Social Communication Resources

Another Pinterest find!!! Angela Cardenas has created some great resources for Social Communication skills - you can find them here

I Statements and Communication Skills

Here are some helpful resources I've found for using in family sessions regarding utilizing I Statements and increasing communication skills:
Advocates for Youth: Using "I" Statements
Learning to Give: I, You, The World 

Image Courtesy of The Usual Error Project

Building Empathy

Some great ideas for assisting children with building empathy skills:
http://www.johnhoward.ab.ca/docs/modules/Bullying/BLYG0203-EmpathyActivity.pdf
https://dschool.stanford.edu/groups/k12/wiki/15f3a/

http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/being-mindful-empathy-building-play-therapy-0112114/

Image courtesy here

Feelings Charade (for group)

A good activity to build emotional vocabulary in a group setting, from Teachable Moment.
Click Here to go to Teachable Moment Feelings Charade
Click Here to go to Other Teachable Moments Group Ideas (scroll down toward bottom of list for mental health-based activities)