The latest book by author and experiential facilitator Sam Sikes includes:
A foreword by Karl Rohnke
More than 40 new experiential activities including seven using mousetraps
The story of the Mousetrap Tower and its lesson about how performance is both physical and mental
Co-Facilitation techniques that work as you facilitate
How to create your own activities
Plenty of pictures and clear instructions
Fun and learning opportunities for everyone!
224 pages - 6" X 9"
This book tackles the subject of Therapeutic Communities for Children directly, providing a perspective that focuses on the institutional context in which therapeutic work takes place and the theories and principles that underpin these settings. It deals with how TCs for children differ from other types of institution, discusses the growing and elaborate body of regulation, documentation and training that surrounds children's residential settings and looks at how therapeutic practices operate within these standards. Useful to social work, health care and education professionals, it gives an understanding of the... More info
Mental health problems are ubiquitous in contemporary society. All social workers, whether in specialist or generalist settings, need specific knowledge, skills and values to work effectively with people with mental health problems. Social Work Practice in Mental Health emphasises the importance of appreciating the lived experience of mental illness, and of establishing partnerships based on incorporating a consumer perspective into all mental health work. It also emphasises the healing potential in relationships between consumers, carers and service providers. This is a thorough introduction to social work practice in specialist mental health settings... More info
Jamie is typical of many children who are the siblings of seriously ill children. He feels left out and confused because his parents have to devote the bulk of their time to his sick sister, Susie. Jamie feels angry and resentful, jealous and sad. Sometimes Jamie acts out to get his parents attention, other times he withdraws in silence. Jamie is desperate for his parents to understand how he is feeling, and help him find a path forward. He wants nothing more than to feel the unity and... More info
