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Class: Strengthening Your Child's Social Smarts: Strategies to Help Children with Social Cognitive Challenges
Facilitated by Sherry C. Mergner, MSW,
LCSW
Hosted by Chapel Hill Parks &
Recreation Adapted Recreation & Inclusion Program
For parents/caregivers of children
grades K–8
This class will empower you to help your child learn to navigate the social world by working on & understanding the thinking behind social skills at home, at school & in the community. Based on Michelle Garcia Winner’s Social Thinking® framework, you’ll be given tools to assist your child in understanding unwritten social rules, taking perspective of others & becoming more flexible in social situations.
Winner's approach teaches kids the social cause and effect of "expected and unexpected" thinking and behavior (Winner, 2000) & how to use social smarts when dealing with life situations. Learn Social Thinking concepts, vocabulary & strategies of the Superflex® curriculum (Madrigal & Winner, 2008), which helps children discover their own Superflexible social thinking superhero who helps them defeat a motley crew of "Unthinkables" (social challenges represented in character form). For more information on the Social Thinking framework, go to: www.socialthinking.com
"Disclaimer: while this program incorporates the Social Thinking concepts and strategies originally created by Michelle Garcia Winner, it is not affiliated with, endorsed or approved by her or Think Social Publishing, Inc."
This class will empower you to help your child learn to navigate the social world by working on & understanding the thinking behind social skills at home, at school & in the community. Based on Michelle Garcia Winner’s Social Thinking® framework, you’ll be given tools to assist your child in understanding unwritten social rules, taking perspective of others & becoming more flexible in social situations.
Winner's approach teaches kids the social cause and effect of "expected and unexpected" thinking and behavior (Winner, 2000) & how to use social smarts when dealing with life situations. Learn Social Thinking concepts, vocabulary & strategies of the Superflex® curriculum (Madrigal & Winner, 2008), which helps children discover their own Superflexible social thinking superhero who helps them defeat a motley crew of "Unthinkables" (social challenges represented in character form). For more information on the Social Thinking framework, go to: www.socialthinking.com
"Disclaimer: while this program incorporates the Social Thinking concepts and strategies originally created by Michelle Garcia Winner, it is not affiliated with, endorsed or approved by her or Think Social Publishing, Inc."
When: Thursdays, February 20 – March 27,
2014 6:30 - 8 pm
Where: Seymour Center for Senior Life, 2551
Homestead Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Cost: $180 Residents of Chapel Hill &
Orange County, $200 Non-Residents
Register:
www.townofchapelhill.org/register
Pre-registration required, then pay
instructor full fee at 1st class (cash or check accepted). Register
for program #230671A
Conference: Raleigh-Durham Social Thinking Conference
Michelle Garcia Winner is coming to the Triangle in March! She is from California, so this is a rare opportunity to see her speak in North Carolina.
Event Description: Recharge, refresh, and re-energize your
teaching curriculum! If you’ve been hearing a lot about Social
Thinking, but aren’t quite sure what it’s all about, or how to
teach it, join us!. You’ll hear Michelle present two days of core
material about Social Thinking, infused with new thought and updated
information! Even if you’ve heard her speak before, you’ll find
new strategies to take back to your clinic or classroom to improve
how you teach your students. Join us and better understand the inner
mind of persons with social learning challenges, whether or not they
have a formal diagnosis. Take home practical tools that can be
immediately used by parents and professionals to better define
treatment needs and create tailored treatment plans.
- Great for all levels of Social Thinkers
- CES and CEUs offered
- Early Bird and Group Rates Available
Where: Embassy Suites Raleigh-Durham/Research
Triangle, 201 Harrison Oaks Blvd., Cary, NC 27513
Cost: Early Bird Registration (by March 13th): $295 for parent, family member, student / $340 for professionals, paraprofessionals. More details are available on the Social Thinking website. Group discounts are also available.Register: on Social Thinking website
Interested in learning more about Social Thinking? Visit the CHART Lending Library to borrow the book Thinking About You, Thinking About Me: Teaching perspective taking and social thinking to persons with Social Cognitive Learning Challenges by Michelle Garcia Winner. Come back soon to learn about more autism related events coming up in the Triangle!





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