Rebels with a cause : working with adolescents using action techniques /
Rebels with a Cause is a comprehensive guide to working with adolescents using action techniques and drama therapy. Drawing on years of experience working with adolescents and of training practitioners in the field, Cossa provides a tried-and-tested model for working with adolescents in groups. Util...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Jessica Kingsley,
2006.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- COVER
- Rebels with a Cause: Working with Adolescents Using Action Techniques
- Contents
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- FOREWORD BY ZERKA MORENO
- PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION
- PART I WARM-UP: PHILOSOPHICAL AND THEORETICAL BASIS
- 1 Adolescents in Action
- Why adolescents? A unique therapeutic opportunity
- Defining key terms
- Why use action methods with adolescent groups?
- Moreno�s universalia of psychotherapy
- Summary
- 2 Viewing Adolescence from a Developmental Perspective
- Stages and phases of group development
- The developmental tasks of adolescenceThe developmental continuum of adolescence
- Summary
- 3 The Therapeutic Spiralâ?Ø as a Framework for Working with Adolescent Groups
- Roles of restoration: connecting to strengths
- Roles of observation: engaging and disengaging appropriately
- Roles of containment: dealing with affect productively
- Summary
- 4 Leadership and Group Norms
- The role of the leader(s)
- The importance of group norms
- Summary
- PART II ACTION: UTILIZING ACTION TECHNIQUES AT VARIOUS STAGES OF GROUP DEVELOPMENT
- 5 Action Techniques for the Beginning StageInitial contact with group members
- Introductory group sessions
- Developing the beginning stage
- Summary
- 6 Action Techniques for the Transition Stage
- Getting unstuck
- Moving forward
- Summary
- 7 Action Techniques for the Working Group
- Building personal, interpersonal, and transpersonal strengths
- Developing the ability to observe from within and without
- Developing strategies for containment of intense affect
- Working with life issues in action
- Summary
- 8 Action Techniques for TerminationAwareness of ending at the group�s beginning
- Rehearsals for ending
- Terminating the group
- Summary
- PART III SHARING: OTHER APPLICATIONS OF ACTION TECHNIQUES AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR THEIR IMPLEMENTATION
- 9 Adapting Action Techniques to the Population and Setting
- Working with special populations
- Working in special settings and situations
- Summary
- 10 Practical Considerations for Developing and Implementing Adolescent Action Groups
- Importance of integrating theory and philosophy with practice
- Fitting strategies to actual needs of group or populationSummary
- APPENDIX A: SAMPLE INFORMATION PACK FOR PARTICIPANTS AND FAMILIES
- APPENDIX B: SAMPLE INTAKE AND PERMISSION FORMS
- APPENDIX C: SAMPLE GROUP NORMS
- APPENDIX D: OTHER IDEAS FOR OPENING AND CLOSING CIRCLES, WARM-UPS, COOL-DOWNS, AND DE-ROLING
- REFERENCES
- SUBJECT INDEX
- AUTHOR INDEX