1st Edition

The Social Communication Intervention Programme Manual Supporting Children's Pragmatic and Social Communication Needs, Ages 6-11

By Catherine Adams, Jacqueline Gaile Copyright 2024
218 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Speechmark

218 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Speechmark

218 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Speechmark

The Social Communication Intervention Programme (SCIP) has been developed to support school-aged children (6–11 years) with social communication, pragmatic, and language needs. The Social Communication Intervention Programme Manual provides a rationale and method for providing specialist level language therapy for these children who have significant social communication differences. Evidence... Read more

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Introduction

Chapter 1 The Social Communication Intervention Programme (SCIP): Introduction and statement of purpose

Chapter 2 Overall structure and procedures for SCIP

Chapter 3 Children with persistent social communication needs

Chapter 4 SCIP rationale, model of intervention and evidence base

Chapter 5 The perceptions of children, parents, teachers, and practitioners on SCIP Intervention and outcomes

Chapter 6 Principles of SCIP Intervention

Chapter 7 SCIP assessment and outcomes procedures

Chapter 8 Planning and delivering Phase 1 SCIP Intervention

Chapter 9 Planning and delivering Phase 2 SCIP Intervention

Chapter 10 Planning and delivering Phase 3 SCIP Intervention

Chapter 11 Case study of SCIP Intervention: a worked example

Index

Biography

Catherine Adams is an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy at the University of Manchester, UK. She has led a number of research projects on pragmatic and language needs in children as well as pioneering work on the effectiveness of social communication intervention.

Jacqueline Gaile is a Consultant Speech and Language Therapist in independent practice with over 30 years’ experience of working with children with language and social communication needs. She was also senior research SLT on the SCIP research projects at the University of Manchester, UK.

"It is rare to find such a comprehensive programme: the intervention plan is directly linked to child assessment with clear benchmarks for progression. It provides an integrated method for developing language structure, social understanding, and pragmatic skills."
Courtney Frazier NorburyProfessor of Developmental Language & Communication Disorders at UCL

"SCIP is the first evidence-based program to address the complex nature of social communication disabilities in children with autism, developmental language disorder, and social (pragmatic) communication disorder. The program provides detailed assessment and intervention activities for facilitating language processing, social, and pragmatic knowledge and skills. Guidelines and practical suggestions for the involvement of school staff and parents are included, so that children’s new skills generalise to interactions with peers and family members. In short, SCIP is a must-have for professionals who want to comprehensively support children’s social communication abilities."
Geralyn R. TimlerProfessor & Program Director, On-Campus Clinical SLP Program. Director, Social Communication and Language Evaluation (SCALE) Lab, James Madison University