Download or read book The Gamesters Handbook written by Donna Brandes and published by Nelson Thornes. This book was released on 1998 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gamester's Handbook 3 features up-to-date activities and new games for skills and issues that are important today. It includes information on specific aims and principles behind the games to tailor them to individual group requirements.
Download or read book Gamesters Handbook written by Donna Brandes and published by Nelson Thornes. This book was released on 1979-06-15 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The games in this book offer a valuable source of activities, exercises and strategies for parents, group leaders, people planning parties, travellers or anyone wishing to enliven any occasion they choose. These games are accessible to all, as they can be used with different levels of skill. The ability of many of our games to help people relax socially on both a one-to-one basis and with a group, encourages the use of games by teachers and group leaders. Accompanying notes are provided, outlining the value of the game in different developmental directions.
Download or read book Supervising the Counsellor and Psychotherapist written by Steve Page and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-17 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supervising the Counsellor and Psychotherapist considers how to meet the supervision needs of trainee and experienced counsellors, psychotherapists and other helping professionals using an integrative approach that will appeal to practitioners from a broad range of backgrounds and theoretical persuasions. The book charts the development of the supervisor as he or she moves through making the transition from therapist to supervising the work of others and includes consideration of the advanced competencies required to supervise experienced practitioners. This third edition brings a number of contemporary perspectives to a well-known and widely respected core text for the training and development of supervisors. The Cyclical Model at the heart of the book has established its relevance in the UK as one of the best known frameworks for teaching and learning the steps and stages of supervision. All chapters in this new edition have been extensively revised and updated, and key elements include: - Two brand new chapters on deepening supervision practice and moving beyond supervising counsellors and psychotherapists - Updates on recent developments in supervision, including research outcomes, the use of technology and supervising short-term work - Creativity, play and the use of metaphor and imagery in supervision - Developing the use of self through relational supervision. Supervising the Counsellor and Psychotherapist is a key text for trainee and experienced supervisors of counsellors and psychotherapists, those who train supervisors, and supervisees wishing to better understand the supervisory process.
Download or read book Emotional Literacy at the Heart of the School Ethos written by Steve Killick and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2006-08-16 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes CD-Rom ′This book will educate and enthuse teachers about emotional literacy, while providing them with a host of practical suggestions for working with children to increase awareness, understanding and control of their feelings′ - Professor Neil Frude, Clinical Psychologist, Western Mail Translating the theory of emotional literacy into a practical, whole-school approach, this book is written for teachers, psychologists and lecturers wishing to introduce and implement: o the rationale o the practice o the policy development. Drawing on his practical experience as a consultant with a special school, the author provides everything you will need to deliver a full training programme on this subject, including activities and a Powerpoint presentation on a CD-rom. His work explains the importance of considering children′s emotional life in school situations and gives practical skills to help nurture children′s emotional development. Dr Steve Killick is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist who works in the NHS with young people with severe mental health problems. He has worked in both adult and child mental health and education settings and also works as a consultant and trainer for organisations and individuals. He has recently worked with Headlands School in Wales to produce an emotional literacy programme for organisational change and curriculum development.
Download or read book A Guide to Student centred Learning written by Donna Brandes and published by Nelson Thornes. This book was released on 1996 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering the possibility of a new relationship between teachers and learners, this book describes an approach to teaching styles and student progress, whereby the emphasis is on activity-based learning, rather than on teaching, and on teacher-student collaboration, rather than instruction. The book aims to show how students of any age and ability can take responsibility for their own learning in an environment of positive regard, as teachers become facilitators rather than instructors.
Download or read book Groupwork Practice in Social Work written by Trevor Lindsay and published by Learning Matters. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The social work degree requires that students clearly demonstrate competence in working with groups. Many social work students will begin working with families, communities and organisations before they qualify and are regularly assessed on this groupwork practice through assignments and observation. Specialist skills are needed to cope in challenging groups and the authors look at how students can develop their existing skills to cope and respond to challenges. The practical focus of this book on planning, organising, facilitating and evaluating groupwork will help students to develop their skills and pass assessment, increasing confidence during placement groupwork activities. A practical and accessible textbook, Groupwork Practice in Social Work is essential reading to help students through their complex and challenging Groupwork assessments. Key updates: New material on working with service user groups New material for students who are being assessed in a group Updated case studies This book is in the Transforming Social Work Practice series. All books in the series are affordable, mapped to the Social Work Curriculum, practical with clear links between theory & practice and written to the Professional Capabilities Framework.
Download or read book The Teacher s Toolkit written by Paul Ginnis and published by Crown House Publishing. This book was released on 2001-07-30 with total page 649 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Teacher's Toolkit provides an overview of recent thinking innovations in teaching and presents over fifty learning techniques for all subjects and age groups, with dozens of practical ideas for managing group work, tackling behavioural issues and promoting personal responsibility. It also presents tools for checking your teaching skills - from lesson planning to performance management.
Download or read book Art Therapy for Groups written by Marian Liebmann and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Specific examples and real reminiscences.
