[New Book] More creative coping skills for children

From engaging arts and crafts, to interactive stories and relaxing meditations, all the interventions and activities are thematically structured so that each chapter contains the means for building specific skills or overcoming behavioral issues.

Thomas, B. 2016. More creative coping skills for children: activities, games, stories and handouts to help children self-regulate.  Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

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[Book] 101 games and activities for children with autism, asperger's and processing disorders

Written by a paediatric occupational therapist, the book demonstrates how to teach children by moving their bodies through play.  The interactive games are quick and easy to learn and provide funa and learning.  Many of the games can be played indoors or outdoors.

Delaney, T. 2009.  101 games and activities for children with autism, asperger's and processing disorders.  McGraw Hill Publishers.

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[E-Book] Therapeutic activities for children and teens coping with health issues

With more than 200 therapeutic activities specifically designed for working with children and teenagers within the healthcare system, the book provides evidence based, age appropriate activities for interventions that promote coping. The activities target topics such as separation anxiety, self esteem issues, body image, death, isolation, and pain. Mental health practitioners will appreciate its "cookbook" format, with quickly read and implemented activities.

Hart, R. & Rollins, J. 2011.  Therapeutic activities for children and teens coping with health issues.  Wiley.

Click here to access the library catalogue. Follow the E-Book links under Reading Lists, and use your athens username and password to access the book.

[New Book] The 50 best games for groups

To be used as warm ups, ice breakers or to address a specific need, the 50 best games for groups are easy to implement and can be adapted to the needs of specific groups

Griesbeck, J. 2009.  The 50 best games for groups.  Hinton House Publishers.

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[New Book] 101 Activities for social and emotional resilience

This book provides practical and creative activities to explore such issues as regulating anxiety and tension, building self-confidence and self-esteem, coping with bullying and intimidation, and living with chaos or confusion in family life.  Each sector of the book deals with different factors that affect resilience.  Resources include worksheets, story-sheets and activities which are photocopiable and can be printed from the enclosed CD.

Jennings, S. 2013.  Activities for social and emotional resilience.  Hinton House Publishers.

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[Electronic Article] Once upon a time there was an angry lion: using stories to aid therapeutic care with children

Storytelling is a useful relationship building tool to use with children.  The author discusses the 5 stage model known as "the points of a story" that can help children recognise and accept feelings such as anger, grief, shame and guilt in a safe way and make small steps towards change.

Holyoake, D, 2013. Once upon a time there was an angry lion: using stories to aid therapeutic care with children.  Nursing Children and Young People, 25 (7)  p 24 - 27.

You can request this article from the library or download yourself using your Athens username and password.

To request a copy from the library click here, fill in form and return to library. To access electronically, click here, log in using your Athens username and password and search via the BNI database.