Counselling and care of students Books

Book SynopsisAfrican American Young Girls and Women in PreK12 Schools and Beyond presents a comprehensive viewpoint on preK-12 schooling for African American females. Including theoretical, conceptual, and research based chapters, this volume offers readers compelling evidence of the educational challenges and successes for this student population. The expert authors in this collection provide rich perspectives on the experiences of African American females throughout their elementary and secondary education. Each chapter includes strong implications for education research, practice, and policy, as well as concrete recommendations to important stakeholders, such as educators, school counsellors, and parents. Collectively, the contributors communicate throughout that educational change is needed and that educational success is attainable for all African American females. It is intended that this work will help inform education research, practice, and policy as they relate to African American females. Equally important, it is envisioned that the readers will develop a greater interest in the education of African American females. Table of ContentsIntroduction to Book; Renae D. Mayes, Marjorie C. Shavers, and James L. Moore III Chapter 1. Making the Unique Experiences of Young Black Girls Visible; Iheoma U. Iruka and Celeste Hawkins Chapter 2. “I Feel Like This School is Changing the Best Parts of Who She is”: Reflections from Black Educators on their Experiences Developing Growth-Promoting Environments for Black Girls During Early Childhood; Lauren C. Mims, Cierra Kaler-Jones, Abigail A. Amoako Kayser, and David J. Johns Chapter 3. Sisterhood as a Supportive Network in the Black Girl Experience; Antoinette Halsell Miranda, Halima Alhassan, and Maureen Joyce Myrtil Chapter 4. Seeing Through Her Eyes: Learning from the School Experiences of Black-White Biracial Girls; Ashley N. Patterson Chapter 5. Moving from Underprepared to Prepared: Educators’ Facilitating Conversations about Race with Black Girl Student-Athletes; Tomika Ferguson and Mahauganee Shaw Bonds Chapter 6. Postsecondary Planning for Black Girls with Disabilities: The Role of School Counselors and School Psychologists; Renae D. Mayes and Desireé Vega Chapter 7. Considering Race, Culture, and Gender in P-16 Education: A Film-Based Inquiry of Black African Immigrant Girls’ and Women’s Experiences; Meseret F. Hailu and Maima Chea Simmons Chapter 8. Black Undergraduate Women: Intersectionality and Engagement with High Impact Practices; Tiffany Y. Halsell and Dorinda J. Gallant Chapter 9. Hair, Identity, and Community: Black Women’s Experiences Going Natural in College; Robin Phelps-Ward and Jimmy L. Howard Chapter 10. The Radical Possibility in Becoming Black Women Leaders; Cynthia M. Sims and Angela D. Carter

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Book SynopsisExplaining the importance of supporting children through change for their wellbeing and social and emotional development, this practical guide gives early years practitioners and parents the tools to help children cope with change and everyday transitions. The book looks at different types of change that children can encounter, such as moving homes, new siblings, starting school, bereavement and divorce, and gives advice on best practice for early years practitioners and parents.With ideas and activities that can easily be implemented, this book is the ultimate handbook for supporting young children through changes big and small.Trade ReviewThis excellent book addresses change and everyday transitions in children's lives in a sensitive and caring way. It tackles various topics such as moving house and going on holiday as well as more challenging issues like bereavement and illness. Written in an easy to read style, Sonia offers practical ideas and links to numerous stories and books which can help adults to support the children in their care. This book is an essential read for practitioners who want to support their children through the changes and transitions their children experience. -- Tamsin Grimmer, Early Years Consultant, author and director of Linden LearningSonia's book on transitions tackles sensitive topics such as death and divorce, as well as more everyday changes, with insight, honesty and personal warmth. Using her great breadth of experience and knowledge Sonia delivers practical, workable advice and strategies as well as many links to books, research and videos to deepen our knowledge and strengthen our practice. This is an excellent book; I will be recommending it to my schools and EY settings as soon as it is print! -- Ruth Fergusson, Lead PsychologistIn a world of constant change, never has it been more important to pause and truly consider how we are going to mange and support children through the many and varied transitions in their lives. This wonderfully clear and helpful book from Sonia helps to set out how we can approach each and every transition with compassion and clarity of purpose. Parents and education staff can take solace in the help available in these pages, knowing that to prepare well and really think about how to support through change is a worthwhile endeavour. -- Fred Lacey, paediatric and adolescent psychotherapist, clinical Supervisor and Education ConsultantTable of ContentsIntroduction. Section 1: The impact of change on development and wellbeing. 1. Children's social and emotional development. 2. Supporting children's wellbeing. Section 2: Practical strategies. 3. New siblings. 4. New pet. 5. Going on holiday. 6. Moving home. 7. Starting school or nursery. 8. Family changes and separation. 9. Illness and hospital stays. 10. Death and bereavement. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisIf you care about making your home, school and community a safer and more accepting place for people of all genders, then this book is for you! What can you do to be an ally to your transgender, non-binary and gender-expansive friends and family? Everyone needs allies who can support them through challenges, and through engaging with the activities in this book you can develop into an action-oriented Super Trans Ally!Packed full of activities such as self-reflective questions, journal prompts and role plays, this interactive workbook is perfect for helping young people aged 10+ to reflect on gender, develop their compassion, and discover what skills and talents they can bring to being a Super Trans Ally.The eBook version of this book is fully interactive and editable throughout.Trade ReviewBeing a Super Trans Ally is an excellent, accessible resource for anyone ages 8-108 who knows a little or a lot about transgender and non-binary individuals and communities, and is looking to grow in their allyship. This book contains the information and action steps needed to truly be a super ally. -- Dr. Eli R. Green, CSES Founder & CEO, The Transgender Training Institute, IncTimely. Relevant. Smart. Engaging. Creative. Careful. Compassionate. Packed with complex information made simple, important advice, and beautiful art on how to be a Super Trans Ally! What a fabulous addition to the emerging body of work on supporting trans youth! Planning to use it in my teaching! Thank you! -- Graciela Slesaransky-Poe, Ph.D., Professor of Education, Co-Chair, President’s Commission on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Arcadia University. Ally.A wonderful book for those wanting to find fun and engaging activities to inspire people to be better trans and non-binary allies. This is an important resource to have in classrooms, homes, community and faith organizations to help educate their students, families, congregations and staff who want to take an innovative approach to having conversations about acceptance and inclusion. -- Marsha Aizumi - Activist, Speaker, Author of Two Spirits, One Heart: A Mother, Her Transgender Son, and Their Journey to Love and Acceptance

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Book SynopsisGrowing up presents many challenges and positive learning experiences. Helping young people understand, name and talk about their and other peoples' strengths can improve their relationships with their friends, family, and the wider community. The interactive Character Toolkit Strength Cards enable children to learn, recognise and express all sides of their character. The cards promote character strengths such as perseverance, grit and leadership alongside moral and civic strengths such as gratitude and kindness. These cards have been designed to allow teachers, parents and counsellors in coaching settings to explore all character strengths within children. Included is a booklet of different activities that provide suggestions for using the strengths cards. These include activities that encourage children to describe the strength they are most proud of, or how to identify strengths in others around them.These positive, helpful and authentic strengths cards will be a useful classroom resource, focusing on encouraging the next generation to be their best self.Trade ReviewThe cards have been used with children ranging from Nursery to Year 5 and all have been able to engage at different levels. The language used makes them very accessible. The children could talk about resilience as 'bounce-back-ability' and could make links to personal experiences. The content of the cards really helped them to think about their approaches to learning and life. For example, at Lancot, we often talk about being brave in our learning and using the cards such as 'Adventurousness' added depth to this. The prompts on each card proved to be helpful and relevant, as they enabled the adults to begin and sustain the dialogue between groups and with individuals. It's very easy to see the potential for how these cards could be used in a whole-class setting, as well as small groups and one-to-one. -- Jenny Fraser, Deputy Headteacher, Lancot Challenger AcademyAn important aspect of character education is what might be called virtue literacy. This is that we know and understand what the virtues are as well as why they are important. The Character Toolkit Strength Cards help develop virtue literacy as they bring visibility to the everyday character virtues that are fundamental for individual and societal flourishing. -- Dr Tom Harrison; Reader in Character Education and Lead on the MA Character Education, University of BirminghamThe Character Toolkit Strength Cards are a fantastic addition to the book Character Toolkit for Teachers. The cards have really helped to explain the character traits in an age appropriate way and the illustrations demonstrate the traits well too. They have been really useful to refer to for home learning too. -- Malinda Young, Associate Principal, LEO Academy TrustFrederika and Elizabeth have hit it out of the park again. I love the interactive Character Toolkit Strength Cards. The activities associated with the cards are super fun and the cards are engaging. I cannot wait to play the cards with my patients and students. -- Dr. Caren Baruch-Feldman, psychologist and author of The Grit Guide for TeensThese cards are simply brilliant. A fun, positive and encouraging way to explore personal characteristics and character strengths. I've used these to support my coaching, teaching and time at home with my family...I've even used them successful in the staff room!Who doesn't like to know what they're good at? These cards provide a fun and explorative way to talk openly about character. -- Chris Reddy, leadership coach and founder of Bright Leaders

