Stop Think Do Social Skills Training (Paperback)

Lindy Petersen

ISBN 10: 192356966X / ISBN 13: 9781923569669

Published by Amba Press, 2026

About this Item

Paperback. STOP THINK DO is an Australian social skills program for use in schools with children who have emotional-social-behavioural difficulties that affect their ability to make friends. It is also designed as a classroom curriculum for children to prevent such difficulties arising. It develops a positive social culture in classrooms, particularly because teachers are modelling the same skills they teach students. The academic progress of children is also facilitated by a co-operative classroom.STOP THINK DO develops emotional and social intelligence in children as they learn how to understand and control their feelings at STOP, how to think about their options and likely consequences at THINK, how to behave appropriately at DO, and how to be motivated to use these skills in all social situations in their lives.This revised and extended edition modernises this best-selling program, incorporating current research trends, visual resources, simplified lesson formats and practical suggestions for applying the program in regular classrooms, in small groups, for special needs students, for peer mediators, or as a whole school. Parental involvement is also encouraged. STOP THINK DO is an Australian social skills program for use in schools with children who have emotional-social-behavioural difficulties that affect their ability to make friends. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stop Think Do Social Skills Training (Paperback)
• Publisher: Amba Press
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 192356966X
• ISBN 13: 9781923569669
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

STOP THINK DO is an Australian social skills program for use in schools with children who have emotional-social-behavioural difficulties that affect their ability to make friends. It is also designed as a classroom curriculum for children to prevent such difficulties arising. It develops a positive social culture in classrooms, particularly because teachers are modelling the same skills they teach students. The academic progress of children is also facilitated by a co-operative classroom.

STOP THINK DO develops emotional and social intelligence in children as they learn how to understand and control their feelings at STOP, how to think about their options and likely consequences at THINK, how to behave appropriately at DO, and how to be motivated to use these skills in all social situations in their lives.

This revised and extended edition modernises this best-selling program, incorporating current research trends, visual resources, simplified lesson formats and practical suggestions for applying the program in regular classrooms, in small groups, for special needs students, for peer mediators, or as a whole school. Parental involvement is also encouraged.

About the Author

Lindy Petersen is a clinical psychologist with thirty years' experience working with children, adolescents, parents and teachers in clinical and school settings. She is based in Adelaide, South Australia. Allyson Adderley has considerable experience as a classroom teacher of young children through to adolescents and as an educational consultant involved in the implementation of STOP THINK DO in Australian schools.