This highly illustrated, practical resource is designed to help teachers or therapists work through self-esteem and relationship skills within a group setting in a structured way. Originally written for young adults with a learning disability, it has also been used successfully with children with learning disabilities and those who present with social skills difficulties. It contains illustrated, photocopiable group activities and worksheets to address self-image, identity, and self-confidence, as well as the different types of relationships and the qualities of friends.
Key Features
- Recommended for: Speech and Language Therapists, Teachers, Occupational Therapists, and Nurses.
- Ages: Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults.
- Contents:
- What is self-esteem?
- Self-identity: Who am I? What do I look like?
- Personal qualities: me/other people
- Situations and options
- Introduction to relationships
- Friendships
- Talking and listening
- Expressing feelings
- Trust and responsibility
- 172pp A4, wire-o-bound.
Additional Information
Includes a staff rating assessment of a client's relationship skills and criteria for inclusion in a relationships group, as well as a self-esteem assessment and a self-rating assessment of relationship skills. Illustrated by the author, this hands-on group work resource is ideal for speech & language therapists, teachers, occupational therapists, community learning disability nurses, and anyone working in the field of learning disability.