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Book SynopsisHow can the desk in front of you reveal a whole new perspective on your life?What's so important about refusing to board the catastrophe train?Why does the anti-rotting agent given off by plants make you feel great? Through 18 short chapters, Aidan Harvey-Craig scours every corner of psychology - from neuroscience to psychodynamics - to uncover the unexpected secrets of hacking your wellbeing. Based on the latest research, each chapter takes you on a journey of surprises, guiding you through an abundance of deceptively simple ideas which will help you to see your world in a new light and improve your wellbeing.Organised into three sections - 'Notice', 'Energise' and 'Connect' - each hack addresses issues that affect us all, including our sleep, relationships, stress, identity, and our dependence on smartphones. Intertwining the latest insights in psychology with practical and easy-to-use advice, this book offers new ways to empower yourself and tackle the challenges of growing up and studying in the 21st Century.Trade ReviewThis book simply explains what the hack is, how to put it into day-to-day life and the psychology that explains why it works. -- Isaac, Student, University of ManchesterA must read for anyone who wants to learn to be accountable for their own success and wellbeing. -- Gilda Scarfe, CEO and founder of Positive Ed Ltd, International SpeakerAidan Harvey-Craig has brought his experience of working in psychology and education to produce this highly informative and thought provoking book. It is packed with evidenced-based life hacks, provided in a refreshing format. I may not be a student, but I've taken away many life hacks from the book that I'm now using. Highly recommended! -- Kirsty R. Lowe, Consultant Clinical and Forensic Psychologist. UKThis is my kind of book! It's evidence-based, easy to read and so practical. This book will prove so useful to students. A book that will help them understand themselves and the people around them better, as well as equipping them with the tools they need to thrive. -- Adrian Bethune, award-winning author and wellbeing advisor

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Book SynopsisWith accessible strategies grounded in trauma-informed education and positive psychology, this book equips teachers to support all students, particularly the most vulnerable. It will help them to build their resilience, increase their motivation and engagement, and fulfil their full learning potential within the classroom. Trauma-informed, strengths-based classrooms are built upon three core aims: to support children to build their self-regulatory capacities, to build a sense of relatedness and belonging at school, and to integrate wellbeing principles that nurture growth and identify strengths. Taking conventional approaches to trauma one step further, teachers may create a classroom environment which helps students to meet their own needs in a healthy way and progress academically. Based on the successful Berry Street education strategies pioneered by the authors, this book also includes comprehensive case studies, learning points and opportunities for self-reflection, fully supporting teachers to implement these strategies within the classroom.Trade ReviewThis book is full of rich examples, tips, ideas, and gems of knowledge around trauma; to support schools to offer children a much more containing, calm, regulating, and supportive school experience. This books looks at some of the reasons why children might behave in certain ways, as behaviour is communication, and is curious about "what happened to you?" and "what is strong with you?" instead of "what is wrong with you?". There an array of tangible take home messages and skills which can be apply in the day-to-day school experience. It will be a valuable and enriching resource in the education world. -- Dr Karen Treisman, Clinical Psychologist, Trainer, Organisational Consultant, and Author of 11 books including the bestselling "Therapeutic treasure box for working with developmental trauma".This book provides an exciting and unique framework for supporting learners in schools who have been impacted by complex trauma. Tom and Jacolyn draw from neuroscience and positive psychology to explain the impact of trauma on developing bodies and brains and provide easy-to-implement classroom strategies to address this harm. Above all, their work is respectful of trauma-impacted young people and those wonderful people in schools working hard to educate them. An important resource for all educators! -- Dr. Judith Howard, Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology.This rigorous, yet practical, book helps teachers connect with students who may be struggling. More than that, it helps instil academic inspiration into our vulnerable students. What I love about this book is that the strategies will be effective for all students, not just those who are trauma-affected. The timing of the release is uncanny given the vast numbers of teachers across the globe who will be supporting students through the trauma, distress and social-emotional side effects of the Covid-19 global pandemic. It's a "must have" for all teachers! -- Professor Lea Waters AM, PhD. University of Melbourne. Director of the school-based Visible Wellbeing program and author of best-selling book for parents and teachers ‘The Strength Switch.’This book is a much-needed and essential addition to the expanding field of wellbeing education. Tom Brunzell and Jacolyn Norrish draw on the most advanced research and the practical wisdom of Berry Street. The result is a book that focuses on how teachers can establish trauma-informed, strengths-based classrooms. It is full examples, providing teachers with greater insight into how teachers can support students who may be struggling in and outside the classroom. Thoughtfully written case studies and vignettes connect theory into practice. This book combines comprehensive, evidence-informed strategies for teachers and school leaders alike. -- Associate Professor Mathew White, President - Education Division, International Positive Education Association, School of Education, The University of AdelaideFor children and young people who have experienced trauma, school and education can be both a safe place and their best opportunity to change their trajectory towards a better future. In this highly practical and deeply informed book, Tom Brunzell and Jacolyn Norrish help teachers transform the learning environment to become trauma-informed, integrating strengths-based approaches and positive psychology, thereby providing an environment where children and young people can safely process their traumatic reactions, develop their wellbeing and build their character strengths. Better life outcomes will be the result. -- Alex Linley, PhD, CEO Cappfinity & Visiting Professor in Psychology, Bucks New University, UK Author, Average to A+: Realising Strengths in Yourself and Others Author, The Strengths Profile Book: Finding What You Can Do + Love to Do and Why It Matters

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Book SynopsisThe Teacher Toolbox for a Calm and Connected Classroom is a whole-child, whole-hearted approach to teaching, wellness, and student--teacher relationships.Chock-full of practical advice and brain-based tools from an experienced teacher and counselor, this book solves the question of how psychology and education can enrich and empower both teachers and students' wellness. Peppered with relatable anecdotes from the authors' experiences, the book deals with how to help unpack the' "invisible backpack" that both teachers and students bring into the classroom. Chapters are broken down to show how to practically address common issues such challenging behavior, social-emotional learning, trauma-informed education, attachment theory, mindfulness, mental health and much more. Each chapter outlines these common challenges but also provides an abundance of practical tools that can be used to help. Written accessibly, and with tools which are easy to implement, The Teacher Toolbox for a Calm and Connected Classroom is an indispensable guide for any teacher.Trade ReviewAs someone who supports educator leaders at the National Education Association, I know that a calm and connected teacher is a calm and connected leader. All educators should have the opportunity to read this book and the support to implement its practices. In a world consumed by a global pandemic, Joanna Schwartz's insistence on the importance of mental health in schools has never been more timely and important. -- Annelise Cohon, Senior Policy/Program Specialist, National Education AssociationWe take for granted that educators know how to develop, maintain and enhance relationships with students of any age. This book is crammed with an extraordinary array of simple, easy and practical ways to connect with young people, to understand what their behaviour might mean, to understand our own assumptions and biases, and to help them (and ourselves) to cope when it is all too much. -- Marg Thorsborne, Restorative Practitioner, Trainer, AuthorThe Teacher Toolbox for a Calm and Connected Classroom is an eye opening, practical, and engaging book that is written to be revisited over and over. It provides tools to help our students thrive, with a focus on the importance of teachers caring for both their students and their own overall well-being. This is a must read for EVERY teacher, at every grade level. -- Stacey R. Siegel, Elementary School Teacher, Philadelphia, PAI was blown away by the resources, the organization, and the ideas for connection found in this book. I was even more struck by the stories of children who needed us to take a second look at how we respond to their challenges. This book offers the right tools, strategies, and more importantly, the emphasis on relationship that a classroom needs to be trauma-informed and restorative in nature. It is great resource I imagine most teachers will return to over and over. -- Joe Brummer, Author, Building a Trauma-informed Restorative SchoolThis is the book I wish I had when I first embarked on my journey in education. Joanna writes from the perspective of a fellow teacher who knows, who understands, and who has developed actionable opportunities for readers to foster their own vulnerability, empathy, and self-compassion in this work. Thank you, Joanna, for highlighting not only the importance of self-care but also the necessity of community-care...especially in the post-COVID education environment. -- Danna Thomas, Founder, Happy Teacher RevolutionI love this book. It is inspirational, practical, wise and vitally important. It covers much that I recognize from my own work in relational and restorative practice yet in a way that is fresh, informative and utterly compelling. How could anyone resist reading a chapter on attachment theory entitled - Like Porcupines on a Cold Night? -- Dr Belinda Hopkins, Director of Transforming Conflict LtdTable of ContentsPart One: The Case for Relationships. Part Two: How to Deal with Adverse Childhood Experiences, Trauma and Chronic Stress in the Classroom. Part Three: Weathering the Storm: How to Prevent and Process Meltdowns, Burnout and Other Natural Disasters.

