2. SIM Professional Developer or Specialist

Patty Graner and Diane Gillam were the trainers for the Socially Wise curriculum as presented at PaTTAN Harrisburg on 4/24/2018. 

Sue Vernon was my Socially Wise Developer at PATTAN Harrisburg.

Dr. Sue Vernon provided the presentation on this overview on 4.24.18 at PaTTAN-Harrisburg. We were able to walk through the intervention program,target an area (Accepting Advice)and share the responses to the group. 

This program provides too a consistent theme between skills to allow for automaticity to Learn a Social Skill and Practice a Social Skill.

Socially Wise provides a computerized instruction in eight social skills plus a strategy for designing their own social skills. Skills covered include: Dealing with Critical Feedback, Coping with “No,” Accepting Advice, Negotiation, Apologizing, Involving Others, Responding to Peer Pressure, and Giving Feedback to Peers. These skills were specifically selected to provide youths with positive alternatives for behaving in situations that have the potential to result in negative consequences for them if not handled appropriately. For each skill, instruction from a narrator is interspersed with interactive activities and video clips of youths performing the skills.

Sue Vernon spoke about Socially Wise on 4/24/18