Scenario

What about this Scenario: Jeff is a student in Miss Erney’s class who lacks the ability to get along with his peers. Jeff’s inappropriate behavior includes taking toys and food from his classmates’ hands. On the playground, students try to avoid Jeff so that he does not take their things. When Miss Erney talked with Jeff about his inappropriate behavior, he refused to take responsibility and blamed his classmates for the problems. Recently, Jeff has withdrawn from the class, and he frequently can be found walking alone on the playground and after school. Miss Erney wants to help Jeff become more socially mature.

1. Discuss the use of sociometric techniques to assess social skills and related problems. How can Miss Erney use information from a sociogram to help Jeff? 2. Discuss the use of social skills training to reduce Jeff’s inappropriate social behaviors. Include the use of direct instruction to increase Jeff’s interpersonal social skills. 3. Describe three social development activities that may help Jeff with his social problems. Predict some of the possible outcomes of each activity.
 * Sociometric techniques are used to assess social skills by the rating of one another. Because of the behavioral tendencies, the students are rating Jeff. They are showing this on a Peer Assessment state because on of the behavioral tendencies.
 * The information from a Sociogram may be beneficial because the teacher is able to provide a visual record of the structure of the class. This may be beneficial for the teacher to be able to tally the students involvement or how many time they are chosen by students.
 * The use of social skill training may be beneficial for Jeff's inappropriate behaviors by the use of cognitive training. this can be aimed at teaching self-control for personal behaviors. By teaching self-control Jeff may be able to resist his inappropriate behaviors such as taking toys. The use of direct instruction may also be beneficial. Direct instruction is showing a student what is appropriate and also telling the student the exact area that needs to be said, the student has little room for error and is set up for success.
 * Best and Worst game - The teacher describes a social situation and instructs each student to write down what would be the best or worst thing to do in response to the events.
 * Possible outcomes may be Jeff will realize what he has been doing is wrong and will be able to find an alternative for his behavior
 * Other possible outcome is that he has not realized what he is doing is wrong and will not be willing to do the best or worst options.
 * Socialization game - a game bored is used to improve social skills by giving a payers an opportunity to talk freely about feelings, relationships, or activities.
 * Possible outcome is Jeff will be willing to open up on reasons why he is stealing toys and acting up. A majority of students will do negative behavior for a reason. By allowing the students to express their feelings openly, the teacher my have a better understanding on the reason why Jeff is acting up.
 * Decision game - the teacher explains to students that the five lines from right to left represent absolutely right, somewhat right, undecided or neutral, somewhat wrong, and absolutely wrong.
 * The possible outcome is that Jeff may not know what he is doing is wrong. By doing this activity, it will allow his teacher into his frame of mind to see if he understands the difference in right and wrong.

4. Instructional games promote positive peer relations and enable the teacher to work on specific social behaviors. Create a game that Miss Erney can use to help promote Jeff’s social development. Examples of questions: > Favorite movie: > Favorite video game (school appropriate): > Favorite TV show: > Favorite Pet: > Favorite Food: > Favorite Drink: > 5. Discuss the use of life-space interviewing and reality therapy as two interventions to manage Jeff’s behavior and promote his emotional development.
 * Students are to write on a card their 10 favorite things. This may be video games (school appropriate) TV shows, movies, games, or type of pets. The students will then try to find someone who has at least 3 things in common with them, the more in common the better. This is to show students that someone you may think you have nothing in common with may surprise you.
 * Favorite things:
 * Life-space interviewing can be used to manage Jeff's behavior by allowing Jeff to have the techniques needed to solve his behavioral problems independently and free of judgment. The teacher will just simply listen to Jeff so he is able to talk out his problem and come up with a solution.
 * Reality therapy can be used to help Jeff's behavioral problems by being able to take responsibility and face reality. Jeff has not been able to take responsibility for his actions. With the use of reality therapy, Jeff will hopefully be able to take that step needed to know his actions are wrong and accept that he has made a mistake.