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SS-49 Alex J. Parker, Ph.D. The How Rude! Handbook of Friendship & Dating for Teens. Free Spirit Publishing
Is there a proper way to make new friends? How can you show a girl (or guy) that you like her (or him)? This riotous
guide teaches teens the basics of polite behavior with friends and more-than-friends.
SS-48 Alex J. Parker, Ph.D. The How Rude! Handbook of School Manners for Teens. Free Spirit Publishing Inc.
What counts as rude behavior in school? What can you do when a teacher is rude? School can be cruel. Here's sound
advice (touched with humor) for teens who want to make it more bearable.
SS-47 Alex J. Parker, Ph.D. The How Rude! Handbook of Family Manners for Teens. Free Spirit Publishing Inc.
This book covers the basics of creating the civilized home - a place where people talk instead of yell, pick up after themselves,
respect each other, fight fair, and don't hog the bathroom. Tips also cover the blended and extended family, with special
advice for teens whose parents are divorced.
SS-46 Alex J. Parker, Ph.D. How Rude! Free Spirit Publishing Inc.
An etiquette book that teens will want to read - because it keeps them laughing, doesn't preach, and deals with
issues they care about. "How Rude!" guides readers through the world of manners from A ("Applause") to Z ("Zits").
Serious and hilarious!
SS-45 Be Cool: Losing It! Series. Module 1: Disrespect Part 1. James Stanfield Publishing Company, Inc.
SS-45A Module 2: Disrespect Part 2.
SS-45B Module 3: Failure/Frustration.
SS-45C Module 4: Rejection.
"Instead of losing it, students will learn how to talk themselves out of it"! Upper elementary and middle school.
SS-44 Be Cool: Coping With Difficult People. Module 1: Coping with Teasing. James Stanfield Publishing Company
SS-44A Module 2: Coping with Anger.
SS-44B Module 3: Coping with Criticism.
SS-44C Module 4: Coping with Bullying.
This is a 4 module video series. This series describes techniques for managing some of the most common and difficult
interpersonal behaviors faced by teens and adolescents.
SS-43 TASSE, Marc J.; HAVERCAMP, Susan M.; REISS, Steven. Home of Your Own. James Stanfield
Publishing Company, Inc.
Cooperative Living Training Program. 32 video scenarios illustrate classic interpersonal conflicts....and ways to
solve them. Includes: 1) Borrowing/Lending/Lending Money, 2) Sharing Expenses/Sharing Common Areas, 3)
Community Awareness/Consumer Skills, 4) Conflicts with Strangers & Acquaintances/Conflicts with Housemates/
Conflicts with Staff and Service Providers. Includes: 4 part video set/workbook.
SS-42 DOWNER, Ann M.S.; STANFIELD, James Ed.D. Being With People. James Stanfield Publishing
Company, Inc.
With the "Being with People" series, you'll teach the essential social skills needed to establish positive relations
with friends, dates, housemates, authority figures, strangers, and much more. The complete series contains over
two hours of instructional materials. Includes: 2 video sets/8 videos.
SS-41 Mind Your Manners. James Stanfield Publishing Company, Inc.
Lessons in social conduct. A six-part video series for students with special needs. Most of us have a desire to fit in,
to be accepted and respected by others. Among the Special Needs Population, this desire is particularly strong. With
growing numbers of this population taking their place as fully-functioning members of society, the need grows to learn the
social behaviors that society expects of its members.
SS-40 GUSTAFSON, Ron. Turning a Set-Back into a Come-Back. Ron Gustafson "My Story".
Motivational speaker and business owner Ron "Gus" Gustafson turns his own personal tragedy into triumph.
You'll find his unforgettable message to be humorous, heart-touching and life-changing.
SS-39 Be Cool: "Losing It" Failure/Frustration Module 3. (Grades 4-7) James Stanfield Publishing Company
"Self-Talk" techniques to control impulsive, self-destructive, an violent behavior.
SS-38 First Job Survival Skills: Module 1: the Foundation. James Stanfield Publishing Company, Inc.
Employees will never be scrutinized more closely or judged more quickly than in the first three months on the job.
It is crucial to show your students how important it is that they convey to their employers an enthusiasm for the job
and a dedicated work ethic.