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Book SynopsisThis practical book covers issues related to suicide risk, prevention and postvention in Higher and Further Education communities. Compiled by 37 experts, it is an authoritative guide to an issue that is causing increasingly large concern for FE and HE institutions and covers multiple evidence-backed approaches with a pragmatic focus. It is the first that specifically deals with student suicide in FE Colleges and universities, encouraging a holistic, institutional response. Chapters are split into three sections, beginning with understanding and preventing student suicide among students, followed by responses to risk, including a model for student prevention in HE settings. The book concludes with the response to student death by suicide with advice on postvention, and how to support bereaved family, staff, and students.Trade ReviewThis comprehensive book is written with compassion and understanding, with a rigorous focus on the latest evidence. The team have managed to make a complex field accessible, and crucially to ask and answer the questions that matter most. Like me, I'm sure it will leave you feeling informed and hopeful. -- Rosie Tressler OBE, CEO, Student MindsAn important and thought-provoking book to help the HE sector to better understand the issues of student suicide. It offers practical changes to institutional mental health and wellbeing provision which develops supportive, compassionate and inclusive learning communities for both our staff and students. -- Kate Wicklow, Policy Manager at GuildHEThis is such an important book and enables everyone to understand the importance of wellbeing and good mental health in every aspect of life in further and higher education. It also provides a real challenge to the sector to position the mental health of all staff and students as a strategic priority, from knowing how to keep well to ensuring that the right support is in place when needed... all through a community wide, whole organisation approach. -- Hamish Elvidge Chair, The Matthew Elvidge Trust Founder Member, Mental Health in Higher Education Advisory Group Member, National Suicide Prevention Advisory GroupTable of ContentsCONTENTS Part 1: Understanding and preventing suicide among studentsEditorial Introduction: Jo Smith and Sharon Mallon.Chapter 1: The Problem of Suicide in The Higher Education Institution Sector, Joanna McLaughlin and David Gunnell.Chapter 2: Suicide Prevention in Further Education, Kate Parker and Jo Smith. Section 1: RiskChapter 3: Student Suicide Risk: Factors Affecting Suicidal Behaviour in Students In Northern Ireland, Margaret McLafferty and Siobhan O'Neill.Chapter 4: Student Suicide: The Policy Context, Diana Beech and Sally Olohan MBE.Chapter 5: The Influence of Social Media on Suicidal Behaviour Among Students, Rachel Cohen and Lucy Biddle.Chapter 6: From Suicidal Thoughts to Behaviour: Theoretical Perspectives on Student Suicide, Katie Dhingra, Peter J. Taylor, E. David Klonsky.Chapter 7: Transitions and Student Suicide: The Role Of Higher And Further Education Sectors, Katie Rigg and Ellen Mahoney.Chapter 8: The Integrated Motivational-Volitional (IMV) Model and Suicide Risk In Students: The Role Of Perfectionism, Seonaid Cleare, Dave Sandford, Heather McClelland, Tiago Zortea and Rory O'Connor.Chapter 9: Suicide Clusters and Contagion In The HE And FE Student Population, Ann John. Section 2: Responses to RiskChapter 10: A Model for Student Suicide Prevention In Higher Education, Treasa Fox and Jo Smith.Chapter 11: How Can We Support Staff to Talk Safely About Suicide? Clare Dickens and Stuart Guy. Chapter 12: Supporting Student Mental Health and Wellbeing In Higher Education, Mark Ames.Chapter 13:How can we talk safely about suicide with students? Katie Stafford and Jo SmithChapter 14: Supporting Students: The Role of The NHS, Clare Dickens.Chapter 15: Supporting Students: The Parents' Perspective, Natalie Day.Chapter 16: Suicide Safety Planning with HE And FE Students, Carmen Betterridge and Alys Cole-King. Part 2: Responding to a Student Death by SuicideChapter 17: Responding to Student Suicide: A Student Services Perspective, Nic Streatfield.Chapter 18: Responding to Family Needs After A Student Suicide, David Mosse.Chapter 19: Student Suicide: Responding to The Needs Of Bereaved Students, Deirdre Flynn.Chapter 20: Responding to The Needs Of Staff Impacted By A Student Suicide, Hilary Causer.Chapter 21: Understanding and Responding To Bereavement After A Suicide, Sharon Mallon. Chapter 22: Suicide Postvention In Higher Education Settings, Karl Andriessen and Karolina Krysinska.Chapter 23: Media Portrayal of Suicide: Who Is Most At Risk And Why. Key Findings From International Research Evidence, Lorna Fraser.

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Book SynopsisCreating Change for Vulnerable Teens tells the story of Tish Feilden and Jamie's Farm - a network of therapeutic farms dedicated to transforming the lives of disadvantaged children.Documenting Tish's experiences of working with truly remarkable teens who have faced huge challenges in their lives, the book describes how the farms help young people to thrive academically, socially and emotionally. She shares the approaches they have pioneered, including the critical importance of trust, of looking behind the behaviour and of really connecting with the desires and hopes of young people. If you have an interest in supporting vulnerable children or young people, this book provides a wealth of inspiration and ideas you can use, whatever the setting.Trade ReviewJamie's Farm, the project and the account, represents a liberating, creative antidote to the impoverished, pressurised sterility of many children's urban lives, lives not enlivened by an educational environment sufficiently resourced to broaden experience, listen, learn. Jamie's Farm is a liberating inspiration -- Rod Morgan, formerly Chief Inspector of Probation and Chairman of the Youth Justice Board for England and WalesThis is a book all secondary teachers should read and I wish I'd read it when I was a parent of teenagers too. Tish really understands the need for structure and boundaries teenagers need but also the complexity of this phase of our lives and the need to show empathy and space for communication and forgiveness. This is a book all secondary teachers should read and I wish I'd read it when I was a parent of teenagers too. Tish really understands the need for structure and boundaries teenagers need but also the complexity of this phase of our lives and the need to show empathy and space for communication and forgiveness. -- Dame Sally CoatesThe book I wish I'd read when my two were teenagers! Navigating teenage years isn't always easy but through first hand and personal experience Tish reassures and guides us through some of the challenges and behavioural patterns they may experience. You'll even recognise some of them in yourself! -- Sarah McCurdie, Parent and Jamie’s Farm SupporterTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. The Context of Adolescence. 3. Adolescence. 4. Neuroscience and Development. 5. Defences. 6. Communication

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Book SynopsisThis planner provides detailed guidance on what a Designated Mental Health Lead needs to do, when they need to do it, and how they can achieve the best results. It gives a clear focus and checklist for each week, including spaces to add your own to-do list, and encourages reflection on the outcomes and impact of your actions on pupils' attainment and wellbeing. It also encourages a focus on your own development and self-care, with space to record what you are currently reading or listening to and one thing you are grateful for that week.In addition to the termly and weekly plans, the book provides short briefs on key aspects of the role, including how to work effectively with teachers, the HR team, the DSL, governors, the pastoral team, Mental Health Support Teams and parents. It is an invaluable resource for all DMHLs tackling the 39 academic weeks.Trade ReviewThrough a passion to provide the most effective model to support all schools' mental health provision and grow a deeper understanding of what is required of all staff, not only the DMHL, this book outlines every necessary area we as leaders need to focus on. The step by step, well written, and easy-to-read guide is supported at every stage with concrete evidence derived from research and great practice. -- Christalla Jamil, Executive Headteacher of two inner London schoolsClare has a wealth of experience and expertise in mental health that this book captures to provide the perfect balance between operational and strategic guidance not only for DMHLs, but also for other senior leaders, headteachers and governors who take seriously the challenge of creating a culture of care, mental health and wellbeing in their schools. -- Patrick Ottley-O’Connor, Executive HeadteacherA comprehensive and most importantly, highly practical guide for Mental Health Leads from one of the UK's leading experts. An invaluable resource that deserves to be read widely, and revisited often. -- James Hilton, Wellbeing speaker and author of Leading from the EdgeClare Erasmus is a trail blazer in supporting the mental health of both students and staff. This is a work book for the whole year as well as a much needed guide to the breadth of support available to schools. This is essential to aid recovery after Covid and this book is a much needed lifeline for both new and existing DMHLs. -- Vivienne Porritt, co-editor of 10% Braver: Inspiring Women to Lead Education and Being 10% Braver by Sage publishing.Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionSection 1: Briefs Working with HR and Teachers to support their own mental wellbeing Working with the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and Supervision Working with the Governors and looking at polices and governance Working with the Pastoral Team Working with parents Inputting data and tracking outcomes Working with the Mental Health support Teams and external agencies Suggested Training for the DMHL DMHL Self Care and WellbeingSection 2: Planner An Introduction to the Year Planner Year planner Term plans Weekly planner ? Term 1? Term 2? Term 3ConclusionNational awareness daysRecommended Reading list Appendices Appendix 1: suggested training/INSET suggestions for staff including interventions Appendix 2: A-Z of suggested wellbeing actions to ensure self-care and nurture Appendix 3: Suggested Outcomes for Interventions Appendix 4: Referral and Individual mental health care plan template Appendix 5: Engaging the family in #FamilyMH5aday (Family Mental Health 5 Day)

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Book SynopsisChange and transitions are inevitable but can be an overwhelming and intimidating time for children. Facilitating the healthy management of transitions is crucial for the social, psychological, and emotional wellbeing and resilience in children. Based on over thirty years of expertise experience, Deborah Plummer provides varied and straightforward activities for teachers, parents, and therapists to healthily engage with children and help them process and manage transitions. This activity book aids children in identifying their worries and fears about transitions and facilitates them in building skills and strategies that help them to cope during times of change. It also encourages children to explore the potential benefits and enjoyment that can sometimes be a result of change.This book is one of a series based on the use of imagination (I), mindful play (MP) and creative thinking (CT) to enhance social, psychological and emotional wellbeing and resilience in children. The accompanying ebook Using Imagination, Mindful Play and Creative Thinking to Support Wellbeing and Resilience in Children describes the theory and approach behind how these activities can significantly influence children's perceptions of themselves and the world.Table of ContentsI. Exploring TransitionsII. Foundations for Managing ChangeIII. Skills and ResourcesIV. Thinking about ChangeV. Making a ChangeVI. Taking Care of MyselfVII. Reflecting on Change and Setting Goals

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Book SynopsisAnger is a very difficult and often misunderstood emotion for children to experience. Facilitating the healthy management of this natural but challenging emotion is crucial for children's social, psychological, and emotional wellbeing and resilience. Based on over thirty years of expertise, Deborah Plummer provides varied and straightforward activities for teachers, parents, and therapists to healthily engage with children and help them manage anger. This activity book allows space to explore anger and varying degrees of emotion whilst also providing help on how to manage it, allowing children to have better and healthier emotional self-awareness.This book is one of a series based on the use of imagination (I), mindful play (MP) and creative thinking (CT) to enhance social, psychological and emotional wellbeing and resilience in children. The accompanying ebook Using Imagination, Mindful Play and Creative Thinking to Support Wellbeing and Resilience in Children describes the theory and approach behind how these activities can significantly influence children's perceptions of themselves and the world.Table of ContentsContentsI. Exploring angerII. Foundations for managing angerIII. Working togetherIV. Exploring emotions and degrees of emotionV. Exploring strategies for emotion regulation VI. Causes and consequencesVII. Recognising achievements and celebrating

