Nonverbal Communication
What feeling is nonverbally communicated when a person laughs?
Joy or happiness
You are talking during a class lesson and your teacher provides a redirection. What is the social step that you follow after the redirection?
Accepting Redirection
(Bonus: What would the redirection be?)
Your friend looks really sad after a baseball game where her team lost. Do you...
a. Ignore her
b. Make fun of her team
c. Ask if she is okay
Probably C
Name three emotions
Examples: Sad, mad, happy, scared, surprised, disgusted
What does "personal boundaries" mean to you?
Examples: physical space from others you need to feel comfortable; your "space bubble;" any kind of boundary that makes you feel comfortable.
What feeling is nonverbally communicated when a person cries?
Sadness (may also be frustration or joy)
Your teacher gives you a redirection that you believe is unfair. What Social Step do you use?
Bringing Up a Concern
You are playing a game of soccer, and a student on your team scores a goal. What is one thing you can say to that student?
Examples:
"Nice goal!"
"Way to lock in!"
Examples: Teacher, therapist, trusted staff person, parent
True.
What does it look like when you nonverbally communicate to someone that you don't know the answer to a question?
Some ideas: Shrugging, avoiding eye contact
What are the four steps for accepting redirections?
1. Look at the person
2. Say "Okay" or "Yes"
3. Write the redirection
4.Ask staff to please sign
Describe "feeding in" and one thing you could do instead.
Emotions like sad, mad, and happy have different words for different levels of emotion. Both "furious" and "annoyed" are words that describe levels of anger. Which one indicates a more intense level of anger?
Furious
Standing about an arm's length away from someone you are talking to is an example of what type of boundary?
Physical
What is a way that you nonverbally communicate that you don't want to talk to someone?
Some examples:
- Turning your body away from the person
- Ignoring the person
- Crossing your arms
Role Play Activity: Your friend has a very soft looking sweater, and you want to touch the sleeve of the sweater to feel the fabric. How would you ask permission to touch the sleeve before entering her personal space?
1. Look at the person
2. Make the request
3. Wait for an answer
4. If granted, say "thank you." If not, say "Okay"
Role Play Activity: Another student in your class is saying something that really bothers you. Practice ignoring the negative comment.
Practice Time!
Put the following emotions in order of least to most intense: Ecstatic, joyful, and content
1. Content
2. Joyful
3. Ecstatic
Setting limits related to which possessions you share is an example of what type of boundary?
Material
Pretend that a peer is telling you about their favorite video game. Your job is to show them that you are listening. Please model what your listening would look like.
Some ideas: Turning your body towards the person; looking at the person; nodding as they speak
Role Play Activity: You are the student and the presenter is the teacher. You want to bring up a concern about how the redirection for talking out that you received was unfair, because you were telling a peer to stop talking to you. Practice bringing up that concern about redirection.
1. Ask for permission to bring up the concern
2. Appropriately state your concern
3. Accept the final decision
4. Say "Thank you"
Role Play Activity: Another student in your class is saying something that really bothers you. Practice bringing up a concern to your teacher.
1. Ask for permission to bring up the concern
2. Appropriately state your concern
3. Accept the final decision
4. Say "Thank you"
Name three graded emotions related to sadness.
Examples: despair, devastation, tearful, "feeling blue," feeling "down," depressed
What is one way to communicate when something you share is meant to be kept in confidence (e.g., it needs to stay between us)?
Examples: "This is confidential"
"Please don't share this with anyone who doesn't need to know"