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TAKE3

Price:: £159.00
Code:: TAKE3

Skills and Strategies for Supporting Parents to Deal with Challenging Teenagers
A training pack with DVD and CD

Rosie Hill, TSA 2008

Take3 is a comprehensive new parenting programme now published for the first time after having been developed and used extensively over an eight-year period in Oxfordshire. This pack (for course facilitators) contains material for working with groups of parents of 10-18 year olds, including parents of at-risk of vulnerable young people. The course has two parts; a ten-session basic course plus ten extra sessions which can be used as optional 'add-ons'. The in-depth facilitator notes distil a wealth of expertise in working with parents of teenagers.

What does it cover?
Part One: understanding adolescence; encourgement; listening; parenting styles; boundaries and consequences; when adults disagree; neighbourhood and peer influences and self care etc.

Part Two: role of a parent; managing anger; dealing with abuse and criticism; being assertive with professionals; talking about sex, drugs and alcohol; sibling rivalry; coping with joined-up families; dealing with anti-social behaviour and more.

The pack contains two volumes, handouts on CD and the Teenagers in Trouble: Skills for Parents DVD.

ISBN: 978 1 871504 910

To view sample pages of this toolkit go to 'about our publications' and follow the links

GUIDE: WORKING WITH DISABLED PARENTS OF TEENAGERS

Price:: £6.00
Code:: GWDP

WORKING WITH DISABLED PARENTS OF TEENAGERS

By Julie Shepherd and Debi Roker
TSA 2008 Guide Series

Supported by a grant from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)

This guide aims to highlight some of the difficulties facing disabled parents of teenagers, and how practitioners can support them. It also looks at what parents say helps them cope with their teenagers, and some of the joys they experience as parents.

It is aimed at any practitioner who is working with disabled parents. Practitioners may be running parenting courses, one off regular events for parents, or providing advice services to parents.

Discount available for bulk orders, i.e. over 100 copies

ISBN: 978 1871504 934

ADOLESCENCE RISK AND RESILIENCE: AGAINST THE ODDS

Price:: £20.99
Code:: ARR

ADOLESCENCE, RISK AND RESILIENCE: AGAINST THE ODDS
Wiley, Editors: John Coleman, Ann Hagell

The teenage years, according to popular culture, are a time of experimentation and risk-taking. In this volume, Ann Hagell and John Coleman have gathered together internationally renowned experts to consider a range of disadvantages that may impact on adolescents, and suggest ways to help overcome them. Adolescence, Risk and Resilience is concerned with demonstrating a positive approach to young people and their circumstances.

205pp

BODY BLIPS WOBBLY BITS AND GREAT BIG ZITS

Price:: £7.99
Code:: BBWB

BODY BLIPS, WOBBLY BITS AND GREAT BIG ZITS
Anita Naik, Piccadilly Press 2007

Do you ever feel your body has got it inn for you? Anita Naik comes to the rescue with crucial tips on:

how to look and feel gorgeous!
boosting your body image!
fun ways to firm up those wobbly bits!
kicking the junk food habit!
how to beat breakouts and other body blips!

Includes self quizzes and quick fixes.

119pp

COOL CONNECTIONS WITH COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY

Price:: £25.00
Code:: CCW

COOL CONNECTIONS WITH COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY

Laurie Seiler, Jessica Kingsley

Cool Connections is an engaging programme that provides a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) approach to positively modifying the everyday thoughts, feelings, and behaviours of children and young people aged 9 to 14. Intended as an early intervention for use with children before they develop social, emotional or mental health difficulties, this programme combines a summary of CBT principles and step-by-step instructions with 10 sessions of games, handouts, home activities and therapeutic exercises.

Fully photocopiable, fully illustrated, flexible and easy to use..

201pp

DEVELOPING EMOTIONAL LITERACY WITH TEENAGE BOYS

Price:: £22.00
Code:: DELB

DEVELOPING EMOTIONAL LITERACY WITH TEENAGE BOYS

Building Confidence, Self Esteem and Self-Awareness
Tina Rae, Lisa Pedersen, Sage Publications 2007

This programme, which has been developed from research, practice and teaching, and has been tried and tested in a pupil referral unit, helps the participants to acknowledge the importance of emotional development and the fact that they have a responsibility to do something about it.

The 12 sessions cover;

appearance
girlfriends
sex, problem-solving and future goals

Comprehensive facilitator's notes and all the resources needed for the programme are provided. All the worksheets are easily printable from the CD Rom that accompanies the book. This is an excellent resource for all those concerned with boys' emotional development.

ESCAPE FROM EXCLUSION

Price:: £29.99
Code:: EFE

ESCAPE FROM EXCLUSION - An emotionally literate approach to supporting excluded and disaffected students at Key Stage 2,3 and 4
Brian Marris and Tina Rae, Sage Publications

This 15 session emotional literacy programme is designed to support and assist students who are disaffected and at risk of exclusion at Key Stage 2, 3 and 4.

