Posted by Erin Walker, School Psychologist
Social Behavior Mapping is a method of teaching students how to connect their actions to how others feel, predict potential outcomes, and relate those outcomes back to their own feelings. As members of the CGS community, students are learning how to be their BEST by demonstrating expected behaviors in school. Our actions, whether expected or unexpected, impact those around us. A Social Behavior Map is a visual and interactive method to explain how that works.
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| An example of a blank Social Behavior Map. |
Students identify an expected or unexpected behavior in a given place or situation. They then identify how that behavior makes other people feel. Based on how that behavior makes other people feel, how are others likely to treat you? If others treat you that way, how do you then feel about yourself? Making these connections are crucial in teaching students the concept of cause and effect and that expected behaviors typically produce better outcomes than unexpected behaviors, leading us to feel better about ourselves! When we do our BEST, we are more likely to have the BEST possible outcome!
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| An example of a completed Social Behavior Map. |