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Book SynopsisFacilitating the healthy management of stress is crucial for the social, psychological, and emotional wellbeing and resilience in children. Based on over thirty years of expertise, Deborah Plummer provides varied and straightforward activities for teachers, parents, and therapists to healthily engage with children and help them manage stress. This activity book allows space to explore stress and help children identify some of their worries, whilst also providing help on how to build skills and strategies that will help them recognise normal signs of stress and how to respond to these appropriately. It also explores the potential benefits and enjoyments of positive stress, allowing children to have a healthy relationship with difficult feelings.This book is one of a series based on the use of imagination (I), mindful play (MP) and creative thinking (CT) to enhance social, psychological and emotional wellbeing and resilience in children. The accompanying ebook Using Imagination, Mindful Play and Creative Thinking to Support Wellbeing and Resilience in Children describes the theory and approach behind how these activities can significantly influence children's perceptions of themselves and the world.Trade ReviewThis book is a treasure trove of activities and prompts for discussion, reflection and learning about managing stress. I love how the many strategies it contains are offered in a context of respect for the resourcefulness of children, whose "small triumphs of emotional self-care" we - and they - are encouraged to notice. Wonderful. -- Guy Shennan, therapist, consultant and trainer, author of Solution-Focused Practice: Effective Communication to Facilitate ChangeTable of ContentsI. Exploring StressII. Foundations for Managing StressIII. Thinking and FeelingIV. Exploring StrategiesV. Self-CalmingVI. Wind Downs and Completions

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Book SynopsisAre you looking for effective strategies for cooperating with your 'difficult' students? Are you struggling to find motivational tools for students that appear to be angry, rude, cruel, erratic, or stubborn?This book is an essential guide for school staff supporting students with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD). Written by the author of The Parent's Guide to Oppositional Defiant Disorder: Your Questions Answered, this book debunks myths about ODD by providing psychiatric context, strength-based approaches and exploring the disorder through a holistic lens. Supporting teachers in building and maintaining healthy relationships with ODD students, the book equips educators with the skillset to understand their students, identify and avoid common obstacles and prepare their students to thrive in and outside of the classroom. Packed with easy-to-use handouts, questionnaires and printable exercises, this guide is perfect for teacher training and group activities.Trade ReviewAmelia Bowler is changing the paradigm of how we understand Oppositional Defiant Disorder. By recognizing that a diagnosis of ODD is what we observe and not the cause of behavior, Amelia gives permission to see the whole child and find new ways to support them. With practical ideas and relevant case studies, this book is one every teacher needs on their shelf. -- Emily Kircher-Morris, LPC, Author of Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners in Today's Classroom and host of The Neurodiversity PodcastA critical book for teachers, paraprofessionals, principals, parents, therapists, and child psychiatrists alike. It's clear, concise, and evidence-based. Vitally important, the section on cultural competence underscores the complexity and beauty of every child's unique story and journey. -- Mark W. Wilson, MD, Child and Adult PsychiatristBowler's deft research summaries and relatable examples peel back the ODD mask, revealing determined, courageous students from often-unkind backgrounds. Her stories and strategies illustrate how curiosity and trust can nurture motivation and competence, supplanting those exhausting attempts to control behavior. Bowler delivers hope, plus generous, immediately useful resources. -- Dr. Camille Kolu, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Trauma-informed behavior analysis consultantTable of ContentsIntroductionPart I: Changing the way you see Oppositional Defiant DisorderChapter 1: Oppositional Defiant Disorder: the view from the outsideChapter 2: Struggles linked with Oppositional Defiant DisorderChapter 3: Cultural competence, misunderstandings and biasChapter 4: Managing Your Frustrations and ExpectationsPart II Changing the way the student sees youChapter 5: Control and AutonomyChapter 6 Leadership without coercionChapter 7: Building trust and connectionChapter 8: Responding to students in distressPART III Understanding your students' goals and needsChapter 9: Looking for the WHY of behaviourChapter 10: Common Classroom Struggles: Invisible DisabilitiesChapter 11: Skills that improve cooperation in the classroomChapter 12: Preparing to write an Individualized Behaviour PlanPART IV: Worksheets

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Book SynopsisCounseling Veterans: A Practical Guide equips readers with foundational knowledge of military culture and common issues experienced by service men and women. This crucial text helps future and practicing counselors compassionately and competently treat individuals who serve or have served in the United States armed forces.The book opens with chapters that discuss military culture and building a therapeutic alliance, providing readers with rich context for treating service men and women and guidance for relationship-building with this specific population. Additional chapters cover common issues veterans face, including war trauma and PTSD, suicidal ideation, traumatic brain injury, depression, and substance use disorder. Female veteran issues, family issues during deployment, and moral injury are addressed. The final chapter provides guidance for counselors with regard to personal wellness, secondary traumatic stress, and imperative self-care measures. Each chapter features learning objectives, definitions, research-based literature on the topic, treatment options and programs, a clinical vignette, perspectives from veterans, and discussion questions. Designed to help readers build critical competencies, Counseling Veterans is an ideal text for advanced courses in counseling. It can also serve as an essential guide for practicing counselors.Trade ReviewBased on a foundation of knowledge of military culture, Counseling Veterans fulfills the need for a concise, practical guide to assist counselors working with service members coping with a continuum of concerns ranging from fragmentation of the family during deployment to the aftermath of post-traumatic injuries of war. Beginning with a brief description of the ethos and values of each branch of the military, the depth and breadth of coverage features an impressive collection of topics. Constructed in a way that will appeal to behavioral scientists and counseling professors alike, the overview of evidence-based approaches to treatment includes a focused inspection of 'how to' tactics that can be implemented on an individual basis. The authors illustrate their points with case examples and clinical vignettes that reflect careful attention to details such as learning objectives and dozens of references at the end of each chapter. It is an innovative textbook for graduate students as well as a valuable resource for the continuing professional development of experienced clinicians." —William F. Doverspike, Ph.D. ABPP, Licensed Psychologist, Atlanta Counseling Center

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Book SynopsisThe sixth edition of the best-selling Counseling Children and Adolescents offers readers a comprehensive exploration of the practice of counselling young clients. The book introduces several theories that have proven effective with young clients, then couples that information with developmentally and culturally appropriate interventions and counselling techniques.Additional chapters explore working with children who are historically disenfranchised and placed at-risk, children with exceptionalities, and youth affected by challenging circumstances. Other topics addressed in the text include working with parents and families in school and mental health settings, creative counselling techniques, basic counselling skills, and ethical considerations specific to children and adolescents.This edition retains the features of previous editions prized by instructors and students alike but incorporates important updates. A new chapter on trauma has been added and references, examples, and case studies have been updated as appropriate to reflect the current times. The accompanying Cognella Active Learning for students includes 16 brand-new videos that help make concepts come alive.This book features highly informative chapters and information based on rich experience of the authors. With an emphasis on practical applications and empirically based approaches, it is ideal for graduate-level courses in counselling, psychology, marriage and family, or social work, as well as for practitioners working with young clients.

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Book SynopsisLeadership Experience for Academic Directions (LEAD) is a program that was developed as a service learning program for teacher candidates in preparation for the teaching career. As youth populations continue to diversify and as the issues impacting youth continue to surface, it is the responsibility of educators, administrators, and the governments to provide all the opportunities for youth to succeed academically, socially, and personally. Teachers especially are instrumental in making this happen; therefore, it is imperative that teachers come into the profession with the cognitive and non-cognitive skills to motivate youth to succeed.The Handbook of Research on Leadership Experience for Academic Direction (LEAD) Programs for Student Success is a critical scholarly book that explores the many facets of the teaching profession as they relate to working with at-risk youth and helping them reach their full potential. This book provides the groundwork for programs that will succeed at the K-12 education level and at the teacher education level. Featuring a range of topics such as human capital, mental health, and social learning theory, this book is essential for academicians, teaching professionals, administrators, professional development educators, policymakers, researchers, and students.

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Book SynopsisEducators who work with pre-service teachers understand the significant role they play in mentoring the next generation of teachers. Those who have ""walked the talk"" and been classroom teachers themselves, working with students daily over the course of a school year, can share powerful stories on transformative teaching. To fully prepare tomorrow's teachers, educators need to mix theory about best practice with the reality of teaching in classrooms.Cases on Emotionally Responsive Teaching and Mentoring provides a collection of case studies from former classroom teachers who now work with pre-service teachers to provide an understanding of the expectations and outcomes of teaching through actual K-12 teaching experiences. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as cultural identity, teacher development, and learner diversity, this book is ideally designed for pre-service teachers, mentors, educators, administrators, professors, academicians, and students seeking current research on the diverse nature of schools, children, and learning and applying concepts to best suit the profession.

