Skills for Academic and Social Success (SASS) is a book from Guilford Press that uses psychoeducation to address realistic thinking, social skills training, exposure exercises, and relapse prevention.
Included are 12 weekly in-school group sessions (40 min/ea) for 3-6 students per group, 2 follow-up group sessions to prevent relapse, 2 individual student sessions to set goals, 4 weekend social events (90 min) to provide exposure and skills generalization, and 2 group meetings for parents to learn about SAD, the intervention, and ways to support students, with materials relevant for teachers as well.
Group session participants:
Learn about social anxiety and the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
Receive social skills training
Starting and maintaining conversations
Listening and remembering
Assertiveness
Have guided exposure to and practice with feared situations
Learn strategies to prevent relapse after the program ends
Tier 2, Grades K-8, Grades 6-12, Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), Academic