The Big Book of Therapeutic Activity Ideas for Children and Teens
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The Big Book of Therapeutic Activity Ideas for Children and Teens

Inspiring Arts-Based Activities and Character Education Curricula

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Big Book of Therapeutic Activity Ideas for Children and Teens

Inspiring Arts-Based Activities and Character Education Curricula

About this book

For difficult or challenging children and teenagers in therapeutic or school settings, creative activities can be an excellent way of increasing enjoyment and boosting motivation, making the sessions more rewarding and successful for everyone involved.

This resource provides over one hundred tried-and-tested fun and imaginative therapeutic activities and ideas to unleash the creativity of children and teenagers aged 5+. Employing a variety of expressive arts including art, music, stories, poetry and film, the activities are designed to teach social skills development, anger control strategies, conflict resolution and thinking skills. Also included are character education activities and ideas for conducting therapeutic day camps, including sample schedules and handouts. The activities can be used in many different settings with all ages, are flexible, and can be adapted for use with individuals or groups.

Brimming with imaginative ideas, this resource will be invaluable to anyone working with children and teenagers, including school counselors, social workers, therapists, psychologists and teachers.

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17
CHAPTER 
1
Opening 
Activities
Warm-Ups, 
Icebreakers, 
and 
Other 
Brief 
Activities
Begin 
at 
the 
beginning…and 
go 
on 
till 
you 
come 
to 
the 
end: 
then 
stop.
Lewis 
Carroll, 
Adventures 
in 
Wonderland
Icebreakers 
do 
exactly 
what 
they 
sound 
like 
they 
do—they 
put 
both 
the 
child 
and 
you 
at 
ease 
so 
that 
productive 
work 
can 
take 
place. 
Many 
of 
these 
activities 
can 
provide 
a 
lot 
of 
information 
while 
making 
the 
child 
comfortable 
with 
you 
as 
the 
counselor 
and 
the 
counseling 
process.

Table of contents

  1. The Big Book of Therapeutic Activity Ideas for Children and Teens: Inspiring Arts-Based Activities and Character Education Curricula
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Introduction
  4. Chapter 1 Opening Activities: Warm-Ups, Icebreakers, and Other Brief Activities
  5. Chapter 2 Cinematherapy and Bibliotherapy Activities
  6. Chapter 3 Therapeutic Arts Activities
  7. Chapter 4 Month-by-Month Character Education Calendar
  8. Chapter 5 Therapeutic Day Camp Activities and Day Program Ideas
  9. Resources
  10. Index of Purposes of Activities