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding Decision-Making in Educational Contexts presents 'problem cases' confronting school leaders in real settings, and illustrates the multiple approaches that school leaders draw upon to navigate complex and challenging decision-making contexts. Although school leaders draw upon knowledge and instruments that are available to them, the approach used for this volume is decidedly Popperian in nature. In this collection, each chapter presents a case study problem, a discussion of the salient concepts and principles of the case, an exploration of problem formulation, and concludes with a decision analysis using a Popperian approach to problem solving. Each chapter concludes with lessons learned and the expected decision-making skills acquired from the critical analysis of each educational challenge using the Objective Knowledge Growth Framework, a Popperian decision-making approach. This book is essential reading for anyone who aspires to take on a leadership role in a school setting, or is curious to develop their understanding of leadership problems.Trade Review'From close-up accounts of individual classrooms to entire national policy frameworks, this important and clearly written book reveals that decision-making in leadership is not just about rational problem-solving. It is also an ethical, emotional, and politically aware process of struggling to be oneself and do the right thing in complex and dangerous times. If you want to dig deeper in your leadership, this is the book for you.' -- Andrew Hargreaves, Boston College'Anyone seeking practical help with school level decision making will appreciate this well-crafted and researched book. Using relevant examples, Chitpin describes how aspiring and current school leaders can analyze and evaluate common leadership problems and she offers proactive guidance to ensure that things go right. This theory rich volume is infused with practical applications of key decision-making theories that are, in turn, essential to transforming feelings of hopelessness into constructive leadership action. In a time when we all need school leaders to engage in creating more effective and creative systems of decision making, this book proves to be both practical and important.' -- Sharon Kruse, Washington State UniversityTable of ContentsPART I Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. What is Decision-Making? Chapter 3. Educational Leadership in Performative Times: High Stakes Testing in England Chapter 4. Opportunities and Challenges in Leadership Chapter 5. Great Expectations: The Achievement Gap in English Schools PART II Chapter 6. Inside an Ivy League High School: The Problem of Promise, Passion and Pain Chapter 7. License Revocation of Teachers Chapter 8. Attendance Policy in Action Chapter 9. A Tale of Two Learning Theories Chapter 10. Rights and Freedoms Educational Standardization in the UK Chapter 11. The Nature of Decision-Making in School Leadership: An Epilogue

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Book SynopsisSelling Our Youth explores how the class origins of recent graduates continue to shape their labour market careers and thus reproduce class privilege and class disadvantage. It shows how class and gender combine to influence these young adults’ opportunities and choices, in an era when this generation has been characterized as the first likely to end up worse off economically than their parents. The authors draw upon the landmark Paired Peers research project – an empirical longitudinal study of recent graduates in England – to explore their experiences of the contemporary globalized labour market. It demonstrates how many of these young, well qualified adults struggle to achieve stable and rewarding employment in the context of the overstocked graduate supply, precarious work and exploitative working conditions. Government policies of austerity, which were in place when these young people graduated in 2013, meant this generation faced the challenges of a lower wage economy and a housing crisis. The subsequent arrival of Covid-19 and its disastrous impacts on the local and global economy are making these challenges even tougher. The authors further explore the way differences of class and gender impact upon graduate trajectories.Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. Young Graduates’ Employment Trajectories in Context Chapter 2. The Paired Peers Project and its Findings Chapter 3. Reaching for the Top: Middle-Class Men’s Work Stories Chapter 4. Slow Train to the Top? Middle-class Women’s Narratives of Building a Career Chapter 5. Making their Way: Working-Class Men’s Work Stories Chapter 6. Confronting Double Disadvantage: Working-class Women Chapter 7. Conclusions

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Book SynopsisThe best leaders lead by example, not by mandate. However, so much leadership has become conscripted by neoliberal values. Educators and politicians, who are increasingly making policy for educators, have come to believe that standardized test scores are the same as knowledge acquired, as if test scores actually measure knowledge as opposed to information. Simply put, educational policy is no longer being developed for educational purposes but education is increasingly being manipulated as an experiment in social engineering. Educational leaders are caught on the horns of a dilemma – to follow and inscribe policies they do not agree with or to “go rogue” and do what they know is needed. Leading under Pressure is aptly titled, as there is significant pressure being placed on school leaders at any stage in their careers. However, in an otherwise increasingly hostile political, commercial and natural environment, there are some rays of hope. For example, teachers still know what it is that their students need and strive to provide that, despite mandates that try to create consumers of us all. This volume is divided into three sections, the first of which seeks to explore social contexts of educational leadership. The second section explores the experiences of a variety of educational leaders in various contexts, while the third section of this volume looks at some of the consequences, unintended and otherwise, of the neoliberal commodification of education.Table of ContentsThe Future is Now: Educational Leadership in Crisis; S. Chitpin and R. E. White Part I: Social Contexts Chapter 1. Workplace Conditions that Contribute to Principals’ Emotional Labour; C. Hauseman Chapter 2. Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Considerations for Leadership in Medical Education; A. Larocque, D. Lewis, P. Rezaiefar, M. J. Venables, and D. Archibald Chapter 3. Race, Ethnicity and Leadership Pressures in Neoliberal Times; C. Vieler-Porter Part II: Leading under Pressure Chapter 4. Leading under Speculation: Small Schools, Context and the Principalship; S. Eacott, F. Munoz Rivera, and A. Raad Chapter 5. EQAO Standardized Examinations: An Inequitable Measure of Academic Success for Food Insecure Students; O. Karoui Chapter 6. School Improvement does not Take Place in a Vacuum; E. Anderson Chapter 7. School Leadership to Prevent Collateral Damage: A Case Study of a Thai Principal during the COVID-19 Pandemic; T. Luanrit, E. Saito, and V. Saejea PART III: FutureScapes Chapter 8. Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Principals in the Middle; D. Fink, J. Hannay, S. Lazenby, and W. Marks Chapter 9. Applying an Adult Development Lens to Explore School Leadership Patterns in Equity and Social Justice; N. Sirois Chapter 10. What’s Research got to do with It? Middle Leadership in the Modern University; T. Heffernan, L. Macaulay, and L. Bosetti Epilogue The World Crisis and the Key to Its Resolution; N. Maxwell

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Book SynopsisMany of the problem’s children face in relation to their personal lives, educational experiences and attainment are caused by factors that exist outside schools. Yet despite this, all educational establishments and all school staff now have a clear ‘duty’ and ‘responsibility’ to respond to safeguarding and vulnerability concerns. All school staff are expected to be particularly alert to specific risks and the needs of children in particular groups or sets of circumstances children face in their daily living experiences. In policy documents and academic texts on safeguarding and vulnerability it is relatively easy to identify and define individuals, groups and sub-groups who are deemed to be more at risk. A key gap in the existing literature is that no consideration is given to explain and understand why children and young people find themselves in these positions of risk or vulnerability in the first place. This book fills this gap in the literature, building on current government publications, and collectively supports and compliments the endeavours of schools, universities, trainee teachers/ECTs and school support staff in relation to understanding and meeting the needs of pupils who may be at risk. This is achieved by bringing together subject area experts and academics (teaching and non-teaching) from a range of subject areas to explore three main areas: understanding the concepts of vulnerability, enhancing pupil engagement and teaching practices, and social problems, risk and resilience. This timely and accessible work will be vital reading for academic and professional teaching staff, trainee teachers and ECTsTable of ContentsSection One. Safeguarding, Vulnerability, Family Functioning Chapter 1. Why Schools, Why Now and Why Safeguarding; Aidan Gillespie, Helen Woodley, and William McGovern Chapter 2. Schools and Safeguarding: Thinking through Spaces and Contexts of Vulnerability and Harm; Jenny Lloyd and Tom Disney Chapter 3. Vulnerability or Vulnerabilities: Contestation of Applied Markers of Identity; Aidan Gillespie Chapter 4. Vulnerability - Labels and labelling; Ralph Leighton Chapter 5. Understanding Need and Challenging Perceptions of Family Functioning in relation to Parental Substance Use and Misuse; Ruth McGovern and William McGovern Section Two. Enhancing Pupil Engagement and Teaching Practice Chapter 6. Complex and Hidden Lives; Helen Woodley Chapter 7. Nobody ‘Special’, the Application of a Community of Practice to Arrive at being ‘Ordinary’ within the Classroom: A Model of Diversity; Charmaine Agius Ferrante Chapter 8. Teacher Agency and Negative Labelling; Lucy Currie Chapter 9. A Manifesto for Attuned Teaching; Cathy Gunning and Rachel Lofthouse Chapter 10. Not So Textbook: Understanding the School Experiences of Young Carers; Deborah Smart Section Three. Understanding the Nature of Concerns and Risks Chapter 11. Understanding how Perceptions of Children Shape Perceptions of Risk and Needs in Relation to Safeguarding Concerns in Schools; William McGovern and David Nichol Chapter 12. Just a bottle in the Park; Alcohol use in Vulnerable Children; Hayley Alderson and Raghu Lingam Chapter 13. Illicit Substance Use, Poly Use, Game Playing and Increased Vulnerability; Alison McInnes and Neil Ventress Chapter 14. County Lines; Alison Ní Charraighe Chapter 15. Food Insecurity in School-Aged Children; Pamela L Graham and Catherine Fenwick

