Quick ViewComic Strip Conversations
<p>In our ‘Social Thinking’ group we have been using something called Comic Strip Conversations. A Comic Strip Conversation uses simple drawings to slow down and analyse a situation or conversation, to find out what each person was feeling, thinking, said and did.<br />
Why we use them:<br />
To engage in problem solving/conflict resolution where a social situation has been unsuccessful.<br />
To help a young person communicate their feelings and perception of a situation (helping others to understand the experience from their point of view).<br />
To enable reflection in a non-threatening manner (“drawing the story” of what happened rather than being asked lots of questions).<br />
It slows the conversation down, making it less stressful and allowing time for verbal processing.<br />
The end product is visual and can be referred back to promoting understanding and learning.<br />
To help the young person understand why things went wrong and work out a different course of action for next time so they could successfully negotiate a similar situation in future.</p>
<p>How to use:</p>
<p>Begin by asking the child to draw the event that caused the problem. Where were you?<br />
Draw the key people that were involved in the event.<br />
Draw what was going on. What happened?<br />
What did others do? Draw relevant actions and items.<br />
Use thought bubbles to show what the student was thinking and what they think the other people were thinking.<br />
Use heart shapes to show what the student was feeling and what they think the other people were feeling.<br />
Use speech bubbles to record what was said by the student and others.<br />
Add a solution which will help them know what to do differently next time, e.g. add another thought bubble “I will walk away and ignore him”.</p>
