The Social Communication Intervention Programme Bundle (Manual and Resource): Supporting Children's Pragmatic and Social Communication Needs, Ages 6-11

The Social Communication Intervention Programme (SCIP) is an evidence-based intervention developed to support school aged children (6-11 years) with persistent social communication, pragmatic and language needs. The Social Communication Intervention Programme Manual and Resource provide a theoretical rationale, method and over 150 activities for providing specialist level language intervention for these children.

The Social Communication Intervention Programme Manual

The Social Communication Intervention Programme Resource

Table of Contents

The Social Communication Intervention Programme Manual

List of figures, tables and boxes

Introduction

1. The Social Communication Intervention Programme (SCIP): Introduction and statement of purpose
2. Overall structure and procedures for SCIP
3. Children with persistent social communication needs
4. SCIP rationale, model of intervention and evidence base
5. The perceptions of children, parents, teachers, and practitioners on SCIP Intervention and outcomes
6. Principles of SCIP Intervention
7. SCIP assessment and outcomes procedures
8. Planning and delivering Phase 1 SCIP Intervention
9. Planning and delivering Phase 2 SCIP Intervention
10. Planning and delivering Phase 3 SCIP Intervention
11. Case study of SCIP Intervention: a worked example

Index

The Social Communication Intervention Programme Resource

Introduction

Phase 1 Resource

• SCIP Phase 1 Intervention Content
• Phase 1 Intervention Content Table
• Phase 1 Therapy activities
• Phase 1 to Phase 2 Pointers
• SCIP Assessment to Intervention Map

Phase 2 Resource

• Phase 2 Intervention Content Table
• The nested structure of Phase 2 Intervention

Quick guide: List of Activity targets in SUSI, PRAG and LP

SUSI Content Tables and Intervention Activities

• Social Understanding and Social Interpretation (SUSI) Content Table
• SUSI 1 Understanding social context cues in interactions
• SUSI 2 Understanding emotional cues in interactions
• SUSI 3 Understanding and practising flexibility
• SUSI 4 Understanding thoughts and intentions of others
• SUSI 5 Understanding friendship

PRAG Content Tables and Intervention Activities

• Pragmatics (PRAG) Content Table
• PRAG 1 Turn taking and reciprocity
• PRAG 2 Conversation and metapragmatic skills
• PRAG 3 Understanding information requirements
• PRAG 4 Understanding and managing topic in conversation
• PRAG 5 Understanding and improving discourse style

LP Content Tables and Intervention Activities

• Language Processing (LP) Content Table
• LP 1 Vocabulary and word knowledge
• LP 2 Narrative construction
• LP 3 Non-literal language
• LP 4 Discourse comprehension
• LP 5 Enhanced comprehension monitoring

SCIP Intervention Planning and Record Form

"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 Norbury, Professor 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. Timler, Professor & Program Director, On-Campus Clinical SLP Program. Director, Social Communication and Language Evaluation (SCALE) Lab, James Madison University