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Book SynopsisIntensive, individualized interventions are certainly the hallmark promise of special education. In a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS), tier 3 interventions are the most intensive and require individualized delivery to address the learning and behavioral needs of students who are most often identified for special education services. MTSS, such as Responsiveness to Intervention (RTI) and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), are comprised of universal assessment, progress monitoring, and databased decision-making as intervention is implemented with increasing intensity and individualization based on the needs of the learner. The chapters in this volume cover a broad range of topics that address issues surrounding the identification of students who need the most intensive intervention, intensive intervention features and delivery considerations, behavioral interventions, academic interventions, and preservice teacher preparation. The authors of the chapters are recognized as international experts on these topics and provide specific recommendations that are based on research evidence as well as discuss considerations for future enhancement of multi-tiered systems of supports and intensive interventions. This is a contemporary resource for teachers, administrators, and teacher-educators who are charged with delivering special education and/or supporting those who do.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Delivering Intensive, Individualized Interventions to Children and Youth with Learning and Behavioral Disabilities: Introduction to the Volume; Melody Tankersley, Bryan G. Cook, and Timothy J. Landrum Chapter 2. Identifying Students with Intensive Academic and Behavioral Needs; Shanna E. Hirsch, Melissa K. Driver, Michelle Hinzman-Ferris, and Allison Bruhn Chapter 3. When Standard Approaches Fail: Advances in the Conceptualization and Delivery of Intensive Interventions; Nathan A. Stevenson Chapter 4. Essential Features of Intensive, Individualized (Tier 3) Interventions; Kathleen Lynne Lane, Eric Allen Common, Mark Matthew Buckman, and Grant Allen Chapter 5. The Role of Function in Behavioral Intervention; John Umbreit and Jolenea B. Ferro Chapter 6. Treatment Integrity and Intensity: Critical Considerations for Delivering Individualized Interventions; Robin S. Codding, Melissa Collier-Meek, and Emily DeFouw Chapter 7. Conducting Systematic Reviews of the Literature: Guidance for Quality Appraisal; Kathleen Lynne Lane, Eric Alan Common, David James Royer, and Wendy Peia Oakes Chapter 8. An Examination of the Text Characteristics of an Early Reading Book Series: Implications for Providing Intensive Practice with Connected Text; Jill Allor, Devin Kearns, Miriam Ortiz, and Carlin Conner Chapter 9. Intensive Reading Interventions for Adolescents and the Challenges of Comorbid Reading and Behavioral Difficulties; Michael Solis and John W. McKenna Chapter 10. Intensive Intervention for Students with Mathematics Learning Difficulties; Minyi Shih Dennis Chapter 11. Developing Preservice Teacher Knowledge and Confidence of Functional Assessment-Based Interventions; Wendy Peia Oakes

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Book SynopsisAn instructional manual on restorative justice in schools from world-leading experts; this 'how to' guide offers guidance on the issues of carrying out restorative practices, including coping with day-to-day problems, and offers worksheets for practical daily use.Beginning with challenges to orthodox thinking about behaviour change, it goes on to describe a multitude of approaches to respond to minor incidents in school settings, then takes a close look at using restorative approaches to bullying, before it finally focuses on the formal end of the continuum (including conference preparation and facilitation). This book is reflective of the evolution of processes and responses from the most serious of incidents through to minor everyday issues, making this an essential resource for all school staff.Trade ReviewThis book is so much more than a 'How To' manual for restorative practices in schools. By offering a continuum of responses it lays out a whole-school approach to the full range of relationship issues supported with excellent advice on decision-making and a powerful chapter on 'What ifs?' It also supports the development of a relationship-based approach to teaching and learning. Gold! -- Maurie Abraham, Principal, Hobsonville Point Secondary SchoolStill passionate about their work, Marg and Dave write with insight, generosity, compassion and understanding, distilling over 25 years of wisdom and experience into a seamless narrative that is a joy to read. The book is highly practical and is essential reading for both those new to the field and those with more experience. -- Dr Belinda Hopkins, Director of Transforming Conflict and author of Just Schools, Just Care and Restorative Theory in PracticeRestorative trainers, trainees and practitioners will find this book invaluable. It is very much a manual - thoughtfully guiding the reader through the what, why and how of a range of school-based restorative processes. The scenarios are a great training resource and the case studies illustrate the sometimes messy reality of running restorative processes. A highly recommended and valuable resource. -- Dr. Terence Bevington, Director, Conexus Conflict ConsultancyMarg Thorsborne and David Vinegrad have harvested their experience, skills and learnings into a restorative book of knowledge! Each practice-while unique in real time-is presented with theoretical background and practical tips. Practitioners the world over will glean insight through comparison with their own context and practice. -- Nancy Riestenberg, Author, Circle in The Square: Building Community and Repairing Harm in SchoolA timely and essential handbook on Restorative Practice in schools by an expert team. Underpinned by decades of practice and research, this masterful guide offers a wealth of support to school communities so that they can build, repair and maintain relationships over the long-term for the benefit of all. -- Dr Shelley Davidow, Senior Lecturer in Education, School of Education and Tertiary Access, University of the Sunshine CoastTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; Part A. 1. Restorative Approaches and Changing Behavior; 2. Proactive Classroom Meetings; 3. Classroom Conferencing; 4. Conversations along the Continuum: Keeping the small things small; Part B. 5. Decision making: responding to serious harm; 6. Conference preparation; 7. Facilitating the conference; 8. Managing the Emotional Dynamics; 9. After the conference; 10. Responding to bullying; 11. What if?; Appendix; Conference Preparation checklist; Information for conference participants; Sample Letter to Parents; Formal Conference Script; Informal Conference Script; No Blame Classroom Conference Script; Incident -based Classroom Conference Script; Conference Agreement (blank); Conference Evaluation Sheet; Asking good questions; Recommended Reading and Resources; About the Authors

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Book SynopsisCan you imagine a world where no one feared a violation of their boundaries? A world where everyone felt safe in their bodies and confident in asking for what they wanted? Teaching consent education is the way to achieve this vision, and this entry level book for educators helps you teach and discuss consent issues to young adults, from 10+.The fun, interactive exercises in this book focus on consent in all interactions, not just sexual ones, and explores skills that help young people to increase their relational intelligence and build positive, reciprocal relationships.Drawing on their combined experiences of over 25 years as consent educators, the authors have seen that more respectful, generous and joyful ways of relating to one another are possible. In this vital book, they challenge common assumptions about consent and coercion, and invite educators of all walks to become instigators of a profound culture shift.Trade ReviewDare we imagine a kinder world where boundaries are respected and the dominant culture is one based on consent, not coercion. Drawing on a wealth of experience Marcia Baczynski and Erica Scott offer simple, fun and engaging activities to help bring this vision about. It would be hard to find a more timely book, or one as full of inspiration, compassion and hope. -- Pete Wallis, Senior Practitioner in Restorative Justice with Oxfordshire Youth Justice ServiceThis is the best book on consent I have ever read! (and I have read a lot.) Not only do Erica and Marcia give you the principles, they give examples of how it works and what to actually say. Invaluable! -- Dr. Betty Martin, author of The Art of Receiving and Giving: The Wheel of ConsentWhat a wonderful world it would be if every person attended a workshop based on these exercises! With this book, the nuances of understanding and creating consent culture feel truly accessible, inclusive, and informative, and these exercises could be life-changing for participants and facilitators alike. I would recommend this book to anyone looking to make the world a better place. -- Cheryl Bradshaw, Registered Psychotherapist, MA, B.Ed - TEDx Speaker and Author of Real Talk About Sex and Consent: What Every Teen Needs to KnowTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; PART ONE: PREPARING; How to Use this Book; 1: Our Stories; 2: What is Consent Culture?; 3: Laying the Groundwork; PART TWO: FACILITATING THE EXERCISES; 4: Creating the Container; 5: "No" Is a Complete Sentence; 6: But It's Hard To Say No!; 7: What If I'm A Maybe?; 8: Changing Your Mind; 9. Asking For What You Want Is Hard; 10. Consent is Collaboration; 11. Like a Deer In the Headlights; 12. Backup, Not Backlash; 13. Taking It Online; 14. When Is The Hug Over?; 15. Practice, Practice, Practice; APPENDIX 1. Building a Consent-Oriented World; APPENDIX 2. Partnering During the Workshop; APPENDIX 3. Group Agreements; APPENDIX 4. Legal Information; APPENDIX 5. Participant Handout Template; APPENDIX 6. Privilege/Power Wheel; APPENDIX 7. Desire Smuggling; APPENDIX 8. Additional Resources; APPENDIX 9. Just The Workshop; TERMINOLOGY; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHORS

