Activities. 1. Introduction 2. Friendships are Relationships 3. Relationship Development Intervention (RDI). Level I: Novice. Stage 1. Attend. Stage 2. Reference. Stage 3. Regulate. Stage 4. Coordinate. Level II: Apprentice. Stage 5. Variation. Stage 6. Transformation. Stage 7. Synchronization. Stage 8. Duets. Level III: Challenger. Stage 9. Collaboration. Stage 10. Improvisation. Stage 11. Co-Creation. Stage 12. Running Mates. Appendix A: Progress Tracking Form. Topic Index for Activities. Levels and Stages of the Complete RDI Program.
Activities for building relationships and improving self regulation, with objectives and evaluation tools
Clinical Psychologists and husband/wife team Steven Gutstein and Rachelle Sheely are founders of the internationally known Connections Center for Relationship Development and the Monarch Therapeutic School. Dr. Gutstein, author of Autism/Aspergers: Solving the Relationship Puzzle and Dr. Sheely, a nationally respected expert in Autism, reside in Houston, Texas with their two daughters Esther and Hannah. Dr. Gutsrein has spent over twenty years as a professor, researcher and clinician, creating powerful tools for social and emotional growth.
The book is applicable for parents of those on the spectrum,
children and adults on the spectrum, teachers, counsellors and
anyone involved with, and wishing to help, those to whom social
skills do not come naturally... The book is divided into sex levels
from novice right through to partner. Each chapter has a similar
format which makes it familiar and easy to use. After an initial
summary and explanation about the purpose of the section, plus
coaching tips, a series of worksheets and activities are provided
with clear objectives and instructions. Creative coaches can adapt
and extend many of the ideas. Each sheet has a simple objective
e.g. In the novice stage, developing attentiveness to communication
is a formative skill... Overall this is an extremely useful book
with some stimulating and enjoyable exercises that could easily be
used as the bases for a parent-let group. Many of the exercises
could be carried out by motivated individuals with one or more
willing partners. This is good value for money due to the quality
and number of worksheets.
*AS Teens*
The book contains step by step well laid out activities to teach
and encourage skills such as attending, social referencing,
improvisation, co-creativity and collaborating, among many others.
It is a very much a user friendly `manual' and will be great for
planning play dates. The first book is aimed at ages 2 - 8
*Peach*
This Publication is much more than a book, it is a prescription of
detailed objective-based interventions in developmental progression
for children aged 2 to 8 to develop friendships, relationships and
appropriate social behaviour. This manual is suitable for parental
use and is an excellent frame of reference to adopt when working
with children to acquire relationship skills. It discreetly covers
attention, motivation, eye contact and management. This book is not
the fix-it model for relationship difficulties, but I fail to see
how even implementing one of the activities could not have a
positive outcome for both child and therapist.
*NAPOT*
It provides a wealth of activities, following a developmental
model, for therapists, teachers and parents. The authors suggest
that children with autism do not develop friendships just by being
among peers, but need strategies and activities to develop the
foundations of social referencing, regulation of their own
behaviour, and practice in becoming a social partner. The
activities focus on teaching the child how to see others as real
people, develop a curiosity for social interaction, become a team
member, and adapt in social settings. Although some initial
activities are a little unorthodox, they are fun and designed to
provide the scaffolding needed to teach relationship skills.
*Bulletin*
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