SS-37 Considering Your Options. National Education Association Health Information Network. 1998
This video-based classroom unit is designed to provide teens with information on abstinence and contraceptive
choices. Accompanying the videotape is a comprehensive teacher's discussion guide that gives information on
additional information.
SS-36 TAYLOR, Maris Olivia. The GYN Exam Handbook. James Stanfield Publishing Company, Inc.
An illustrated guide to the gynecologic examination for women with special needs.
SS-35 BREKKE, Beverly. Sexuality Education for Persons with Severe Developmental Disabilities. James
Stanfield Publishing Company, inc.
The first program designed specifically for persons with severe developmental disabilities. This program uses unique
"Right" and "Wrong" icons to nonverbally cue appropriate and inappropriate social/sexual behaviors. 7 slide
program containing over 300 color slides & teacher's guide.
SS-34 Be Cool: Coping with Difficult People Module 1: Coping with Criticism. James Stanfield Publishing Company, Inc.
SS-34A Module 2: Coping with Teasing.
SS-34B Module 3: Coping with Bullying.
SS-34C Module 4: Coping with Anger/Others.
SS-34D Module 5: Coping with Anger/Self.
Upper Elementary Edition.
SS-33 Be Cool Reconciling Differences: Give and Take Basic Negotiation Skills to Resolve Disputes
Module 1: Settling Differences with Peers Using Negotiation Instead of DEMANDS. James
Stanfield Publishing Company, Inc.
SS-33A Module 2: Resolving Conflicts with Peers using Negotiation Instead of INTIMIDATION.
SS-33B Module 3: Settling Differences with Authority Using Negotiation Instead of THREATS.
SS-33C Module 4: Resolving Conflicts with Authority Using Negotiation Instead of INSOLENCE.
This is a 4 module video series. Your students will learn that negotiation, not force or emotional blackmail, is the best
way to obtain what they want from others and the GIVE & TAKE negotiation, a method that emphasizes fairness and
mutual give and take, leads to agreements that develop mutual respect and promote future cooperation.
SS-32 Be Cool Middle School Coping With Difficult People Module 1: Coping with Criticism.
James Stanfield Publishing Company, Inc., 1995
SS-32A Module 2: Coping with Teasing.
SS-32B Module 3: Coping with Bullying.
SS-32C Module 4: Coping with Anger/Others.
SS-32D Module 5: Coping with Anger/Self.
This ia a 5 module video series. This series describes techniques for managing some of the most common and difficult
interpersonal behaviors faced by children and adolescents.
SS-29 Goldman, Linda. Life & Loss - Second Edition. Hawthorne Educational Services, Inc. 1999
This book is written for and about children. It is also written for and about adults who want to help kids work through their issues of loss and grief.
SS-28 Basic Social Skills For Youth. Boys Town Press
A handbook from Boys Town. Learning new social skills is a big part of growing up. This little book will help you get started.
This is the first and only book to focus entirely on adolescent alcohol and other drug use. You will find solid, sensible and practical advice on signs of use, short- and long-term effects of use, and choosing the best treatment. Includes everything from the common myths and misconceptions about addiction to the crucial differences between adult and adolescent dependency.
SS-26 Elkind & Sweet. In Search of Character Video Series. Greystone Educational Materials
In Search of Character spotlights ten core virtues that help teens develop into caring, respectful, responsible people who make choices based on what's right, rather that what's easy. Video 1 - Trustworthiness; Video 2 - Respect; Video 3 - Responsibility; Video 4 - Fairness; Video 5 - Caring; Video 6 - Citizenship; Video 7 - Honesty; Video 8 - Courage; Video 9 - Diligence; Video 10 - Integrity.
SS-25 Sterba, Michael and Dowd, Tom. Treating Youth with DSM-IV Disorders. BoysTown Press, 1998.
A proven teaching approach from BoysTown that enhances the treatment provided to troubled youth by mental health professionals and others.
This book is intended to provide all of the materials and procedures needed to implement an effective social skills training program in a wide variety of settings.
This book introduces the concepts and skills of conflict resolution that can be practiced in the classroom and throughout the school community. This practical resource guide shows educators how to diagnose conflicts, handle difficult confrontations, and implement appropriate mediation and problem-solving strategies.
SS-22 Haugen, Janie. Let's Talk About Life Skills Volume I.
PCI Educational Publishing, 1995.
