Main description:

Talkabout for Teenagers is a bestselling professional workbook supporting educators and therapists who deliver social and relationship skills groups for older children and young adults with social, emotional or behavioural difficulties.

It is a complete group work resource that offers a hierarchical approach, with ready-made material to assist teaching social and relationship skills specifically to older children and young adults.

Resources include:

an assessment framework
planning and evaluation forms
37 structured session guides focussing on self-awareness and self-esteem, body language, conversational skills, friendship skills and assertiveness
all the supplementary handouts and images needed to deliver the sessions.

This second edition is presented with full-colour illustrations and handouts, and includes a new introduction by Alex Kelly reflecting on her own experiences of using the resources since they were first developed.

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

Initial Assessment

Level 1: Talkabout Me

Level 2: Talkabout Body Language

Level 3: Talkabout Talking

Level 4: Talkabout Friends

Level 5: Talkabout Assertiveness

Group Cohesion Activities

Forms

Index