Creative Drama for Emotional Support
Activities and Exercises for Use in the Classroom
Penny McFarlane
Foreword by Sylvia Wheadon
Paperback: £15.99 / $24.95
2012, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 160pp
ISBN: 978-1-84905-251-1, BIC 2: JNH
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Using drama in the classroom is an effective way of supporting a child's social and emotional development. This book offers a wide variety of drama activities designed to provide children with a creative outlet to overcome emotional and behavioural problems.
Exploring the various challenges children can face at home such as parental separation, divorce and bereavement, this book explains how they can manifest in a child's behaviour at school. It describes how drama can provide appropriate avenues for confronting and dealing with these issues and suggests a wealth of captivating and practical drama-based games and exercises that will support the child's needs and promote growth.
This clear and accessible book will be an invaluable resource for teachers, teaching assistants, youth and social workers, counsellors, arts therapists and educational psychologists.
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Free to Download! Creative Drama activities to help children with emotional and behavioural problems
9 May 2012
Here, drama therapist Penny McFarlane shares two fun useful activities from her latest book, Creative Drama for Emotional Support, that will enable parents, carers, teachers, youth workers and others to help the little ones in their care manage difficult emotions and situations. Mr. Angry Man Download the activity » The purpose of this activity is to help prevent the child from being...
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Keywords
- anger management,
- anxiety,
- attachment,
- bereavement,
- bullying,
- challenging behaviour,
- child psychology,
- children,
- counselling,
- creative therapies,
- depression,
- domestic abuse,
- dramatherapy,
- education,
- emotions,
- families,
- grief,
- inclusive classroom,
- mainstream education,
- mental health,
- pastoral care,
- play,
- relationships,
- school phobia,
- self esteem,
- sexual abuse,
- social care,
- storymaking,
- trauma,
- violence,
- youthwork
