Arts Activities for Children and Young People in Need: Helping Children to Devel

The Nile on eBay Arts Activities for Children and Young People in Need by Diana Coholic This book offers interventions and exercises drawn from practice and research, for practitioners to use as a basis for their own arts-based groups or one-to-one sessions. It is accessible and suitable for helping, health and education practitioners and students from a variety of disciplines, such as social work, psychology and counselling. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Art-based activities can develop resilience and self-esteem, enabling children in need to cope better with ongoing stress and loss. Arts Activities for Children and Young People in Need offers interventions and exercises drawn from practice and research, for practitioners to use as a basis for their own arts-based groups or one-to-one sessions. Holistic arts activities facilitate a spiritually sensitive approach. Mindfulness-based exercises underpin the approach, and include guided meditations in which a group imagines that they are clouds, or draw feelings and emotions while listening to music, to encourage awareness of the senses. The activities help the group to relax and become more self-aware, encourage an exploration of feelings, values and understanding and are beneficial for children not ready to embrace traditional therapies or counselling. This book is accessible and suitable for helping, health and education practitioners and students from a variety of disciplines, such as social work, psychology and counselling. Author Biography Diana Coholic is Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at Laurentian University, Canada. Her research programme studies the effectiveness of holistic arts-based methods with children who have significant problems. She has been a social work practitioner for 18 years, and also maintains a small private practice working with children and young people. Table of Contents Introduction. 1. The Usefulness of Holistic Arts-Based Methods. 2. Spirituality and Spiritually Sensitive Helping. 3. Mindfulness-Based Practice. 4. Build Imagination, Self-Awareness, and Strengths. 5. Working in Groups Afterword. Index. Review The book describes many techniques for the purpose of drawing out feelings. Participants are helped to recognise the value of choices, enabling them to act on thoughts rather than impulse with negative consequences…I recommend this book for its thoughtful approach, holistic philosophy, and the variety of easily accessible techniques. — Dramatherapy, Joan Moore Promotional Interventions and exercises to use as arts-based groups or one-to-one sessions Long Description Diana Coholic is Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at Laurentian University, Canada. Her research programme studies the effectiveness of holistic arts-based methods with children who have significant problems. She has been a social work practitioner for 18 years, and also maintains a small private practice working with children and young people. Review Text The book describes many techniques for the purpose of drawing out feelings. Participants are helped to recognise the value of choices, enabling them to act on thoughts rather than impulse with negative consequences…I recommend this book for its thoughtful approach, holistic philosophy, and the variety of easily accessible techniques. Review Quote The book describes many techniques for the purpose of drawing out feelings. Participants are helped to recognise the value of choices, enabling them to act on thoughts rather than impulse with negative consequences…I recommend this book for its thoughtful approach, holistic philosophy, and the variety of easily accessible techniques. Promotional “Headline” Interventions and exercises to use as arts-based groups or one-to-one sessions Description for Reader Art-based activities can develop resilience and self-esteem, enabling children in need to cope better with ongoing stress and loss. Arts Activities for Children and Young People in Need offers interventions and exercises drawn from practice and research, for practitioners to use as a basis for their own arts-based groups or one-to-one sessions.Holistic arts activities facilitate a spiritually sensitive approach. Mindfulness-based exercises underpin the approach, and include guided meditations in which a group imagines that they are clouds, or draw feelings and emotions while listening to music, to encourage awareness of the senses. The activities help the group to relax and become more self-aware, encourage an exploration of feelings, values and understanding and are beneficial for children not ready to embrace traditional therapies or counselling.This book is accessible and suitable for helping, health and education practitioners and students from a variety of disciplines, such as social work, psychology and counselling. Description for Sales People Suitable for a wide variety of helping, health and education practitioners, no art therapy training needed Details ISBN 1849050015 Author Diana Coholic Year 2010 ISBN-10 1849050015 ISBN-13 9781849050012 Format Paperback Short Title ARTS ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN & Language English Media Book Imprint Jessica Kingsley Publishers Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 9 figures Birth 1966 Publication Date 2010-03-15 Pages 192 Publisher Jessica Kingsley Publishers Subtitle Helping Children to Develop Mindfulness, Spiritual Awareness and Self-Esteem UK Release Date 2010-03-15 NZ Release Date 2010-03-15 DEWEY 362.71 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2010-03-14 We’ve got this At The Nile, if you’re looking for it, we’ve got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items – you’re bound to find what you want, at a price you’ll love! TheNile_Item_ID:151537835;