This volume offers a convenient way to conduct life skills instruction in a
group discussion format. The purpose of this manual is to promote group
discussion so the answers do not have to be exactly as the same as found in
this manual.
Managing Emotions was designed to contain all the essential materials and information necessary to introduce emotions and their management to adolescents and adults with mild developmental and learning disabilities.
New or experienced foster parents as well as grandparents and other relatives caring for a child forced from home by a crisis will find help and hope in this book.
This booklet presents practical approaches to working with students in
vocational settings and provides examples of successful programs and
activities.
This book examines the issues of sexuality surrounding persons with
developmental disabilities.
Blue book only.
This is a flexible program that offers essential skills and strategies for dealing with angry, disruptive behavior while positively affecting and empowering youth. It is a comprehensive, practical approach to classroom management that encourages students to take responsibility for their own behavior.
Program II in the Circle series. Preventing Sexual Abuse of Persons with Special Needs. The Circles: Stop Abuse teaches students to recognize, and therefore influence, the outcome of potentially exploitative situations. Through twelve film dramatizations, a wide range of potentially exploitative situations are illustrated in a non-threatening manner.
This slide or video program helps you show your students characteristics of different relationships and behavior that is appropriate to each. The Supplementary teaching aids will provide everything your students need to develop acceptable social/sexual behavior.
SS-8 Sexuality Education for Persons With Severe Developmental Disabilities. James Stanfield Company, Inc.
The first program designed specifically for persons with severe developmental disabilities. This program uses unique "RIGHT" and "WRONG" icons to nonverbally cue appropriate and inappropriate behaviors. Part 1: Parts of the Male Body; Part 2: Parts of the Female Body; Part 3: Appropriaate Social Behavior - Male; Part 4: Appropriate Social Behavior - Female; Part 5: Menstruation; Part 6: Medical Examination - Male; Part 7: Medical Examination - Female. Includes: 7 slide programs containing over 300 color slides and teacher's guide.
SS-7 Janet's Got Her Period. James Stanfield Company, Inc.
Gives training in menstrual self-care for girls and young women with severe developmental disabilities. Assists your female students in achieving maximum independence in their menstrual self-care.
SS-6 The GYN Exam. James Stanfield Company, Inc.
The GYN Exam Handbook and Video illustrates the essential procedures of a GYN or pelvic examination. As your students see Gemma going through the exam with confidence and ease, they will become less apprehensive about the procedure and more likely to actively promote their own feminine health care needs.
SS-5 Growing Up Fast: A Guide to Unplanned Parenthood. Cambridge Educational
This set of two 30 minute DVDs explores the reason so many teenagers get pregnant, finding a doctor, prenatal care, practical diet, exercise, and childbirth classes. They give advice on adjusting to the baby, assuming responsibility, continuing education, finding help, and managing finances.
SS-4 Schmidt, John J., Ed.D. Making & Keeping Friends. (grades 4-8) BoysTown Press, 1997
Here is a unique, ready-to-use sequential activities program to help counselors and teachers of grades 4-8 teach students how to make and keep friends - now and throughout their lives - as they learn about themselves, about others, and about the nature of friendships.
SS-3A Medhus, Dr. Elias. Raising Children who Think for Themselves. BoysTown Press, 2001
Filled with real-life examples, this book, 1) identifies the five essential equalities of self-directed children, 2) outlines the seven strategies necessary for parents to develop these qualities in their children, 3) addresses nearly one hundred child-rearing challenges - from body piercing to whining wars - and offers solutions to help encourage self-direction.<o:p></o:p>
SS-3 Bachel, Beverly K. What Do You Really Want? A Guide for Teens. BoysTown Press, 2001
Have you ever wondered why some people accomplish more than others? It's not because they're smarter or more talented. It's because they know how to set and reach goals. Read this book, do the exercises, make a plan, and you will, too.
SS-2 Mannix, Darlene. Social Skills Activities for secondary students with special needs. BoysTown Press, 1998
Over 180 ready-to-use worksheets to help students learn basic social skills and how to apply them to home, school, work, among peers, and in the community.
This program can be used as a stand-alone program or
integrated into an existing sex education curriculum. However, before
introducing the program to students, it's is essential to carefully review the
material. Not all illustrations will be appropriate for every student.
Accordingly, included are cover-up stickers so you can edit contents at your
discretion. Parental approval may also be considered.
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