1. Alex Kelly Ltd Alex Kelly

2. Alex Kelly Ltd  Speech and Language Therapist  23 years in NHS  13 years in Hampshire  8 years managing SLT services  Set up Alex Kelly Ltd in 2007

3. Alex Kelly Ltd  Training and consultancy in social skills around the UK and abroad  Schools - provider of SLT into 10 local special schools and 17 mainstream schools  Speaking Space – Day Service for adults with LD or autism

4. Alex Kelly Ltd

9. What do we see?...

10. Alex Kelly Ltd Non verbal behaviour Verbal behaviour Body LanguageConversational skills The way we talk

11. Alex Kelly Ltd

15. What are the keys to a successful approach?

16. Alex Kelly Ltd 1. Assessment 1. Assessment … knowing where to start 2. Intervention 2. Intervention … knowing how to teach social skills 3. Evaluation 3. Evaluation … being able to assess whether you have been effective

17. Alex Kelly Ltd 1. Assessment 1. Assessment … knowing where to start 2. Intervention 2. Intervention … knowing how to teach social skills 3. Evaluation 3. Evaluation … being able to assess whether you have been effective

18. Alex Kelly Ltd The hierarchical approach

19. Alex Kelly Ltd 1. Self awareness & self esteem 2. Nonverbal communication 3. Verbal communication 4. Friendship skills 5. Assertiveness

20. Alex Kelly Ltd

21. BEHAVIOUR… 1. BEHAVIOUR… what is it?. RULES… 2. RULES… what are they? MOTIVATION… 3. MOTIVATION… what is it? STRATEGY… 4. STRATEGY… which is the best to use?

22. Alex Kelly Ltd Step 1

23. Alex Kelly Ltd “Behaviour is not the issue” or “Tell me that if I hit people, I can’t go trampolining, because I value trampolining more so I won’t hit them” Roz Blackburn

24. Alex Kelly Ltd Step 2

25. Alex Kelly Ltd Step 3

26. Alex Kelly Ltd Step 4

27. Alex Kelly Ltd

36.  Some children will need help to learn social skills

37. Alex Kelly Ltd “I can only know what I am told or taught or shown” and “I can play the social game but only when I have been taught” and “social skills are rules and we thrive on rules!”

38. Alex Kelly Ltd  Developing social skills will also help children to develop healthy peer relationships

39. Alex Kelly Ltd  Use a hierarchical approach to teaching social skills

40. Alex Kelly Ltd  Use the environment and other people to back up what is being taught

41. Alex Kelly Ltd  Have fun!

42. Alex Kelly Ltd alex@alexkelly.biz www.alexkelly.biz 02380 987134