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Concept |
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Goal |
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Awareness of Self and Others |
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To improve awareness of self and others. Topics include: physical appearance,
personality characteristics, relatedness to people in our lives, likes and dislikes.
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Body Language |
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To improve skills in body language and pragmatic language. Different aspects of
body language include: Facial expressions; Eyes; Hand gestures; Body in place;
Touching; Posture; Fidgeting; Appearance. |
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Communication |
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To improve communication skills. Focuses on various aspects of
communication: Physical aspects - body language; Aspects of Voice |
Social Language:
Focus on
Conversation |
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Improve the content and mechanics of conversation. Focuses on: Starting and
Ending conversations; Taking turns; Listening skills; Topical conversation skills;
Reciprocal Commenting |
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Emotional Development and
Awareness |
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Improving ability to identify and understand emotions; Expressing emotions;
Causes of emotions and Consequences of Emotions. |
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Problem Solving and Critical
Thinking |
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Improve the ability to pick up subtleties present in many situations where critical
thinking is crucial. Focuses on: Identifying problems; Problem solving; Critical
thinking about danger, listening, other people's behavior and the difference
between fact and opinion. |
