Social Skills in Training Level 3

Content

• Vision in Training Level 3• Lessons on social skills • Field trips and excursions• Special project days• Social skills and pupils with autism

1. Vision on social skills

• Considered as very important• Integrated in most subjects• Trained & practised in many ways• Evaluated

Keys to Life

• Specific lessons• First 3 years• 1 hour a week• Several

projects/subjects• Coursebook or

worksheets

Keys to life

• Energizers• Worksheets• Active work forms• Stimulating team work• Getting to know myself • Group Dynamics

Keys to life

• Positive:– Time to work– You notice change– You get to know pupils– Individuals & team work

• Negative- some pupils hard work- outcome unpredictable- not always fun-

Keys to life

• Subject:• - me, myself and I• - friendship• - angermangement• -diversity• -drugs and such• - children ‘s rights

Excursions/Fieldtrips

• Part of the circurculum• Trying to get everyone involved• Group dynamics• 3 times in 5 years– Observation phase: 3 days biking – 3rd year: 5 days in the Ardennes– 5th year: 5 days out of the country

Excursions/Fieldtrips

Positive• A ‘different’ way of learning• A ‘different’ environment• A ‘different’ pupil• A ‘different’ group

Negative• Cost-related• Work load• Unpredictability

OAA

• 4 times a year • Whole the school• Mixed groups• Team work• Helping each other out • Competition element and fun

OAA

Positive• Stimulates diversity• Group dynamics• Getting to know whole the

school• Rewarding in many ways• ‘feel-good-moment’ for

everybody

Negative• Lots of planning• Outcome not always clear• Difficult to do well for all

Pupils with Autism & Social Skills

• Extra support• One auti-coach (trust)• Smaller groups• About the same way as in TL2

ASS-coach

• In smaller groups • Individual support • In class support• Work training support• Crisis support• Contact person

Pupils with Autism & Social Skills

Pupils with Autism & Social Skills

• Planning -Obeservation phase:

Rules of the schoolExpectations Hanging out on the playgroundWho am I?Getting ready for the excursions

Pupils with Autism & Social Skills

• 2nd year:- Who am I?- Feelings: kinds, me & others, dealing with them- Keeping each other in consideration - bullying & teasing

Pupils with Autism & Social Skills

• 3rd year:- bringing on their own subjects

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Pupils with Autism & Social Skills

• 4th year:– Preparing work training– Visiting work training– Expectations– Transport– Code of conduct around work training

Pupils with Autism & Social Skills

• Code of conduct in the ASS-group• Content school bag• How to make contact with new people• How do you find the right friends.• Why am I rather timid/assertive/agressive?• Picto’s used for excursions• Step by step scheme for cooking• Friendship• Where do I have to pay attention at?

Pupils with Autism & Social Skills