Supporting the Well Being of Girls. An Evidence-based School Programme by Tina Rae and Elizabeth Piggott

This book by Tina Rae (UEL) and Elizabeth Piggott (The Springfield's Academy) is published in June 2014

Supporting the Well being of Girls will provide teachers, psychologists, youth workers and learning mentors with an evidence based approach to the vitally important task of supporting and maintaining the well being of girls. This tried and tested programme offers teachers in upper primary and secondary schools sixteen tailored, expert sessions which engage girls and young women in tackling and addressing some of their key concerns and issues.

Written by hugely experienced educational psychologists, the sessions utilise tools and strategies from a range of therapeutic interventions including cognitive behavioural therapy and positive psychology to provide a safe and nurturing environment in which to consider some sensitive issues and ultimately providing young women with the strength and self-awareness to maintain overall well-being.

Areas covered include:-

Body image and appearance; Bullying; Mental health, anxiety and depression; Relationships; Stereotypes; Self-harm; Stress; Healthy Living

Throughout, clear guidance is offered to teachers on running sessions including, welcome and ground rules, talk time and inviting students to share experiences, ice-breakers, activities and feedback.

For more information visit:
www.routledge.com/9781138015265

Supporting Successful Transition from Primary to Secondary School: A Programme for Teachers, by Tina Rae

This is the first of two books by Tina Rae. This one is published in May 2014.
 
The transition from primary to secondary school is extremely important in the lives of children and young people but it is also a time of significant stress for many.

This unique programme is designed to support children during this process, helping to build the confidence, skills and the resources that they will need in order to ensure a smooth and successful transition. This accessible text provides teachers, parents and professionals working with young people with a comprehensive range of resources to effectively support this process, and also:
 

• promotes the development of resilient children and young people who can cope effectively with the process of change

• encourage pupil participation and ensure that well-being is further fostered and maintained both for young people and staff within the learning context

• includes specific strategies, techniques and ideas regarding the transition process including systems and individualised approaches

• helps young people to visualise success, manage strong and complex emotions, cope with stress and anxiety, problem solve difficult situations, recognise their own signature strengths and build upon these through a series of activities and problem based learning opportunities.

The programme itself also makes use of solution-focused approaches, motivational interviewing techniques, cognitive behaviour therapy strategies and a range of ideas and techniques taken from positive psychology and resilience theory. The wealth of resources offered here make this programme unique and engaging, and will be particularly useful to those who support children with SEN and higher levels of vulnerability.

For more information visit:
www.routledge.com/9780415731652

Tina Rae

Masculinity, Meditation, and Mental Health by Tim Lomas

'Masculinity, Meditation, and Mental Health (http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=675073).

It is said that men are ‘in crisis,’ blighted by the adverse effects of corrosive masculine norms ranging from emotional disconnection to aggression. Consequently, with men in considerable ‘trouble’ relative to their female counterparts – from higher levels of suicide, alcoholism and violence to poorer health and educational outcomes – the question of how to help men ‘change’ is a pressing one for society. This book offers one possible solution, as it shows how one group of men learned to overcome their masculine inheritance by taking up meditation. Here we follow their difficult but ultimately rewarding life journeys as they sought and found an elusive sense of wellbeing. The book interweaves these personal narratives with the very latest research and theory at the intersection of gender and mental health, together with practical recommendations for those working with men (and indeed for men themselves). The result is a powerful account of the potential for men to change and to lead lives that are more conducive to wellbeing.

Tim Lomas

Personal Consultancy, by Nash Popovic and Debra Jinks (Routledge 2013)

Making the case for an integrated approach to the practices of counselling, psychotherapy and coaching, Personal Consultancy provides a coherent and systematic framework for working with clients. Nash Popovic and Debra Jinks use their experience in the area of integrative practice to demonstrate how this wider approach can be a more comprehensive way of helping clients than coaching or counselling on its own. The authors explain how a range of techniques and approaches from various one-to-one practices can be brought together under the framework of Personal Consultancy, creating a method that is systematic, ethical and professional but not limited by any particular theoretical bias or preconceptions. With chapters by guest authors who discuss their perspectives on the approach and its application across various contexts, Personal Consultancy demonstrates that it is possible to combine the reparative work normally associated with counselling with the more proactive, goal-oriented approach of coaching. The result is a framework that allows clients to have their counselling and their coaching needs met within one relationship and that allows the practitioner more flexibility and freedom than when using a single approach.

Personal Consultancy is one of the core texts for the UEL based PostGraduate Certificate in Integrative Counselling and Coaching, the first programme of its kind in the world!

Nash Popovic