Overview
Welcome to the world of the homunculi! The homunculi are miniature agents with problem solving missions and special gadgets who live inside the brain and help out with distressing feelings and behaviours. Now adapted for use in the classroom, as well as pairs and individuals, this practical second edition allows you to use this fun CBT-based activity with children and young people aged 7-16. This well researched approach is proven to help children who have difficulty identifying troubling feelings such as anger and fear and can be used in a variety of potentially distressing situations including bullying or tricky transitions from primary to secondary school. Complete with a large format skull poster, character and storyboard templates and downloadable record sheets this unique resource includes everything needed to get started on making stories cartoons or videos. Additional online resources show you how the programme was put in action in real-life individual and classroom settings, showcasing how the weirdly wonderful homunculi characters and stories created by children can come to life.
Full Product Details
Author: Anne Greig ,
Tommy MacKay ,
Rebecca Price
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Dimensions:
Width: 21.00cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 29.60cm
Weight: 0.540kg
ISBN: 9781839973949
ISBN 10: 1839973943
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 21 September 2023
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
The Homunculi Approach has been used with many of our young people. The characters are accessible and the implementation is straightforward. A great tool in the basket of interventions for Additional Support Staff. -- Fiona Priestnall PT Inclusion (Learning and Teaching) South Ayrshire Council
Author Information
Anne Greig is an educational psychologist, accredited CBT practitioner and honorary lecturer at Dundee University. Anne has developed expertise in the areas of autism, psychotherapy and mental health. She is on the editorial board of the BPS Journal Educational and Child Psychology. She is also part of a group of psychologists working alongside colleagues in Bethlehem to create counselling approaches in schools. She works as a clinical practitioner at the National Diagnosis and Assessment Service for Autistic Spectrum Disorders Tommy MacKay is a psychologist working in education, child psychology, health psychology, neuropsychology and psychotherapy. Tommy has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award of the British Psychological Society. He is the clinical director of the National Diagnosis and Assessment Service for Autism Spectrum Disorders and Co-Founded the National Centre for Autism Studies and post-graduate training programme at the University of Strathclyde.
