ABSTRACT

This book covers a wide range of emotional literacy topics relevant to todays young people and can be used in any setting by learning mentors and other professionals. Each topic includes group and individual session activities, solutions to problems, take home tasks and tips for the professional. It can be used when designing and implementing individual behavior plans and helping young people overcome the challenges in life. It is unique in that a professional in any setting can readily adapt the ideas to their requirements. The topics covered are: profiling, changing, behavioral change, self-esteem, bereavement, family change, study skills, stress busting, motivation, self learning, drug awareness, bullying, school refusal and frustration. The book contains ideas and suggestions which can be readily adapted by the professional to best suit their setting. It is one of the few resources which cover all aspects of emotional intelligence for all ability groups.

part 1|15 pages

Profiling

chapter 1|3 pages

About home and school

chapter 2|2 pages

My life so far

chapter 3|3 pages

Who I am

chapter 4|2 pages

Thoughts in my head

chapter 5|2 pages

How I feel

chapter 6|2 pages

What am I made up of?

part 2|12 pages

Transition

chapter 7|2 pages

Map reading

chapter 8|2 pages

What is the difference?

chapter 9|2 pages

Feelings about changing school

chapter 10|2 pages

My school bag

chapter 11|1 pages

Any questions?

chapter 12|2 pages

What will happen if…?

part 3|13 pages

Changing

chapter 13|2 pages

How I am and how I want to be

chapter 14|2 pages

Cost and gains of change

chapter 15|1 pages

Changing scale

chapter 16|1 pages

Changing my ways

chapter 17|1 pages

A wish list for change

chapter 18|2 pages

Change – three case studies

chapter 19|2 pages

Old me, new me and future me

chapter 20|1 pages

Making life easier

part 4|32 pages

Behaviour change

chapter 21|2 pages

My obstacles

chapter 22|2 pages

Behaviour scores

chapter 23|2 pages

Who am I?

chapter 24|3 pages

How others see me

chapter 25|2 pages

Feeling angry

chapter 26|2 pages

Who is in my face?

chapter 27|2 pages

Negotiating skills

chapter 28|2 pages

Body language

chapter 29|2 pages

Anger log

chapter 30|2 pages

Turning back time

chapter 31|1 pages

Forgiveness

chapter 32|2 pages

Conflict resolution

chapter 33|2 pages

Being abusive

chapter 34|4 pages

Being empathetic

chapter 35|1 pages

Behaviour cycle

part 5|19 pages

Self-esteem

chapter 36|2 pages

Confidence builder

chapter 37|1 pages

Happy box

chapter 38|2 pages

Good things diary

chapter 39|2 pages

Read all about it

chapter 40|2 pages

Positive self-talk

chapter 41|2 pages

Feeling accepted

chapter 42|3 pages

Self-esteem – ice-breaker

chapter 43|2 pages

Self-portraits

chapter 44|2 pages

What makes a good friend?

part 6|15 pages

Bereavement

chapter 45|1 pages

Memory box

chapter 46|1 pages

Memory book

chapter 47|1 pages

Positive memories

chapter 48|1 pages

A person in a bottle

chapter 49|1 pages

The letter

chapter 50|2 pages

My special person taught me

chapter 51|2 pages

How can I help myself?

chapter 52|2 pages

Never forget

chapter 53|1 pages

Bereavement diary

chapter 54|1 pages

The empty chair

chapter 55|1 pages

Bereavement at Christmas

part 7|12 pages

Family change

chapter 57|2 pages

People affected by family change

chapter 58|2 pages

What does divorce mean?

chapter 59|2 pages

My homes

chapter 60|1 pages

Planning my time in two homes

chapter 61|2 pages

Feeling better about things

part 8|10 pages

Study skills

chapter 62|1 pages

Getting to where I want to be

chapter 63|5 pages

Profiling my study skills

chapter 64|3 pages

Boosting my revision techniques

part 9|17 pages

Dealing with stress

chapter 65|2 pages

What stresses me?

chapter 66|3 pages

What does stress feel like?

chapter 67|1 pages

Coping strategies

chapter 68|1 pages

Session leader tips on stress

chapter 69|1 pages

Mapping it out

chapter 70|3 pages

New strategies, new outcomes

chapter 71|2 pages

More tips for the session leader on stress

chapter 72|3 pages

Relaxation techniques

part 10|12 pages

Motivation

chapter 73|2 pages

My ideal self

chapter 74|1 pages

Motivation concertina

chapter 75|2 pages

My motivators

chapter 76|2 pages

Getting the balance right

chapter 77|2 pages

Chance and motivation

chapter 78|1 pages

Internal and external control

chapter 79|1 pages

Peer mentoring

part 11|8 pages

Self-harming

chapter 80|1 pages

Keeping track of self-harm

chapter 81|2 pages

What triggers self-harm?

chapter 82|2 pages

The alternatives activity

chapter 83|2 pages

Action planning

part 12|8 pages

Drug awareness

chapter 84|1 pages

Drug classifications

chapter 85|1 pages

The effects of drugs

chapter 86|5 pages

Why do people take drugs?

part 13|16 pages

Bullying

chapter 87|1 pages

Session leader tips on bullying

chapter 88|2 pages

What is bullying?

chapter 89|1 pages

What happens when I'm bullied?

chapter 90|1 pages

True or false?

chapter 91|2 pages

How can I deal with it?

chapter 92|2 pages

Who can support me?

chapter 93|2 pages

Why is the bully a bully?

chapter 94|2 pages

Making me stronger

chapter 95|1 pages

Mapping it out

chapter 96|1 pages

Solution circle

part 14|14 pages

School refusal

chapter 98|1 pages

What is the problem?

chapter 99|2 pages

How bad can it be?

chapter 100|2 pages

What stops me from attending?

chapter 101|1 pages

What would help?

chapter 102|2 pages

Truancy – the consequences

chapter 103|2 pages

Poor punctuality – the consequences

chapter 104|2 pages

What specifically is the problem?