bad Case of Stripes Tali Arieff, LCSW 917-923-1540
Workbooks, Worksheets, and Activities - 101 Ways to Teach Children Social Skills, by Lawrence E. Shapiro - My Mouth is a Volcano Activity and Idea Book, by Julia Cook and Carrie Hartman - Internet worksheets Tali Arieff, LCSW 917-923-1540
DBT technique A Forums - group therapy - Individual Tali Arieff, LCSW 917-923-1540
Thank you to… Allan Gonsher, LCSW RPT-S of Kids inc Yisroel Karp, LCSW and Pirchi Alpert, LCSW of CounterForce Chana Sternglantz, Magical Touch Graphics (646)244-8652 or magicaltouchgraphics@gmail.com The children and parents who have trusted me.