The KidsKope peer mentoring programme : a therapeutic approach to help children and young people build resilience and deal with conflict /: a therapeutic approach to help children and young people build resilience and deal with conflict. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nina Wroe and Penny McFarlane ; foreword by Andrea Ayres.
• Authors: Wroe, Nina; McFarlane, Penny
• Other Names: Ayres, Andrea author of introduction, etc.
• Contents: THE KIDSKOPE PEER MENTORING PROGRAMME: A Therapeutic Approach to Help Children and Young People Build Resilience and Deal with Conflict; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Why this book now?; Who we are and why we wrote this book; What is KidsKope and how does it work?; Typical early training session for mentors; A workshop run by the mentors; How to use this book; Chapter 1: Why Mentoring?; The need for mentoring; Research and mentoring; The importance of non-cognitive skills; Measuring the results; Reaching hard-to-reach youngsters; Recruiting the mentors; Limitations of mentoring. Age-appropriate topicsChapter 2: Children's Experiences of Conflict; Your behaviour, not you; The meaning of conflict; The nature and effects of conflict; Witnessing conflict; Conflict and the child's brain; Presenting behaviours; Chapter 3: Group Work, Creativity and Play; The benefits of group work; Group Work, Creativity and Play; The size of the group; Managing conflict within the group; The role of the teacher; Creativity and group work; Understanding ourselves; Playful thinking; Chapter 4: The Theory Supporting the Activities; Eliciting the child's voice; Why games? Why breathing techniques?Why role-play?; Why relaxation?; Ritual and witnessing; The group process; The importance of evaluation and signing off; Chapter 5: Interactive Evaluation and Signing Off; Evaluation and the mentees; Evaluation and the mentors; Individual interview example; Group evaluation; Suggested format for final session with mentors; Chapter 6: The Activities; Eliciting the Child's Voice ; The Volcano; Rules for the Group; Games; The Name Game; Change the Pattern; Stop the Group; Count 1, 2, 3; Counting Up; Jailer; Dragon Keys; Tangles; The Breakfast Game; The Present. The Breathing TechniquesThe Candle; The Whale; Counting In; The Woodchopper; The Gorilla; The Saucepan; Role-play; Rules for the drama; The Clapperboard; Hot Seating; Freeze Frames; The Family Photograph; Answering from Role; Reframing; De-roling; Relaxation Techniques; Visualization -- Breathing Light; Mask Making -- the Half and Half Mask; Visualization -- A Safe Place; Collage -- A Safe Place; Visualization -- The Beach; Artwork -- The Storyboard; Visualization -- The Meadow; Visualization -- Circle of Strength; Visualization -- The Escalator; Sound Picture -- Parents Having a Row; Pass the Squeeze. Interactive EvaluationEvaluating the Workshop; KidsKope Evaluation; Chapter 7: The Workshops; General notes for mentors; General aims; General requirements; Timing; Introductory activities (until after The Volcano); Practical planning; The Workshops; Bullying; Cyber Bullying; Conflict with Parents; Parents Splitting Up; Step-parents; Young Carers; Race and Economic Migrants; Change and Transition; Appendix 1: KidsKope register; Appendix 2: KidsKope workshop planning sheet; Appendix 3: Exemplar letter to primary heads to recruit mentees.
• Publisher Details: London, England Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (194 pages)
• Subjects: 371.4/047; Peer counseling of students; Mentoring; School children -- Mental health services; Drama -- Therapeutic use; Adjustment (Psychology) in children; Adjustment (Psychology) in children; Drama -- Therapeutic use; Mentoring; Peer counseling of students; School children -- Mental health services; EDUCATION -- Administration -- General; EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions; Adjustment (Psychology) in children; Drama -- Therapeutic use; Mentoring; Peer counseling of students; School children -- Mental health services; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857009036; 0857009036; 1849055009; 9781849055000; 9781322081021; 1322081026
• Related ISBNs: 9781849055000
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.