| Description |
ix, 147 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Contents note continued: First Steps Forward Age 10 years and upwards -- Variation: Stairway to My Future -- ch. 7 Coming To Terms With Loss -- Best Memory Picture Age 3 years and upwards -- Variation: Many Memories -- I Remember Book Age 3 years and upwards -- Variation: A Book About... -- A Memory Candle Age 7 years and upwards -- Forever Part of Me Age 8 years and upwards -- ch. 8 Understanding My Family -- Draw a Family (Doing Something Together) Age 3-10 years -- Variations: Set the Scene -- How I See It -- Who's Who Age 3 years and upwards -- Family Rules Age 3 years and upwards -- Variation: Family Responsibilities -- 51 Ways to Praise Age 3 years and upwards -- Variation: Praise Record -- Family Questions Age 4 years and upwards -- Variations: Family Circles -- If the Cap Fits -- Portions of Parenting Age 8 years and upwards -- Variations: Parenting Boxes -- Parenting Pie -- ch. 9 Promoting Positive Self-Esteem -- Good Things About Me Age 4-12 years -- |
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Contents note continued: Variation: My Responsibilities -- Practice Makes Perfect Age 3 years and upwards -- Variation: Puppet Practice -- Safety Hand Age 3 years and upwards -- Variation: Safety in Both Hands -- Shuddering Snakes and Likeable Ladders Age 4-11 years -- Variation: Up and Down the City Road -- Personal Pursuits Age 4 years and upwards -- Variations: Personal Pursuits With Role-play -- The Game About Me -- Wordsearch Age 8 years and upwards -- Variation: From Brainstorm to Wordsearch -- ch. 6 Improving Coping Skills -- The Battle Age 6 years and upwards -- Clear Thinking Age 7-14 years -- Variation: Thought Columns -- The Conquering Soldier -- Variation: Safety Soldier -- Escape Routes Age 8 years and upwards -- Variations: Escape to Safety -- Family Escape Routes -- Self-talk Age 9 years and upwards -- Variation: Daily Courage -- Future Profile Age 10 years and upwards -- Variations: My Child's Future -- Future Spider -- |
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Contents note continued: Variations: I am a Winner -- Passing on Positives -- Importance Jars Age 9 years and upwards -- Variation: Importance Boxes -- Reframes Age 12 years and upwards -- I Believe Age 12 years and upwards -- Variation: Close Beliefs -- Permissions Age 12 years and upwards -- Variation: Permission Power -- ch. 10 Reviewing Progress -- Best Achievements Age 5 years and upwards -- Variation: I am a Star -- Past, Present, Future Age 8 years and upwards -- Variation: Way of Life -- The Story So Far Age 8 years and upwards -- Variation: My Life So Far -- Appendices -- Appendix I Box Template -- Appendix II Mood Scales -- Appendix III Relaxing -- Appendix IV Wordsearch -- Appendix V Worksheet for Importance Jars |
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Contents note continued: ch. 3 Increasing Motivation To Change -- Comfort Squares Age 3-12 years -- Variation: That's My Limit -- A Child Called . . . Age 3-12 years -- Zoro Reaches the Mountain Top Age 4-10 years -- Beat the Bell Age 4-14 years -- Variations: Television Race -- Break My Record -- Staircase to Success Age 6 years and upwards -- Variation: Step by Step -- The Wall Age 7 years and upwards -- Variations: Brick Wall -- Over the Wall -- The Pit Age 11 years and upwards -- Costs and Benefits Age 10 years and upwards -- Variations: What's It Worth? -- Let's Work It Out -- ch. 4 Becoming Less Stressed -- Worry Box Age 5-12 years -- Variation: Free to Sleep -- Old Rag Doll Age 6-10 years -- Through the Rainforest Age 6 years and upwards -- A Me Calendar Age 6 years and upwards -- Variation: Pleasure Planner -- Spirals Age 9 years and upwards -- Variations: Heading For Freedom -- Unwinding -- ch. 5 Learning New Skills -- I Can Help Age 3-13 years -- |
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Machine generated contents note: Therapeutic approach -- How to use this book -- Age and child development -- Length of activity -- Materials -- The setting -- Format of sessions -- Level of prompting -- General tips for working with children -- A word of warning -- ch. 1 Getting To Know You -- My World Age 4-11 years -- Variation: I Am... -- Sentence Completion Age 4 years and upwards -- Variation: A Person Like Me -- Happy, Sad, Angry Age 5-14 years -- Variation: Happy, Worried, Confused -- Reasons Why Age 5 years and upwards -- Variation: Post the Reason -- ch. 2 Feelings -- Facemask Age 3-8 years -- Variation: 3-D Facemask -- Mood Scales Age 6 years and upwards -- Variation: Mood Faces -- Feelwheel Age 7 years and upwards -- Variation: Feelings Pie -- A Pocketful of Feelings Age 7 years and upwards -- Variations: Boxful of Feelings -- Acting Out Feelings -- Heartstrings Age 8 years and upwards -- Variations: My Heart, Your Heart -- Family Heartstrings -- |
| Summary |
This book contains over 100 activities and variations which can be used in working with children ,adolescents , and families. The author's aim is to encourage creativity in therapy and to assist in talking with children to facilitate change. Ranging from simple ideas to the more complicated and innovative , the activities have been designed to be used as therapeutic tools |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Play therapy.
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Recreation.
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Recreational therapy.
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Play Therapy.
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Recreation.
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| Author |
Ollier, Kate.
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Australian Council for Educational Research.
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| ISBN |
0864313047 (paperback) |
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