Talkabout for Teenagers

Developing Social and Emotional Communication Skills

Alex Kelly, Brian Sains

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN:
  9781138371552
• eBook ISBN:
  9781351631198
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Behavioural Management

Talkabout for Teenagers is a bestselling professional workbook supporting educators and therapists who deliver social and relationship skills groups for older children and young adults with social, emotional or behavioural difficulties.

It is a complete group work resource that offers a hierarchical approach, with ready-made material to assist teaching social and relationship skills specifically to older children and young adults.

Resources include:

• an assessment framework
• planning and evaluation forms
• 37 structured session guides focussing on self-awareness and self-esteem, body language, conversational skills, friendship skills and assertiveness
• all the supplementary handouts and images needed to deliver the sessions.

This second edition is presented with full-colour illustrations and handouts, and includes a new introduction by Alex Kelly reflecting on her own experiences of using the resources since they were first developed.

Level 1 TALKABOUT Me

Contents

Introduction

Topic 1: This is me

Activity 1 Who am I?

Worksheet 1 Who am I?

Activity 2 Today I am…

Topic 2: My qualities and strengths

Activity 3 Good and bad qualities

Worksheet 2 My qualities

Worksheet 3 Qualities I like

Worksheet 4 Qualities of a friend

Topic 3: The way I look

Worksheet 5 What are they saying?

Worksheet 6 Importance of image

Worksheet 7 Dressed to impress

Worksheet 8 The way I look

Topic 4: Things that make me feel good

Activity 4 Gary and Brad

Activity 5 Gary feels good, Brad feels bad

Activity 6 My favourite things

Worksheet 9 My favourite things

Worksheet 10 Things that make me feel good

Topic 5: Things that bring me down

Activity 7 A bad, bad day

Worksheet 11 Better days for Brad

Worksheet 12 Things that make me feel bad

Topic 6: The way I feel

Worksheet 13 Group survey

Worksheet 14 Understanding emotions

Handout 1 Coping with my feelings

Worksheet 15 Coping with my feelings

Topic 7: Moving forward

Worksheet 16 It’s all about me

Worksheet 17 Moving forward

Introduction

Aim of this level	To increase self awareness and to improve self esteem.
Topics covered	1. This is me 2. My qualities and strengths 3. The way I look 4. Things that make me feel good 5. Things that bring me down 6. The way I feel 7. Moving forward
Length of level	This level will take 15–22 lessons depending on the ability of the students and the length of the lessons
Students	Groups work best if students get on and are well matched for both personality and need. Aim for a group of between 5 and 8 people. Remember that a larger group will mean the level may take longer to complete.
Group gelling	Factors that can help group cohesion are: group cohesion activities (see pages 225–229); get the group to decide on a name for the group; devise some group rules; make sure everyone takes part; and good leadership.
Format of the session	1. Group cohesion activity 2. R...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Initial Assessment
• Level 1 Talkabout Me
• Level 2 Talkabout Body Language
• Level 3 Talkabout Talking
• Level 4 Talkabout
• Level 5 Talkabout Assertiveness
• Group Cohesion Activities
• Forms
• Index