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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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cossa, Mario
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Jessica Kingsley, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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?
  • Morenoâ€?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 groupâ€?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