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Book SynopsisAs an Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) or Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP), you have to think on your feet, manage a caseload, deal with emotional distress and try and not get indigestion as you cram down a sandwich on your way to your next session.This down-to-earth survival guide helps trainees and newly qualified practitioners cope with the stressful demands of these new and challenging roles. Full of case examples and practical tools and strategies, this book will give you the confidence to assess, set goals, and deliver effective interventions for anxiety and depression. It also provides invaluable support on tricky topics such as disclosures of risk and safeguarding issues, working effectively with parents, dealing with resistance and conflict, caring for yourself, and signposting when a situation is outside the remit of your role.Trade ReviewThis book will be invaluable to anyone training or practising as a CWP or EMHP. It is full of practical tips for implementing evidence based approaches within the realities of clinical practice. Perhaps most importantly, as you read it you will feel like you are being helped along by a wonderfully supportive and considerate friend. A must read! -- Professor Cathy Creswell, Oxford University - co-author of ‘Overcoming Your Child’s Fears and Worries'This is a much-needed book to empower those wanting to enter psychological professions to do so in a confident and productive way. The author and contributors are to be congratulated for providing a useful tool to help us in our ambitious journey to create a world where all children and families are supported to effectively build on their strength and achieve their full potential. -- Professor Peter Fonagy OBE, CEO of the Anna Freud CentreThis really is the ultimate low intensity CBT practitioner's handbook. It pulls all the elements of effective clinical work together in one place and offers helpful reflections and practice tasks. Most importantly it's an easy and engaging read with lots of real-life references. I will recommend this to all CWP and EHMPs that I cross paths with. -- Ellie Harris, Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner, Supervisor, and Referral Hub Team Manager, Ormiston FamiliesA wonderfully comprehensive guide for well-being practitioners who are working with young people in schools and community settings - based on rich experience and interwoven with the voices of many experts and grounded in research findings. Hugh makes superb use of not only narrative writing, but also of examples, suggested role plays, self-reflective exercises and visual illustrations, all underpinned by a pragmatic realism and a good dose of humour. -- Dr Maria Loades, Senior Lecturer and Clinical Tutor for the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology programme, Bath UniversityThis is a vital contribution towards establishing the identity of the developing early intervention workforce. It's blend of practical advice, tools to try and application of lessons learned mean it will be of immeasurable value to CWPs and EMHPs and those who support them. I will be recommending this to supervisors (as well as trainees) as essential reading. -- Lynsey Roocroft, Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Mental Health and EMHP Course Lead, Edge Hill UniversityIf only this had been available during my training year! Now I'm qualified, it's been so handy to be able to dip in and out of this guide as I consolidate my learning and fill in those inevitable gaps that come with information overload during that first year of training. As an EMHP in a brand new Mental Health Support Team It is so comforting to read such a wealth of advice and tips from those who've been there and done it. This book provides the 'why' and the 'how' of good practise together in an easily accessible, humorous and encouraging guide. A must read for trainees and qualified practitioners alike! -- Suzanne Everill, Education Mental Health Practitioner, Worcester NHS TrustThis will be a precious resource to the many CWPs and EMHPs at the forefront of the vital new workforce supporting children and young people's wellbeing. The friendly and accessible style and good advice make the book a go-to companion. It is exactly what's needed to support effective clinical practice, during and after training. -- Dr Susanna Payne, Co-director of CYP-MH Trainings at Kings College LondonA really helpful reference guide to inform this new role supporting Children and Young people's mental health. It's great to support learning for those wanting to get into this role and as a reference point throughout the training year, adhering to the low intensity principles, as expected. -- Sarah Monk, EMHP Programme Director, University of SouthamptonTable of ContentsFOREWORDINTRODUCTIONPART 1: SETTING YOURSELF UP TO SUCCEEDChapter 1 - LOW INTENSITY CBT: WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOWChapter 2 - HOW TO INTRODUCE YOURSELFChapter 3 - HOW TO BOUNDARY YOUR ROLE Chapter 4 - HOW TO LOOK AFTER YOURSELF Chapter 5 - TIPS WHEN MEETING PARENTS AND CARERS PART 2: PRACTISE ESSENTIALS Chapter 6 - KEY SKILLS IN ASSESSING AND GOAL SETTING Chapter 7 - TEN WAYS TO BE A MORE INCLUSIVE PRACTITIONER Chapter 8 - A GOOD SESSION IS LIKE A THREE COURSE MEAL Chapter 9 - TIPS FOR GOOD THERAPEUTIC CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE Chapter 10 - SOME CREATIVE ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE ACCESS AND ENGAGEMENT FOR ALL Chapter 11 - SAFEGUARDING, RISK ASSESSMENT AND SAFETY PLANNING Chapter 12 - HOW TO MAKE AN ONWARD REFERRAL Chapter 13 - SELF-REFLECTIVE PRACTISE AND SUPERVISIONPART 3: TIPS FOR INTERVENTIONS Chapter 14 - THE VALUE OF COMPASSION Chapter 15 - THE IMPORTANCE OF BACK-UP TEAMS Chapter 16 - HOW TO HELP WITH SLEEP HYGIENE Chapter 17 - KEY PRINCIPLES IN BRIEF BEHAVIOURAL ACTIVATION FOR DEPRESSION Chapter 18 - KEY PRINCIPLES IN GRADED EXPOSURE FOR ANXIETYChapter 19 - KEY PRINCIPLES IN PARENT-LED CBT FOR ANXIETYChapter 20 - COPING STRATEGIES, PROBLEM SOLVING AND RELAXATION ACTIVITIESChapter 21 - A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF MORE COMPLEX NEEDSChapter 22 - BLUEPRINTING AND ENDINGSChapter 23 - WHAT TO DO WHEN THINGS GET STUCKChapter 24 - WORKING WITHIN SCHOOLSAFTERWORDACRONYM AND JARGON BUSTERFURTHER READING AND RESOURCESCONTRIBUTORS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSABOUT THE AUTHORREFERENCES

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Book SynopsisThere are many reasons why children and young people face barriers to attendance at school, ranging from anxiety, neurodivergence, mental health difficulties, through to bullying. Suzy Rowland's "I Can't Go To School!" a book for children with an accompanying guide for adults, contains a variety of accessible exercises and activities, alongside a range of friendly and reassuring illustrations, to spark conversation between children and the adults around them. Although some pupils may wish to read the book by themselves; ideally, they will be working through it with a parent carer or supported by a member of the school's pastoral team.I Can't Go To School and it's associated Companion Parent & Teacher Guide, skilfully introduces topics that children of a variety of ages might find difficult to talk about, relating to their school experiences, issues with friends or their inner world. Removing your child from full-time education isn't an option for some parents. For others, it's the only option. This book acknowledges different situations and helps parents and schools to work through a number of options on this sensitive issue. Unfortunately, some schools are inflexible about addressing the barriers to regular attendance, thankfully, others are more forward-looking. Whichever scenario you find yourself in, you are sure to find the content in the Companion Guides & The Children's Workbook, insightful and positive.Trade ReviewA wonderful, exceptionally useful book which will I am sure, help thousands of families -- Professor Peter Fonagy OBE, Chief Executive of the Anna Freud National Centre for Children & FamiliesSuch an important book! Too many children and young people (neurodivergent and neurotypical) are struggling to manage uncertainty in school. This very gentle book has lots of practical ideas that will be useful to parents, teachers, SENDCO's, as well as children and young people. Its focus on better communication couldn't be more timely. -- Clare Ward, specialist speech and language therapist, SEND consultant at Special Networks and co-author of The Anxiety Workbook for Supporting Teens Who Learn DifferentlyIf you really want to understand young people, ask them, never assume! This amazing workbook does just that, gives them a voice so adults can understand. Thoroughly researched, friendly, humorous, this engaging workbook provides a creative support tool for kids and young people...easy to understand, informative, empathic. The exercises not only encourage the young person back into school, they help them build emotional literacy for life! I will definitely be recommending this to schools, for staff and support workers. -- Angela Barrows, psychotherapist working with children & young people and specialist working in Alternative Provision (AP) schools

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Book SynopsisThe art of exposure lies in perfectly pitched challenges. Get them wrong and nothing changes. Get them right and you set an anxious child free.This practical resource guide contains 75 creative, user-friendly lists of exposure activities appropriate for 5-12-year olds struggling with anxiety. Entries cover a wide range of fears and concerns, such as Clowns, Making Mistakes, Picky Eating, Separation Anxiety, and Vomiting. An essential addition to the therapeutic toolbox of practitioners using Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), this A-Z guide combines evidence-based guidance with inventive, engaging, actionable activities for an extensive list of childhood fears and concerns.Trade ReviewThe A-to-Z Guide belongs in the tool kit of every therapist who treats anxiety disorders. Succinct yet comprehensive overview of exposure-based therapy and why it works. Innovative, effective, and fun interventions. -- Sandra Whitehouse, Ph.D., Senior Director, Child Mind InstituteCreative and effective, this book belongs on the shelf of every anxiety and OCD therapist. -- Natasha Daniels, Anxiety and OCD Therapist, Creator of ATParentingSurvival.comThe A-Z Guide To Exposure is an excellent resource for therapists and trainees! In this easy-to-use reference, the authors share creative, targeted exposure ideas for a wide range of fears through the lens of experienced child psychologists. It is a "must-have" CBT resource for clinicians who provide exposure therapy for childhood anxiety disorders, OCD, and related disorders. -- Marla W. Deibler, PsyD, Faculty, IOCDF Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI)Table of ContentsIntroductionA-Z GuideA Addiction, Airplanes, Alarms, Alcohol/Alcoholism, Aliens, Alone, Animals, Ants, Apologies, Asymmetry, AtticB Bad Guys, Baddies (fictional), Baddies (real life), Balloons, Basement, Bathroom, Bees, Birds, Blood, Boats, Books, Bowel Movements, Bugs, ButtonsC Cars, Cats, Cellar, Change in Plans, Characters, Cheating, Checking, Choices, Choking, Cigarettes, Cities, Clothing, Clowns, Confined Spaces, Contaminated Object, Costumed CharactersDDangerous Animals, Dark, Death, Decisions, Defecating, Differentness, Dirt/Dirty, Disability, Divorce, Dizziness, Doctors, Dogs, Dolls, Downstairs, DrugsEEarthquakes, Eating, Elevators, Embarrassment, Emotions, Errors, EscalatorsFFailure, Fainting, Feces, Feelings, Fire, Flaws, Floods, Flying, Food, Frogs, FurnitureGGagging, Germs, Getting Rid of Things, Ghosts, Going Upstairs or Downstairs Alone, Growing UpHHalloween, Harm, Health, Heights, Hoarding, Hornets, Household Pets, Hurricanes, Hurting Oneself or OthersIIllness, Imperfection, Insects, Interruption, Intruders, Intrusive ThoughtsJJabs, Just Right FeelingKKidnappers, Killing, Knives LLateness, Lightning, Losing, Lying (inadvertent)MMaking Decisions, Mascots, Masks, Media, Medical Procedures, Medicine, Mistakes, Monsters, Motion Sickness, MoviesNNatural Disasters, Navigating Home Alone, Needles, New Experiences, Night, No, Noises, Numbers, NursesOOcean, Older People, Open Spaces, Over-wipingPPanic, People, Perfectionism, Pet Escaping, Pets, Picky Eating, Pills, Poop/Pooping, Potty Seat, Puberty, Public SpeakingQQualifiers, Questions RRain, Reassurance-Seeking, Religious Thoughts, Repeating, Re-Reading SSafety, Santa, School, Separation Anxiety, Sex, Sharks, Sickness, Sleeping Alone, Small Spaces, Snakes, Social Anxiety, Speaking, Spiders, Stains, Stinging Insects, Storms, Strangers, Suicide, Surrounded, Swallowing, Swimming, Symmetry TTalking, Teenagers, Terrorists, Tests, Throwing Up, Thunder, Tight Spaces, Timed Activities, Toads, Toileting, Tornadoes, Traveling, Treatment Avoidance, Triggering Words or Phrases, Trying New ThingsUUncertainty, Unfairness, Unhealthy Foods, Upstairs, Urban Legends, Urinating, VVacuum Cleaner, Vampires, Vegetables, Villains, VomitingWWasps, Water Immersion, Weather, Wiping, Witches, Words and PhrasesXX-raysYYes, Yacking, YellowjacketsZZombiesAbout the Authors

