New, completely revised and updated second edition of the book that set the standard for group facilitators in the school setting more than ten years ago. This powerfully written and beautifully illustrated book walks the facilitator through the group process - from assuming the role of facilitator to learning the process and launching a group.
It details the Belonging Program, a series of developmentally sequenced activities and exercises created at varying levels of difficulty (so they can be used with young children or adolescents) that address such issues as learning to work with others, handling verbal abuse, managing anger, sorrow, and grief, and conflict resolution. Includes custom illustrations, facilitator tools, and reproducible exercises and activities for use in the group setting, as well as samples of all forms needed to launch a support group (such as permission letters, referral forms, behavior checklists, and group contracts).
The newly developed training component allows school districts and mental health organizations to use one tool for both facilitator training and support group imlementation.
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A revised edition of the book that set the standard for group facilitators in the school setting. Belonging: Self and Social Discovery for Children and Adolescents.
Completely revised and updated, this edition includes a newly developed training component that allows school districts and mental health organizations to use one tool for both facilitator training and support group implementation. It continues to set the standard for group facilitation by featuring:
- step-by-step guidance through the group process - from assuming the role of facilitator to forming a group, learning the group process, and launching a group.
- developmentally sequenced exercises and activities created at varying levels of difficulty so they can be used with young children and adolescents.
- reproducible exercises and activities that can be easily used in the group setting.
- custom illustrations, charts, and surveys that enhance program content.
-samples of all forms needed to launch a support group, including permission letters, referral forms, behavior checklists, and group contracts.
This book has been successfully used in a variety of settings, including elementary, middle, and high school counseling programs; mental health therapy groups; special education classrooms; substance abuse programs; residential treatment; hospice grief and loss support; and parent education. It has been used as a college text for training Counseling and Guidance graduate students in group counseling techniques.
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