Working with young men : activities for exploring personal, social and emotional issues / Vanessa Rogers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rogers, Vanessa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

At-risk youth--Services for.

At-risk youth.

Social work with youth.

Young men--Psychology.

Young men.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Working with Young Men offers a wealth of positive group activities to engage, motivate and meet the needs of young men. Designed to help them improve their self-esteem and develop leadership skills, this book is full of fun and imaginative activities that explore issues such as anger, peer pressure, risk-taking and emotional health and well-being.

Contents:

FRONT COVER; Working with Young Men, Second Edition: Activities for Exploring Personal, Social and EmotionalIssues; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; INTRODUCTION; 1.Setting Up a Young Men's Group; 2.Getting Started; 2.1 Hands; 2.2 Hieroglyphics icebreaker; 2.3 Pop art portrait; 2.4 Hand sculptures; 2.5 Welcome to my world; 2.6 Tell me about you...; 2.7 Detectives; 2.8 Gingerbread men; 2.9 If I was ...; 2.10 Animals at the waterhole; 2.11 Pack of cards; 2.12 Picture postcards; 2.13 Perfect pairs; 2.14 Movie cards; 2.16 Dot pairs; 2.15 Anagrams; 3.Developing Communication Skills

3.1 Advertising me3.2 Making my voice heard; 3.3 Active listening; 3.4 Effective communication; 3.5 Body language game; 3.6 Living at home; 3.7 Who is confident?; 3.8 Yes/no game; 3.9 Leadership self-assessment; 3.10 The bus stop; 3.11 Tamus Square; 4.Expressing Emotions; 4.1 Understanding assertiveness; 4.2 How assertive are you?; 4.3 Passive/assertive/aggressive; 4.4 Assertiveness quiz; 4.5 That makes me angry!; 4.6 Anger: think, feel, do; 4.7 Chain argument; 4.8 Wall of anger; 4.9 Name that feeling!; 4.10 Personal boundaries; 4.11 Space; 4.12 Express yourself; 4.13 Worry map

4.14 Self-esteem - what is it?4.15 Expressing emotions; 4.16 Stress out; 4.17 Stress gallery; 5.Exploring Values and Attitudes; 5.1 First impressions; 5.2 To be a man; 5.3 Word bag; 5.4 Gender rules activity; 5.5 Acceptable/unacceptable; 5.6 What's in a name; 5.7 Jobs for the boys; 5.9 Images; 5.8 Men in the news; 5.10 Positive relationships; 6.Taking Risks; 6.1 Risky behaviour; 6.2 Crime sheet; 6.3 Alcohol value maps; 6.4 Would have/should have; 6.5 The truth, the whole truth...; 6.6 How safe is safe?; 6.7 Sexual health myth or fact?; 6.8 What happened next?; 6.9 Personal safety

6.10 Follow the crowd7.Working Together; 7.1 Fill the bottle; 7.2 Pass the peanut; 7.3 Rip it up!; 7.4 Blindfold trust game; 7.5 Don't fall in; 7.6 Pass the sound; 7.7 The sun shines on...; 7.8 Jigsaw trial; 7.9 Peg it!; 8.Endings; 8.1 Evaluation tree; 8.2 Personal assessment; 8.3 Chain reaction; 8.4 Appreciation web; 8.5 Positive steps; 8.6 Treasured comments; 8.7 Evaluation shields; 8.8 Evaluation questionnaire; 8.9 Action planning; 8.10 Evaluation wall; 8.11 Video diary; USEFUL WEBSITES

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781283905091

1283905094

9780857002822

0857002821

OCLC:

699510334