It covers emotional literacy key skills such as awareness of feelings, flexibility, accountability and self-motivation, and will help young people to:

cope more effectively with their feelings
learn and practice better ways to behave

Each session provides comprehensive teacher notes, activities and worksheets and concludes with a co-operative group game. Age range 7-16, Printable resources and includes a CD Rom

EMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL

Price:: £24.95
Code:: EFT

Empathy for the devil

How to help people overcome drugs and alcohol problems
Phil Harris, Russell House Publishing

Examining the core skills necessary for effecting change in problematic substance users, this book explores practical ways of establishing or improving your practice. This book will give anyone working with people whose lives are affected by drugs or alcohol new ideas and perspectives to address old and intractable problems

JUST ONE MORE DVD

Price:: £21.28 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
Code:: JOMD

JUST ONE MORE DVD

Young people explore parental alcohol misuse.
Young Voice film

There is a lot of education around young people using alcohol and binge drinking, however questions aren't asked about a parent's drinking.

Parental alcohol misuse is often hidden. Young people do not like people talking about their parents, are protective towards them, and their drinking is often a source of shame. The DVD brings out the issue of teenagers becoming young carers because they hide the fact that their parents misuse alcohol.

Film approx 16 minutes pack also includes a discussion guide

LIVIING IT!

Price:: £38.29 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
Code:: LIV

Living It! A powerful teaching resource on homophobic bullying

Andrew Mulholland & Marie Bisset

Homophobic bullying in schools is a nationally-recognised problem, and this resource pack has been produced to help teachers tackle it. The pack encourages schools to build on existing expertise in PSHCE and related areas of the national curriculum. Pack includes a 20 min DVD and resource guide.

MENTORING ACTIVITIES BOX

Price:: £45.99 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
Code:: MAB

MENTORING ACTIVITIES BOX

Adele Clark & Jacqui Blades, Speechmark 2007

This activities box uses resource card which fit onto the box; students post their thoughts, initiated by images, into the slots on the cards to help open up discussion. Covers 11 topics: profiling; review; behaviour; self-confidence; bullying; friendship; decision-making; attendance; body image; family change; and bereavement.

The unique design of the Mentoring Activities Box gives young people the chance to think about their problems before talking. This helps them to feel less daunted by the prospect of discussing difficult issues and creates an environment where they feel able to 'open up' enabling a mentoring relationship to develop.

An ideal resource for use in all schools or within other therapeutic environments by social services, youth workers or foster parents.

MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS AND SERVICES

Price:: £20.99
Code:: MHI

MENTAL HEALTH - Interventions and Services for Vulnerable Children and Young People
Panos Vostanis, Jessica Kinglsey Publishers

This resource provides guidance on effective and appropriate therapeutic interventions and services for this complex group. An invaluable tool for those working with vulnerable young people including child mental health, welfare professionals, as well as social workers, policy makers and academics teaching or studying child mental health.

295pp

SAUCE - SEX & ALCOHOL UNDER CLOSE EXAMINATION

Price:: £40.00
Code:: SAU

SAUCE - Sex & Alcohol Under Close Examination

d2 Digital

A powerful and humorous resource which explores serious issues. This pack turns what can be difficult and challenging topics into a real joy to teach. It contains; Teacher support book; photocopiable comics and 6 sets of 10 trigger cards. Topics covered; Alcohol use and misuse; Sexual health issues; Managing relationships; Communication issues; Generation gap and gender differences.

SMART THINKING

Price:: £29.95
Code:: STH

Smart Thinking

Helping young people develop moral reasoning and thinking skills about offending and anti-social behaviour
Don Rowe & Amanda Dickson, Russell House Publishing

A comprehensive programme, for work with young people between 12 and 18, can be used to help them think critically about offending and anti-social behaviour and their social relationships. Contain material for 10 two hour sessions, Illustrated, photocopiable pages provide interesting and original group activities and exercises.

WHEN PARENTS PART DVD

Price:: £21.28 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
Code:: WPPD

WHEN PARENTS PART DVD

A Young Voice film made by young people for separating parents and anyone working with families.

The purpose of this film is to help and support children and their families going through the experience of parental conflict and relationship breakdown.

In the film we see four scenes in the life of a family - from the point of view of the children, Maya, Joe and little Sasha. Here is the opportunity for mediators, parent group facilitators and all those working with parents, to share these messages from young people and explore how parents can respond.

This pack includes a DVD and discussion guide
Film approx 16 minutes

WORKING WITH BLACK YOUNG PEOPLE

Price:: £24.95
Code:: WWB

WORKING WITH BLACK YOUNG PEOPLE

Edited by Momodou Sallah and Carlton Howson

This book offers insights into issues that confront Black young people. It charts the shifts in British social policy, recruitment, restriction, repatriation and multiculturalism.

Bringing together different dimensions and perspectives, this book seeks to challenge both the accepted status quo of Black young people’s negative overrepresentation in most aspects of life-including education, criminal justice, housing and health

YOUNG MEN UNDERSTANDING FATHERHOOD

Price:: £28.00
Code:: YMU

Young Men Understanding Fatherhood

Andrew Cummings, Uk Youth

This toolkit provides essential reading for those running a young fatherhood programme with young men aged 13-19.

The programme’s 11 sessions and 44 activities cover: knowing ourselves and others; understanding values and beliefs; problem solving and risk taking; what it means to be a man; relationships; sex and sexual health; what babies need; being a good dad; dads and the law and safety and first aid. Activities have been piloted in a variety of settings including, parenting projects, leaving care services and YOI’s.