Download or read book Involving Young People in the Recruitment of Staff Volunteers and Mentors written by Di Hart and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This flexible training resource is a useful tool for organisations wishing to involve young people in the recruitment of staff, volunteers and mentors. It is particularly useful for agencies providing social care services to children and young people, such as residential child care and mentoring for care leavers, but can also be adapted for use by schools and health care providers who want to develop children's participation.
Download or read book The Book of Games and Warm Ups for Group Leaders 2nd Edition written by Leo Rutherford and published by Singing Dragon. This book was released on 2014-10-21 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on Shamanic principles and the philosophy that laughter and play are basic human needs that feed the soul and unleash natural creativity, the tried, tested and proven activities in this book can be used with all ages. They are helpfully split into different sections, covering everything from warm-up games to verbal improvisation games, theatre games and warm-downs. Drawing on decades of experience in this substantially revised and expanded new edition, the author shares the games, improvisations and dance structures that he has found most effective in his work as a group leader and participant, and includes tips throughout on how to be a good facilitator and run a successful group. With lists of resources, including a musicography, the book is an inspiring and practical resource for anyone running a group.
Download or read book Supervising the Counsellor written by Steve Page and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book Simulations and Games for Transition and Change written by Danny Saunders and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book The Group Leader s Toolkit written by Robin Dynes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential resource for all kinds of groups, these tried and tested strategies will stimulate and encourage full participation from all group members. Provides ideas for introducing group members to each other, breaking down barriers, energising people, helping people learn, moving the group on, building trust between group members, motivating people, assessing and evaluating the group, managing behaviour and personal responsibility, and ending sessions. The activities are set out in a clear, easy to follow format, with variations and guidance for adapting the activities. Will enable group leaders to promote group members' self development, meet the needs of their different learning styles, stimulate their creativity and develop their thinking skills. This toolkit is an invaluable resource for tutors, occupational therapists, nurses, care staff, probation staff, youth leaders or anyone - new or experienced - who works with groups.
Download or read book Developing Active Learning in the Primary Classroom written by Anitra Vickery and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Establishing an effective learning environment in the classroom requires a clear understanding of different teaching strategies that make children active participants in their own learning. This book explores a range of philosophies and strategies to develop active learning in primary education. It balances theory with practice to provide evidence-based guidance and suggestions for use in the classroom. Key topics include: Creating a supportive learning environment Developing the questioning skills of teachers and children Learning through assessment Developing thinking skills through curriculum subjects Active learning in early years education Philosophy for Children (P4C) Frameworks to promote thinking This is essential reading for professional studies modules on primary initial teacher education courses, including university-based (PGCE, PGDE, BA QTS, BEd), school-based (SCITT, School Direct) and employment-based routes into teaching. It also serves as a handbook for schools that are developing their approaches to active learning. Anitra Vickery works as senior lecturer in primary mathematics education and the Professional Studies Coordinator at Bath Spa University.
Download or read book The Applied Improvisation Mindset written by Theresa Robbins Dudeck and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can the practice of improvisation become the lens through which we view the world? The Applied Improvisation Mindset takes readers deep into the maturing field of Applied Improvisation (AI), with stories of 18 practitioners from five countries who embrace an improvisation mindset to create a more collaborative, equitable, sustainable, and joyous world. Myriad organizations have discovered how the mindset and skills applied by great improvisers onstage can reveal emergent, generative ways of interacting with others offstage. With case studies on developing presentation skills, reducing anxiety in teens, or preparing climate risk managers across the globe for the challenges ahead, this second volume serves as a valuable resource for both experienced and new AI facilitators. It is a primer for higher education and K-12 faculty combatting traditional teaching limitations and a practical “how to” for theatre practitioners, artists, educators, or anyone seeking to transform their organizations and communities.
Download or read book Critical Community Psychology written by Carolyn Kagan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-09-16 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This accessible textbook draws upon progressions in academic, political and global arenas, to provide a comprehensive overview of practical issues in psychological work across a diverse range of community settings. Interest in community psychology, and its potential as a distinctive approach, is growing and evolving in parallel with societal and policy changes. Thoroughly revised and updated, this new edition covers crucial issues including decolonial approaches, migration, social justice, and the environmental crisis. It has a new chapter on archive research, working with data, policy analysis and development, to reflect the continuously developing global nature of community psychology. Key features include: Sections and chapters organised around thinking, acting and reflecting Case examples and reflections of community psychology in action Discussion points and ideas for exercises that can be undertaken by the reader, in order to extend critical understanding Aiming to provide readers with not only the theories, values and principles of community psychology, but also with the practical guidance that will underpin their community psychological work, this is the ideal resource for any student of community, social, and clinical psychology, social work, community practice, and people working in community-based professions and applied settings.
Download or read book Playbuilding as Qualitative Research written by Joe Norris and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for both art-based researchers and research-informed artists, exploring the theatrical genre known as Collective Creation, or Playbuilding. Performers generate data around chosen topics— from addiction and sexuality to qualitative research—by compiling scenes from their disparate voices. Audience members become involved in the investigation, and the performed scenes do not end the conversation but challenge and extend it. Through discussion and audience participation, the process examines how knowledge is defined and how data is mediated.
