TEACHING
KIDS THE
HOW & WHY
OF SOCIAL
SKILLS
Stacey Cornberg, BA BEd OCT
Social Cognitive Therapist
60 Vivaldi Drive
Thornhill, Ontario L4J 8Z4
DOES YOUR
CHILD HAVE:
• Asperger Syndrome?
• High Functioning Autism
Spectrum Disorder?
• ADHD?
• A Learning Disability?
• Gifted Abilities?
• Challenges With Social
Relationships?
647.295.0169
[email protected]
GIVE SOCIAL COGNITIVE
THERAPY A TRY!
WHAT IS IT?
WILL IT HELP IN SCHOOL?
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Social Cognitive Therapy (SCT) explicitly
teaches people who have not naturally
acquired social skills to understand how
and why the social world works.
Yes! Many of our students are extremely
intelligent, but their social deficits can lead to
academic problems. Lessons closely related
to school work include:
It uses various methods and materials, in
particular Social Thinking® as developed by
M.G. Winner. Our goal is to build a strong
social foundation so that the student can both
give and receive social cues appropriately.
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SCT is effective from pre-school ages to
adulthood. We use fun lessons, activities, games,
and role playing with specific vocabulary to break
down and directly teach what most people do
intuitively in all social settings.
Social concepts are taught at a deep practical
level, becoming second nature so that
students can apply them to real life situations.
Clarifying needs and asking for help
Seeing the big picture
Organizing and project planning
Decision making
Reading comprehension
Improving handwriting skills
Some topics include:
• Expected and unexpected behaviour in
a group
• Our behaviour impacts on the feelings of
those around us
• Listening with our whole body
(reduces jumping, flapping, finger twisting)
• Why is eye contact so important?
• Taking the perspective of someone else
A SOCIAL SUCCESS
PROGRAM FOR KIDS...
• Personal problem solving and managing
emotions
• What are other people thinking, imagining
or wondering?
• Observing others and reading their emotions
• Body language versus spoken language
WHY CHOOSE TO WORK
WITH ME?
• Professional development in the US by
the leader in this field
• Qualified teacher with a BA in psychology
• Customized lesson plan based on
individual assessment
• Practical goal-oriented approach
• Enjoyable sessions with results that
you’ll notice
• Literal language and figures of speech
• Conversation building
• Keeping others thinking positively about us