This resource manual is for both experienced and inexperienced facilitators who need 'instant' or ready-made sessions on a wide range of life skill topics. The guide includes four sessions on each of the following topics: communication skills relationship skills resolving conflicts building a support network expressing feelings making friends working with other people being part of a team networking skills interview skills. Each session requir...
Provides ideas for introducing group members to each other, breaking down barriers, energising people, moving the group on, building trust between group members, and more. It aims to enable group leaders to promote group members' self development, meet the needs of their different learning styles, and stimulate their creativity.
Contains activities that are designed to help participants express themselves, explore situations, compare ideas and develop both imagination and creative ability. With more than 100 activities for creative writing as an activity for individuals and groups, it contains hundreds of alternatives for further development and ideas for discussion.
Designed for people wanting to develop an anxiety management programme for use with groups or individuals, this book is divided into two parts: information for anxiety management training, and, 10 chapters each looking at specific aspect of anxiety management.
A collection of over 100 structured activities for use with groups of older people that are designed to improve overall physical health and emotional wellbeing. Each activity comes with specific instructions for delivery along with helpful handouts and additional resources.
Features practical ideas to use with anyone who is experiencing mild to severe memory difficulties. This book provides information about how memory works and different types of memory, an outline of what can affect memory, strategies to aid memory, and activities to keep the brain active and maintain memory.
In all types of support services and care situations one of the biggest challenges is motivating people to change their behaviour. This book is suitable for support workers, social workers, health workers, youth workers, probation officers, employment services, tutors and carers.
Suitable for scout and church leaders, as well as occupational therapists, activity organisers and social workers, this book contains ideas which include introduction mixing exercises, games using gentle movement, exuberant games, puzzles brain teasers, verbal games, and pen paper games.