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Book SynopsisWhat does supervision mean in a school setting?How can supervision benefit staff and student wellbeing?How can I best run supervision sessions?Supervision is an effective way to support staff in navigating the complex experiences of simultaneously teaching and safeguarding children, but much of the existing literature on supervision can't easily be applied to school settings.Bringing together theory and practice, this practical how-to guide includes chapters on why supervision is so important for staff and student wellbeing, what qualities make for an ideal supervisor, how to adapt supervision for in-person and online settings, as well as criteria for an optimum supervision environment and suggested material to include in supervision sessions.Trade ReviewBreaks down the myths and barriers of utilising supervision practice in schools - essential reading for anyone looking to embed whole school approaches to mental health in their setting. -- Ian MacDonald, Trainer at the Charlie Waller Trust and Associate Lecturer at The Open University

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Book SynopsisInternationally, violence occurs in schools on a regular basis; and in some contexts is particularly serious and widespread. One such context is South Africa, where, on an almost daily basis, newspapers carry reports of one or other aspect of school violence.While a number of academic studies have delineated the extent and nature of such violence, and made recommendations on possible solutions to the problem, there has ? until now ? been no single book bringing together theory and research on the causes of violence, and on its reduction and prevention. Finding suitable solutions requires a clear understanding of how and where violence is generated. Uniquely, Violence in schools: South Africa in an international context covers both the social bases of school violence and the role many schools themselves play in generating violent behaviour. It goes on to argue that school-generated violence is potentially much more amenable to positive intervention: solutions can be developed at the local level, by schools themselves, and in response to the specific circumstances generated in individual schools.This study also asks why males specifically play such a large part in violence in South African society. Examining the theories and empirical evidence regarding the nature and causes of violence in schools globally, it explores them as they relate to South African schools specifically.Overtly based on the value of democratic values in seeking solutions, the book provides very useful resources for a whole range of educational endeavours. It will be of considerable interest to government educational departments, NGOs, teacher-education institutions, and staff and governing bodies in schools.

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Book SynopsisA brilliant collection of essays by educators, psychologists and counsellors, highlighting the critical importance of mental health and wellbeing of students in our schools. The book has been collated and edited by James Hollinsley, Head of the Longwood Primary Academy in Essex, highly respected and awarded for their proactive approach to child mental health. An absolutely critical read for all those involved in the education of young people, the book offers: a range of best-practice case studies; searingly honest anonymous stories from survivors of poor mental health who have also been (or are) practitioners in schools; and advice from experts and specialists, including psychologists, counsellors and SEN specialists.

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Book Synopsis Is mental health provision a concern in your school? Are you looking to develop a whole school approach to mental health issues? Do you need targeted, evidence-informed strategies? This book emphasises the importance of creating a whole school culture which promotes a positive attitude towards mental health. Suitable for both primary and secondary school teachers and leaders, it provides you with concise, practical guidance to help improve your existing mental health provision, all backed by the latest research.Table of ContentsIntroduction What is mental health? Promoting a whole school approach to positive mental health Targeted interventions Working in partnership with professional service teams Working in partnership with parents / carers Working in partnership with Children and Young People Managing referrals

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Book SynopsisPart of the How to Help series of books exploring issues commonly faced by children and young people at home and at school, Building Wellbeing and Resilience offers a complete introduction to these critical yet frequently misunderstood topics. Often confused with mental health or physical wellness, wellbeing fuses aspects of both and wider elements into a general sense of 'how we are'. Resilience, meanwhile, is the ability to deal with adversity and move forward. High wellbeing fosters resilience and, in a virtuous circle, resilience is linked to high levels of wellbeing. Exploring these topics along with related issues such as measuring wellbeing, using positive psychology approaches to boost strengths and the impact of neurodiversity, Rob Long considers the importance and impact of wellbeing and resilience at home and in the classroom - and how parents, carers, teachers and schools can help.Table of ContentsSeries Preface; About the Author; Author's Preface; How to Use This Book Part 1: Introduction 1. What are wellbeing and resilience?; 2. Wellbeing in context; 3. Wellbeing and development; 4. Issues, evidence and definitions; Ten key things to know about wellbeing and resilience Part 2: The science of wellbeing 5. Evidence-based practice; 6. Measuring wellbeing; 7. Wellbeing and positive psychology; 8. How can positive psychology improve wellbeing?; 9. Signature strengths Part 3: Wellbeing and development 10. Child and adolescent development; 11. Wellbeing and physical development; 12. Wellbeing and emotional development; 13. Wellbeing and cognitive development; 14. Adolescence and social development Part 4: Wellbeing at home and in school 15. Wellbeing and the family; 16. Wellbeing in school; 17. Wellbeing in the classroom; 18. Behaviour and school policies; 19. School transitions and wellbeing Part 5: Resilience and mental health 20. Wellbeing for troubled children; 21. Understanding resilience; 22. What can be done to increase resilience?; 23. Building the skills for school success Part 6: Complex difficulties and disadvantage 24. Children with complex difficulties; 25. The disability paradox; 26. Abilities and capabilities; 27. Poverty Part 7: Conclusion and resources 29. Summary; 30. Advice for parents and carers; 31. Advice for teachers; Appendices

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Book SynopsisLife for girls is a battle of contrasting expectations, being told you should be 'empowered' but also be a 'good girl', putting others first but still striving for perfection yourself. This conflict, internalizing expectations of an impossible standard, has lead to an explosion in mental-health and anxiety-related disorders in young women. The traditional narrative of education feeds the perception that girls are good. They achieve, work hard, are co-operative. They achieve better grades. But where do these high achievers disappear to? They aren't becoming CEOs, politicians or social leaders. Women are still disproportionately the family carers and domestic managers. This book explores: * research around biological difference, and how our schools encode gendered expectations. * how our curricula can provide role-models as well as modes of thinking, valuing traditionally feminine traits as equal to masculine * using psychological approaches to develop girls' independence. * how school systems and leadership can model approaches to encourage all students to create a gender-balanced environment. With practical questions and suggestions at the end of each chapter, this book is a guide to the research and a tool to help teachers and leaders shape a genuinely empowering school experience for young women.

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Book SynopsisThis isn’t your average book about pastoral care – it is a no-nonsense exploration of the knowledge base that excellent pastoral practitioners, be they aspiring, new, or experienced, need to excel in their roles. Written for teaching and non-teaching pastoral leaders alike, this book combines theory, evidence, and research with best practice and on-the-job experience to help you on the way to becoming the very best pastoral leader that you can be. It is written for pastoral leaders by a current pastoral leader, reflecting the reality of our roles – the extraordinary pressures and challenges that we face, sometimes in just getting through the day.

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Book SynopsisAcademic advisors help students learn to make the most of their college years, not merely by completing requirements toward a degree but also by growing intellectually and developing all aspects of their identity. Yet, many professional and faculty advisors are new to academic advising and may feel ill-equipped to do more than help students register for classes. This new edited collection provides an overview of the theory and best practice undergirding advising today while exploring the transition challenges of a wide-range of first-year college students, including those attending two-year colleges, coming from underrepresented backgrounds, entering underprepared for college-level work, and/or experiencing academic failure.

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Book SynopsisToday's children, especially teenagers, live in a world that is much different than the one that existed just twenty years ago. A drastically changed family dynamic and the advent of social media have forced young people to grow up in a more fragile environment, one without the stability they need and with the constant pressure of scrutiny from peers and others they don't even know. The effects of these factors have led to suicide becoming the second leading cause of death in teenagers in America! Circumstance has deprived these kids of the stability and perspective that they so desperately need. This is a crossroads moment. C oach the Soul is the first book that addresses these issues with real answers. It was born in Ken LaVigne's classroom and on the football field during over thirty years as a high school teacher and coach. Its epiphany is just as unexpected as the dire circumstances in the lives of so many students. Coach the Soul sheds light on what today's young people really need.

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Book SynopsisAdvice from an Experienced Parent Educator and Child Development Professor Tips to save parents and teens a lot of pain. Tools to feel competent as a parent of a teenager. Engaging stories with simple lessons for parenting your teen. Simple messages that all teens need to hear to grow up emotionally healthy. Knowledge of what all teens are experiencing developmentally. Advice on how to navigate important and difficult conversations with your teens. Information that the average educated person does not know about teenagers. Examples of how to shift from conflict with your teen into responsiveness and enduring connection. Ways to foster your teen's success in life and build a asting parent-child bond. When teens hear these messages, they always say, "I wish my parents knew this."

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