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Informationen zum Autor KATHRYN GELDARD is a Child and Family Therapist and a Visiting Lecturer at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia. DAVID GELDARD is a Counselling Psychologist. They jointly manage a counselling practice where they specialise in working with children, adolescents and their families. Klappentext With its effective outcomes, relative speed and reduced costs, the group format is becoming increasingly popular for work with children in counselling and educational settings.Drawing from their extensive experience of running children's groups and training group leaders, Kathryn and David Geldard describe the entire process of running groups from the initial planning to post-group evaluation.Topics covered include the benefits and disadvantages of running groups and the types of group available, as well as the planning, designing, implementation and evaluation of group programmes.Filled with lots of ideas, activities, games and work-sheets for use in group programmes, as well as examples of complete programmes for particular problems such as domestic violence and low self-esteem, this highly accessible and practical book will be an invaluable resource for anyone wishing to run groups for children. Zusammenfassung With its effective outcomes, relative speed and reduced costs, the group format is becoming increasingly popular for work with children in counselling and educational settings.Drawing from their extensive experience of running children's groups and training group leaders, Kathryn and David Geldard describe the entire process of running groups from the initial planning to post-group evaluation.Topics covered include the benefits and disadvantages of running groups and the types of group available, as well as the planning, designing, implementation and evaluation of group programmes.Filled with lots of ideas, activities, games and work-sheets for use in group programmes, as well as examples of complete programmes for particular problems such as domestic violence and low self-esteem, this highly accessible and practical book will be an invaluable resource for anyone wishing to run groups for children. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART I: GROUPS FOR CHILDREN Why Run Groups? Types of Group PART II: PLANNING A GROUP PROGRAMME Identifying the Needs of a Target Group Planning to Run a Group Designing a Group Programme PART III: RUNNING A GROUP PROGRAMME Assessment of Children for Inclusion in a Group Programme The Leader's Role Counselling and Racilitation Skills Required in Children's Groups Evaluating the Outcomes of a Group Programme PART IV: GROUP PROGRAMMES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES Domestic Violence Programme ADHD Programme Self-esteem Programme Social skills Programme APPENDICES Activities and Games Work-sheets ...