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The Wrecking Yard of Games and Activities

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I am a therapist and am always looking for resources to utilize in my work with children, adolescents, and families. However, many of the exercises in this book require a lot of extra supplies, which can add up to a lot of money. There are some good ideas in the book, but I've found much better resources that contain exercises that can be used individually, in groups, as homework, and don't cost anything but the time and money to copy a few pages. I was disappointed when I got this book because it requires too much when you've got an overload of clients to see.

I personally was able to work with Alanna Jones and her book is a great extention of her professional work in recreational therapy. The activities in the book are easy to understand and implement with a variety of ages with minimal changes needed to fit all age groups. I would highly reccomend this book to those who work with children and adolescences in any forum to help teach teamwork, self esteem and ways to use exercise to increase they quality of life.

I have also purchased 104 Activities That Build.. by Alanna Jones. Both of these books have assisted me with educating my child clients on improving their self-esteem, managing their anger in an appropriate way, and utilizing coping skills to deal every day situations. The activities in this book have allowed me to interact with my clients in a non-threatening manner which is crucial in developing a trustworthy relationship. I highly recommend this book to any mental health professional who provides socialization skills to children.

This is a great resource for activities for anyone working with people...children to adults with a variety of needs or no special needs at all. I have used these activities with mentally ill adults and children in a hospital setting, with general education high school students, and elementary students with emotional and behavioral disabilities. You could use the activities to promote team building and self reflection with any population. A huge variety of activities are described with much detail!