Social Skills Role Play Cards: Social Situations for Teenagers : 48 cards to help young people to develop deeper social understanding

A fun way to help young people to develop deeper social understanding.Many young people struggle to develop friendships as they are unable to use or misinterpret cues such as expressions, body language, gesture and tone of voice to interpret other people's intentions.These fun role-play scenarios enable young people to practice and reinforce both verbal and non-verbal cues in simple scenarios and build on these with more complex interactions in social situations.Use at school, home or in therapy, with individuals or small and whole groups.With scenarios aimed at teenagers and young adults, these cards will help with the more complex social interactions that teenagers encounter and which can often prove difficult to negotiate. A great way to start discussions around subjects that can be awkward to address in other ways.Themes covered by these clear role plays include: Family Issues; Relationships; Online & Social Media; Life Skills; Peer Pressure; Managing Emotions, e.g. 'Your parents have set a curfew for weeknights that is much earlier than your friend's and they have invited you to a party'; 'A friend has been posting messages about his ex-girlfriend on social media and the whole class is talking about her'; 'You have been late for school twice this week because your sister spends so long in the bathroom in the morning'; 'One of your friends always borrows money when you go out and she never pays it back unless you ask.

She has asked you to go shopping again this Saturday'.