101 Ways to Teach Children Social Skills: A Ready-to-Use Reproducible Activity Book

by Lawrence Shapiro (2004, Bureau for At-Risk Youth, 36.95/spiral)
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Written for use with groups of children, such as a classroom or small counseling group, the activities are intended to help children in every aspect of their social development, including their relationships with peers, parents, and teachers. Although some children seem to be socially adept from birth, others struggle with the challenges of social acceptance. With adult guidance, however, those children can become socially adept as well. You can copy the reproducibles directly from the book, or use the attached CD. Grades 1-5. [8.5" x 11"...167 pages]

131 Creative Strategies for Reaching Children with Anger Problems

by Tom Carr (2000, YouthLight, 23.95)
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These 24 reproducible skill sheets will provide you with plenty of tools to calm your angry students. There is also an outline for a great five-session parenting workshop on anger. Great checklists. Grades K-8. [8.5” x 11”...112 pages]

Puzzle Pieces: Classroom Guidance Connection

by Diane Senn & Gwen Sitsch (2002, YouthLight, 35.95)
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More than 60 lessons for classroom guidance. The focus is on feelings, decision making, school-to-work, peer relations, and coping. Each lesson includes reproducible posters and parent letters. There are also many reproducible activity sheets. [8.5” x 11”...423 pages]

Brief Counseling That Works: A Solution-Focused Approach for School Counselors, Second Edition

by Gerald Sklare (2005, Corwin Press, 28.95)
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Combines step-by-step instructions with vivid case examples to provide a comprehensive and practical overview of the fundamental principles of brief counseling. The author has extensively revised this second edition to include new adaptations of solution-focused methods; and more opportunities to practice the techniques. Reproducibles. Grades K-12. [6” x 9”...121 pages]

Favorite Elementary Counseling Activities

Compiled by Dave Craig (2005, Paperbacks for Educators, 15.00/spiral)
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There are some talented elementary counselors in the world. This book is a celebration of those counselors and what they have shared as their “favorite counseling activity.” Simply put, a collection of those activities they felt the best about. Many of these are school-wide activities, others are for classroom-size groups. Some work best with small groups. Many revolve around children’s books. The inclusion here was determined solely by the editor’s intuition. Which was influenced greatly by the excitement and images conveyed as they described their “favorite counseling activity.” [7" x 8.5"...148 pages]

A second edition of this book should be available in late 2007! If you get our Monday Ed-U-Upper, or any of the daily "Pass-Alongs" you'll know when it is available.

Strengths-Based Counseling with At-Risk Youth

by Michael Ungar (2006, Corwin Press, 26.95)
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Provides the tools both to understand and access strengths buried beneath problem behaviors. It offers specific, effective strategies for working with adolescents to construct positive identities and realistic action plans. A fresh, hopeful approach to challenging youth by looking beyond the surface of "bad" behaviors to understand them as ways of coping with life's adversities. [7" x 10"...129 pages]

Groups to Go: Grades 3-5

by Arden Martenz (2006, MarCo, 29.95)
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Here are formulas and plans for 18 popular groups, divided into nine topics. The group topics: Academic Improvement, At-risk Behaviors, Decision Making, Divorce, Grief and Loss, Respect, Self-confidence, Social Skills, and Test Taking. There are 4-8 sessions for each group topic. Each session is laid out with its purpose, materials needed, and a step-by-step session plan. Grades 3-5. [8.5” x 11”...224 pages]

Practical Ideas That Really Work for Students with ADHD... Grades 5-12

by Kathleen McConnell, et al. (2005, Pro-Ed, 46.00/spiral)
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Here are 40 activities that can be used to improve students' attending and organizational skills and to decrease their problem behaviors stemming from impulsivity and hyperactivity. There is a one-page explanation of each idea, handy tips to increase each idea's effectiveness, helpful illustrations and examples, and reproducible masters for most ideas. Grades 5 -12. [8.5” x 11”...126 pages]

Great Group Games: 175 Boredom-Busting, Zero-Prep Team Builders for All Ages

by Susan Ragsdale & Ann Saylor (2007, Search Institute Press, 16.95)
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Offering icebreakers, "straight-up" games, and reflection activities, this book provides instructions for staging meaningful, fun interactions that encourage participants to think. Games are organized in sections identifying various stages of group-building, ranging from establishing foundational relationships and building upon them to transitions and celebrations. Details on timing and supplies are also featured for each activity. Grades 6-adult. [6” x 9”...225 pages]

The Counselor and the Law: A Guide to Legal & Ethical Practice, Fifth Edition

by Anne Wheeler & Burt Bertram (2008, Am. Counseling Assoc., 44.95)
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Attorney Nancy Wheeler and Burt Bertram, a counselor, consultant, and counselor educator, combine their extensive experience to provide a broad overview of the law and the potential areas of liability that counselors may encounter in their day-to-day practice. Topics addressed include civil malpractice liability, licensure board complaints, confidentiality, duty to warn, suicide, and threats of harm to self, professional boundaries, records and documentation, and managing your counseling practice. [6” x 9”...211 pages]

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