| Guidance |
William Rioux
North Country C.L.A.S.S.
Social Skills Curriculum
OBJECTIVE ONE: BUILDING SELF ESTEEM
1. Develop a positive attitude toward self as a unique and worthy person
2. Document personal strengths and weaknesses
3. Develop positive affirmation skills
4. Assist in identification of personal goals and accomplishments.
5. Process mistakes and learn from the experience
OBJECTIVE TWO: RESPECT
1. Examine personal boundaries, rights and privacy needs
2. Understand forms of communication: listening, speaking and body language
3. Follow directions
4. Follow rules (classroom, community, global)
5. Establish individual rights and responsibilities
6. Respect alternative points of view
7. Recognize individual diversity
8. Practice self-control
9. Demonstrate cooperative behavior
OBJECTIVE THREE: CONFLICT RESOLUTION/EMOTION MANAGEMENT
1. Classify and appropriately express feelings
2. Distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate behaviors
3, Understand consequences of decisions and choices
4, Identify alternate solutions to solve a problem
5, Accept responsibility for actions
6, Develop and share coping skills
7. Deal with peer pressure
8. Control anger
9. Self-assertiveness-saying no
