Overview
Talkabout Sex & Relationships 1 is a comprehensive toolkit for all therapists, educators and support staff who deliver relationship education to people with special needs. It is intended primarily to support groupwork but activities can be easily adapted to suit the needs of individuals with varying abilities. The resource emphasises the importance of happy, healthy and positive relationships. It looks at the life cycle of a relationship from finding a partner, coping with problems, staying safe and maintaining a relationship to dealing with the potential ending of a relationship. This toolkit is the first in a two volume set, the second of which will focus on sex. Created by Alex Kelly and Emily Dennis as part of the bestselling Talkabout series, this publication constitutes the most complete and trustworthy set of resources available for groupwork focussing on relationships for people with special needs.
Full Product Details
Author: Alex Kelly ,
Emily Dennis
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Speechmark Publishing Ltd
Weight: 0.884kg
ISBN: 9781911186205
ISBN 10: 1911186205
Pages: 294
Publication Date: 01 August 2017
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
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Children/juvenile
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Professional & Vocational
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Alex Kelly is an SLT with nearly 30 years' experience of working with people who have difficulties with their social skills, self-esteem and their relationships. She is best known for being the author of the hugely popular TALKABOUT resources which are practical books to help staff to develop children's social skills. She left the NHS in 2009 and now runs her own business - Alex Kelly Ltd - jointly with her husband who was a teacher. They provide training and consultancy work, and speech and language therapy into over 30 local schools. They have also set up a new service in the UK called Speaking Space, which is a small Day Service for adults with learning disabilities and autism. She continues to develop resources on social skills and is currently researching the effectiveness of work in schools around the UK. She lectures internationally. Emily Dennis has worked in learning disability since 2008 in a variety of settings; residential, supported living, day services and special education. Within these she worked as a Communication Coordinator delivering training and implementing communication systems across Hampshire. This included projects around service user empowerment, enabling vulnerable adults to assertively make clear and informed choices about their lives. At university Emily studied Social Care and specialised in learning disability and relationships. This led her to see the need for good quality, accessible sex education and become passionate about creating a programme that would enable this. In 2015 Emily joined Alex Kelly Ltd where she works as a project lead in communication and relationships. She runs one to one courses and groups for young adults with learning disabilities and autism around friendships skills, social skills, body image and self-esteem. Sessions are individualised to the groups needs and use a total communication approach to ensure comprehension and retention of knowledge. Emily believes that work should be proactive; equipping people with the skills and knowledge to build happy and positive relationships and to keep themselves safe.
