Our 7 Step Model for Teaching Social Skills

1.  Set Goal- Choose and clearly define a manageable social skills goal

2. Teach- Explain what the behavior looks like and why the behavior is
important

3. Model- Demonstrate the desired social behavior

4. Practice- Role play the desired behavior

5. Prompt- Prompt for a natural display of desired behavior

6. Reinforce- Reinforce group members after they demonstrate desired behavior

7. Generalize- Encourage practice of the behavior outside the group