Connecting With Others for grades 9 through 12 is a proactive program helps high school students learn skills in self-advocacy, communication, interpersonal behaviors, and problem solving. It includes 40 learning activities that take into consideration cultural, ethnic, and gender diversity. The activities are divided into the following skill areas: Awareness of Self and Others, Communication, Responsibility, Conflict Resolution, Cooperation, Love and Empathy, Personal Growth, Preparing for Adulthood. Review "Perhaps one of the best books of its kind ever written, the publisher integrates quality text with graphics and artwork which facilitates easy use and is attractive for students." — Professional School Counseling Contents: LESSONS Preliminary Lessons Theoretical Frameworks Stop and Relax Skill Area 1: Awareness of Self and Others It's Great to Be Feeling I Believe in Me Winners and Nonwinners I'm Like a Bouncing Ball It's OK to Be Different—Sometimes Skill Area 2: Communication Actions Speak Louder Than Words You Talk, I'll Listen Put Your Own Spin on It Look at Me, Hear Me Out Let's Not Fuss, Let's Discuss Skill Area 3: Responsibility If I Said It, I'll Own It If I Feel It, I'll Own It If I Did It, I'll Own It Who's Perfect? Be All That You Can Skill Area 4: Conflict Resolution Peacekeepers What's the Problem? I Can Be My Own Boss Breaking It Up Peacefully Let Bygones Be Bygones Skill Area 5: Cooperation More Heads Are Better Than One Lean on Me, I'll Lean on You It's a Dog-Eat-Dog World—Or Is It? Please! I'd Rather Do It Myself Together, We're Great Skill Area 6: Love and Empathy What Is Love? They Say That Falling in Love Is Wonderful This Can't Be Love Love Your Neighbor I Get Your Drift Skill Area 7: Personal Growth Clean as a Whistle Social Graces in Different Places Dependable or Dependent? Health Is Wealth I Am a Citizen Skill Area 8: Preparing for Adulthood What Will I Be When I Grow Up? Families, Friends, and Frustrations My Time, My Money And Baby Makes Three It's Off to Work We Go FIGURES Skill Area 1: Awareness of Self and Others Lesson 1 Scenario 1: Martin Jones Scenario 2: Marcia Garcia Scenario 3: Tom Wang Reinterpreting the Scenarios Lesson 2 Affirmation Journal How Do I Rate? Lesson 3 Winner/Nonwinner Checklist Winner and Nonwinner Characteristics Winner Synopsis Winner Commitment Contract Lesson 4 Resiliency Chart United High School Dilemma Lesson 5 Psychological-Type Preferences: Background Information Psychological-Type Preferences Personality Survey Personality Characteristics and Job Requirements Personality Quick Quiz Personality Quick Quiz Answer Key Skill Area 2: Communication Lesson 1 Teacher Exercise: Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Communication Dramas Communication Quick Quiz Communication Quick Quiz Answer Key Lesson 2 Preparations for the Communication Games Instructions for Communication Games Lesson 3 Instructions for Perceptions Exercise Story 1 Story 2 Lesson 4 Verbal Communication Quick Quiz Verbal Communication Quick Quiz Answer Key Sample Sentence Lesson 5 Discussion Guidelines Discussion Questionnaire Topics for Discussion Skill Area 3: Responsibility Lesson 1 Irresponsible and Responsible Statements Two Role-Plays Irresponsible or Responsible? Irresponsible or Responsible Answer Key Lesson 2 Basic Emotional Needs Basic Emotional Needs Sample Answers Setting Goals to Meet Emotional Needs Sources for Success My Growth Plan Basic Emotional Needs Quick Quiz Basic Emotional Needs Quick Quiz Answer Key Lesson 3 Goal-Setting Worksheet Responsible Assertion Lesson 4 Who's Perfect Quiz My Profile Working on My Challenges: Personal Goals Lesson 5 All That I Can Be Quiz Persistence Story What's the Motive? Goals and Motivations Skill Area 4: Conflict Resolution Lesson 1 Choosing Your Battles Questionnaire What Do I Value Survey Lesson 2 Responding to Conflict Describe the Problem Lesson 3 Strategies for Self-Management Responses and Better Responses Six Dilemmas Evaluation Form Lesson 4 Mediation Scenarios Lesson 5 Forgiveness and Reconciliation Scenario Five Vignettes for Role-Playing Aggressive, Nonassertive, and Assertive Apologies Stages of Reconciliation Quiz Skill Area 5: Cooperation Lesson 1 Cooperating to Solve Dilemma 1 Cooperating to Solve Dilemma 2 Rules for Group Cooperation Lesson 2 Roles for Cooperative Learning and Working Self-Assessment Mount Everest High School Students Rebel Group Assessment Lesson 3 Competition on Ice The Cheerleader's Mom Lesson 4 Eight Types of Intelligence Multiple Intelligences Worksheet How Strong Is My Preference? Lesson 5 Is It Fair and Equitable? Tony's Gripe Team at Work Movie Review Skill Area 6: Love and Empathy Lesson 1 The Five Stages of Love What is Love? Love Quiz Lesson 2 Shanesia's Dilemma Criteria for Research Paper and Presentation Check Yourself Lesson 3 Questioning Obsessive Love Problem Relationship Scenarios Jealousy Quiz Jealousy Dilemma Lesson 4 Melting-Pot or Salad-Bowl Dilemmas Tolerance Quiz Dear Ann Flanders Baklava Recipe Lesson 5 Helping Organizations for Volunteer Work Don's Dilemma Empathy Exercise Skill Area 7: Personal Growth Lesson 1 Style Quiz Dress-Code Problem Lesson 2 Dear Ann Flanders Dear Mr. Manners Dear Ibby Lesson 3 Binge Drinking One for the Road to Destruction Criteria for Research Paper and Presentation Presentation Evaluation Dear Ann Flanders Three Dilemmas Park's Dilemma Lesson 4 You Can Never Be Too Thin—Or Can You? Lesson 5 Persuasion Techniques Self-Contract for Responsible Citizenship A Citizen's Responsibilities Skill Area 8: Preparing for Adulthood Lesson 1 Erik Erikson's Eight Stages of Life Three Life-State Dilemmas Poem: Growing Up Lesson 2 Maslow's Pyramid of Needs Poem: New Friends and Old Friends The New Kid in Town Family and Friends Tom, Where Are You? Lesson 3 Cathy's Budget Crisis Budgeting Your Time Time and Money Quiz Lesson 4 Two Conversations Lesson 5 Holland's Personality Types, Behaviors, and Possible Occupations Guidelines for Setting Career Goals Personality Comparison: Myers-Briggs and Holland Career Quiz |