Rebels with a Cause (eBook)

Working with Adolescents Using Action Techniques

Mario Cossa (Autor)

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2005
208 Seiten
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-84642-245-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Drawing on years of experience working with adolescents, Cossa provides a tried-and-tested model for working with adolescents in groups. Utilizing techniques found in psychodrama, sociodrama, drama therapy and sociometry, Cossa offers step-by-step guidelines on running a group development program and summarizes in easy-to-understand language.

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Rebels with a Cause is a comprehensive guide to working with adolescents using action techniques and drama therapy.Drawing on years of experience working with adolescents and of training practitioners in the field, Cossa provides a tried-and-tested model for working with adolescents in groups. Utilizing techniques found in psychodrama, sociodrama, drama therapy and sociometry, Cossa offers step-by-step practical guidelines on running a group development program and summarizes the supporting theory in easy-to-understand language. He offers advice on facilitating group and personal development, and also on working with particular groups of adolescents, for example those with developmental disabilities or from different cultures.This illuminating and accessible book provides invaluable insight into working successfully - and enjoyably - with adolescent groups. It is essential reading for practicing therapists and anyone working with adolescents in therapeutic settings.

Autor

Mario Cossa is a certified Trainer, Educator and Practitioner in Psychodrama, and Fellow of the American Society for Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama. He is a leading Drama Therapist and Theatre Educator, specializing in work with adolescent groups and trauma survivors, who has conducted training workshops in psychodrama, action methods and applied drama all over the world.

Inhalt

Acknowledgements. Foreword by Zerka Moreno. Preface. Introduction. Part I: Warm-up: Philosophical and Theoretical Basis. Chapter 1: Adolescents in Action. Chapter 2: Viewing Adolescence from A Developmental Perspective. Chapter 3: The Therapeutic SpiralTM as a Framework for Working with Adolescent Groups. Chapter 4: Leadership and Group Norms. Part II: Action: Utilizing Action Techniques at Various Stages of Group Development. Chapter 5: Action Techniques for the Beginning Stage. Chapter 6: Action Techniques for the Transition Stage. Chapter 7: Action Techniques for the Working Group. Chapter 8: Action Techniques for Termination. Part III: Sharing: Other Applications of Action Techniques and their Implementation. Chapter 9: Adapting Action Techniques to the Population and Setting. Chapter 10: Practical Considerations for Developing and Implementing Adolescent Action Groups. Appendix A: Sample Information Pack for Participants and Families. Appendix B: Sample Intake and Permission Forms. Appendix C: Sample Group Norms. Appendix D: Other Ideas for Opening and Closing Circles, Warm-ups, Cool-downs, and De-roling. References. Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.9.2005
• Vorwort: Zerka T Moreno
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie ► Ergotherapie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 1-84642-245-0 / 1846422450
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84642-245-4 / 9781846422454