working with adolescents using action techniques /
Mario Cossa ; foreword by Zekra Moreno.
London :
Jessica Kingsley,
2006.
1 online resource (207 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-198) and indexes.
COVER -- Rebels with a Cause: Working with Adolescents Using Action Techniques -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- FOREWORD BY ZERKA MORENO -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I WARM-UP: PHILOSOPHICAL AND THEORETICAL BASIS -- 1 Adolescents in Action -- Why adolescents? A unique therapeutic opportunity -- Defining key terms -- Why use action methods with adolescent groups? -- Moreno�s universalia of psychotherapy -- Summary -- 2 Viewing Adolescence from a Developmental Perspective -- Stages and phases of group development
5 Action Techniques for the Beginning StageInitial contact with group members -- Introductory group sessions -- Developing the beginning stage -- Summary -- 6 Action Techniques for the Transition Stage -- Getting unstuck -- Moving forward -- Summary -- 7 Action Techniques for the Working Group -- Building personal, interpersonal, and transpersonal strengths -- Developing the ability to observe from within and without -- Developing strategies for containment of intense affect -- Working with life issues in action -- Summary
8 Action Techniques for TerminationAwareness of ending at the group�s beginning -- Rehearsals for ending -- Terminating the group -- Summary -- PART III SHARING: OTHER APPLICATIONS OF ACTION TECHNIQUES AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR THEIR IMPLEMENTATION -- 9 Adapting Action Techniques to the Population and Setting -- Working with special populations -- Working in special settings and situations -- Summary -- 10 Practical Considerations for Developing and Implementing Adolescent Action Groups -- Importance of integrating theory and philosophy with practice
Fitting strategies to actual needs of group or populationSummary -- APPENDIX A: SAMPLE INFORMATION PACK FOR PARTICIPANTS AND FAMILIES -- APPENDIX B: SAMPLE INTAKE AND PERMISSION FORMS -- APPENDIX C: SAMPLE GROUP NORMS -- APPENDIX D: OTHER IDEAS FOR OPENING AND CLOSING CIRCLES, WARM-UPS, COOL-DOWNS, AND DE-ROLING -- REFERENCES -- SUBJECT INDEX -- AUTHOR INDEX
The developmental tasks of adolescenceThe developmental continuum of adolescence -- Summary -- 3 The Therapeutic Spiralâ?Ø as a Framework for Working with Adolescent Groups -- Roles of restoration: connecting to strengths -- Roles of observation: engaging and disengaging appropriately -- Roles of containment: dealing with affect productively -- Summary -- 4 Leadership and Group Norms -- The role of the leader(s) -- The importance of group norms -- Summary -- PART II ACTION: UTILIZING ACTION TECHNIQUES AT VARIOUS STAGES OF GROUP DEVELOPMENT
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Rebels with a Cause is a comprehensive guide to working with adolescents using action techniques and drama therapy. Drawing on years of experience working with adolescents and of training practitioners in the field, Cossa provides a tried-and-tested model for working with adolescents in groups. Utilizing techniques found in psychodrama, sociodrama, drama therapy and sociometry, Cossa offers step-by-step practical guidelines on running a group development program and summarizes the supporting theory in easy-to-understand language. He offers advice on facilitating group and personal development,