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 Talkabout: A Social Communication Skills Package by Alex Kelly This hugely popular photocopiable manual provides professionals with a framework for the development of social skills. Initially piloted on adolescents with mild learning difficulties, it can be used with a variety of client groups, both children and adults. Beginning with a basic assessment procedure to evaluate the client's self-awareness, as well as the awareness of others, it is divided into six levels: improving the awareness of self and others, including physical appearance, likes, dislikes and problem solving; allowing clients to assess their own communication skills; taking the client through eight levels of body language; 'talkabout the way we talk' improving paralinguistic skills; taking the client through the processes needed to improve conversational and listening skills; awareness and use of assertiveness skills. Practical and user-friendly, this comprehensive workbook is an essential resource for therapists running social skills groups. More information and prices from: Amazon.co.uk - British pounds Amazon.com - US dollars Amazon.ca - Canadian dollars Amazon.de - Euros Amazon.fr - Euros  Talkabout Activities: Developing Social Communication Skills by Alex Kelly Following many requests by teachers and clinicians, "Talkabout Activities" has been developed by the author of the successful "Talkabout" to provide practical activities for social skills training. Containing 225 group activities, this excellent resource is aimed primarily at people familiar with "Talkabout", although it can be used by anyone running social skills groups and will complement other social-skills training programmes. More information and prices from: Amazon.co.uk - British pounds Amazon.com - US dollars Amazon.ca - Canadian dollars Amazon.de - Euros Amazon.fr - Euros  Helping Children to Build Self-Esteem: A Photocopiable Activities Book by Deborah M Plummer and Alice Harper This second edition of the highly successful "Helping Children to Build Self-Esteem" is packed with fun and effective activities to help children develop and maintain healthy self-esteem. New and updated material has been added including a section on running parent groups alongside children's groups, as well as a brand new layout, fresh illustrations, an expanded theoretical section and extra activities. More information and prices from: Amazon.co.uk - British pounds Amazon.com - US dollars Amazon.ca - Canadian dollars Amazon.de - Euros Amazon.fr - Euros  by David Martin Covering the basics, Martin (U. of Manitoba) discusses building an alliance with an adolescent client, and various facets of individual therapy, treatment issues and interventions, group therapy, family therapy, and the treatment of specific disorders. The book is intended as a handbook for clinical professionals or as a text for students. More information and prices from: Amazon.co.uk - British pounds Amazon.com - US dollars Amazon.ca - Canadian dollars Amazon.de - Euros Amazon.fr - Euros |
 Human Relationship Skills by Richard Nelson-Jones In this essential book, Richard Nelson-Jones takes a cognitive-behavioural approach to coaching people in relationship skills. These skills are viewed as sequences of choices that people can make well or poorly; covering a range of skill areas the book assists readers to make affirming rather than destructive choices in their relationships. More information and prices from: Amazon.co.uk - British pounds Amazon.com - US dollars Amazon.ca - Canadian dollars Amazon.de - Euros Amazon.fr - Euros  by Emma Williams and Rebecca Kelly This three-volume training manual addresses the need for a practical and easily accessible guide for professionals working with people presenting with anger problems. It is intended for use by psychologists, OTs, psychiatric nurses, probation officers, psychiatrists, social workers and teachers. This training manual offers a wealth of photocopiable material, including client handouts and facilitators guides. The appendices contain materials for role-play and relaxation. "Anger Control Training" is a comprehensive programme using a cognitive-behavioural approach and designed for the professional to help people change their thoughts, feelings and behaviour. More information and prices from: Amazon.co.uk - British pounds Amazon.com - US dollars Amazon.ca - Canadian dollars Amazon.de - Euros Amazon.fr - Euros  by Dennis Lines "Brief Counselling in Schools, Second Edition" is a practical guide to providing help and support to young people experiencing a range of difficulties in their home and school lives. Recognizing the constraints of working within school settings, the book illustrates how counselling can nevertheless be effective, even when time is short and confidentiality is hard to preserve. More information and prices from: Amazon.co.uk - British pounds Amazon.com - US dollars Amazon.ca - Canadian dollars Amazon.de - Euros Amazon.fr - Euros  Using Interactive Imagework with Children: Walking on the Magic Mountain by Deborah M Plummer Deborah Plummer here outlines a theoretical framework for using imagework with children, and presents seven practical sessions for use with individuals or groups. More information and prices from: Amazon.co.uk - British pounds Amazon.com - US dollars Amazon.ca - Canadian dollars Amazon.de - Euros Amazon.fr - Euros  by J. Jeffries McWhirter, Benedict T. McWhirter, Ellen Hawley McWhirter and Robert J. McWhirter. Youth who are at risk is a major concern within society.To help prepare students this book provides conceptual and practical informationon on key issues and problems. Prevention and intervention techniques are described in the book to help students and professionals perform their jobs successsfully and to improve the lives of those youth at risk. More information and prices from: Amazon.com - US dollars Amazon.ca - Canadian dollars Amazon.co.uk - British pounds Amazon.de - Euros Amazon.fr - Euros |
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