Jeffrey E. Jessum, Ph.D., has spent the past 15 years working with children and families in hospitals, mental health facilities, schools, private practice and the community, with a primary emphasis on social skills training and education.
"Diary of a Social Detective is a wonderful and unique book. It
will make a great addition to any social skills program striving to
teach social cognition to youth on the autism spectrum. In
particular, the social mysteries presented in the book, and the
systematic process provided to solve them, how great promise in our
efforts to effectively teach perspective taking, social problem
solving and knowledge of social rules. I am looking forward to
adding it to our intervention tool chest at the Social Skills
Research Center." Scott Bellini, Ph.D., HSPP, director, Social
Skills Research Center, research and clinical director, Indiana
Resource Center for Autism; author of award-winning Building Social
Relationships
"Engaging! Charming! Funny! Wise! Just 'naughty' enough for all
kids to become hooked on how Johnny the Strange turned into Johnny
the Smooth. A must-read for children with social struggles. While
enjoying a good story, children learn how to reflect upon
themselves as they observe others; how to read body languages and
social cues; how to deal with bullies and loudmouths. Most
importantly, kid are taught to take responsibility for their impact
on others." - Terry Mark-Tarlow, Ph.D., author of Psyche's Veil:
Psychotherapy, Fractals and Complexity and Creativity Inside
Out
"This witty, captivating set of social mystery cases is interactive
and full of interesting and help-ful information. Readers can try
to solve the cases tight along with Johnny, the clever social
detec-tive. Written for youth, this book is a great tool for any
child who struggles to relate with peers." - Judith Coucouvanis,
MA, PMJ-IC 5-BC, University of Michigan; author of Super Skills:
Social Skills Group Program for Children with Autism and
award-winning The Potty Journey: Guide to Toilet Training Children
with Special Needs
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