Let's Get Together

This course will enable participants in Schools and Children‘s Service Settings to know how to:

• Plan, implement & evaluate for successful outcomes
• Use play & art materials to communicate feelings
• Plan for the stages of group life
• Support individual targets and group aims
• Get started with directive techniques
• Integrate ‘Quality Circle Time’ rituals for warm up and closure
• Utilise the group dynamics to build relationship skills
• Incorporate safe, respectful touch to aid group bonding
• Create an atmosphere of fun, warmth and praise
• Get them back next week!

 Year 9 Girl: “What did you like most about the art activities...?”

Participants will have increased awareness of the benefits and practicalities of providing small group work for children and adolescents. They will be able to implement, facilitate and evaluate group sessions for children, who lack control, are challenging, in crisis, those who are facing a period of change or those who lack confidence and communication skills.

Boy, Year 6: “ I felt proud of my group when...”

Boy , Age 9:

Learning methods will include:

Presentation of group theory and strategies to get you started, group games, warm ups and energisers, whole group discussion, pair work, use of Children’s Literature and art materials, Massage in Schools activities and action planning.

“My favourite game is Fruit salad. I practise my looking skills.” Year 5 Girl.

Who would benefit:

This course is ideal for adults with responsibility to ensure the best of Emotional and Behavioural Support for children in their care, or for those therapeutically supporting children whom they feel would benefit from the opportunity to explore and practice relationship skills.

School Senior Management, Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Learning Mentors TaMH’s & Healthy Schools Staff , Counsellors, Early Years Practitioners, Residential Children’s Homes, Youth Workers and Extended School Services.

Boy, Year 7: "What was most helpful in the group?"
 

Course provision includes:

• Tuition
• Handouts including Inclusion and Evaluation Materials
• Certificate of Attendance
• All day refreshments and a door prize!
• Free copy of the book

Cost of course:

• UK - £110.00

This may vary according to venue. Please see individual flyer to confirm cost. Please enquire about rates for elsewhere.

"Fruit salad is a popular game!" Girl, Year 5.

Who Delivers - The Trainer:

Take advantage of Anna-Michele’s 30 years experience in planning, facilitating, supervising and evaluating group work. Drawing on her integrative arts psychotherapy, teaching and creative talents, Anna-Michele has delivered small group work programmes with children and young people experiencing crisis, change, challenges, or whom lack confidence and communication skills.

Some of these group work programmes have been as part of her work as an Accredited Trainer with Jenny Mosley Consultancies, running ‘Small Circles of Support ‘for 6-8 weekly sessions in Primary and Secondary Settings. Others have focused on:

• ‘Protective Behaviours’ & Personal Safety Skills
• Anger Management
• Surviving Sexual Abuse
• Boosting Girls Self Esteem
• Enhancing Emotional Literacy
• Building Boys Communication Skills
• Feeling Strong, Getting Along
• Transition, Infant-Junior/Primary-Secondary

Year 4-5 Pupils: “I was disappointed with myself in the group when....”

Trainee Child Psychotherapist, Centre for Child Mental Health, London .

“The course was really great thank you - especially the session on name games, animal family and the all better picture. I can use these straight away.”

Girl, aged 9 attended after school 'Express Yourself' Groups, London.

"The group I went to really helped me. They made me feel better, more relaxed and calm, creative and made me find a lot more friends."