Module 7 | Session 2
Counseling and Social Skills Development:
Attending Skills in the Classroom

Sondra Smith, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Counselor Education
University of Florida

Objectives

Teachers will be instructed in the use of attending, or listening, skills in the alternative education classroom. Basic helping skills are introduced with a review of attending skills. Practice of attending skills concludes the session.

In this session, teachers will be able to:

• Review attending skills as a method of interpersonal communication in the classroom.

• Review cultural concerns in attending skills.

• Practice attending skills as a method of interpersonal communication.

• Observe attending skills in self and others.
  

Agenda and Materials

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