Courage to Change

Mean Girls 1011⁄2 Creative Strategies for Working with Relational Aggression by Kaye Randall, LISW-CP & Allyson A. Bowen, LISW-CP Adolescent girls can be incredibly cruel and aggressive to friend and foe. This book helps the aggressor and victim understand and cope with the nuances of relational aggression. Topic include: cliques, wannabees, victims, eye-rolling, name calling, cyber-bullying, gossip, teen royalty, and much more! (Ages 8-17) ©2006 Click for ordering information		LifeSkills Circle Game for High School Uses age-appropriate questions to start young teens thinking about the vital issues in their lives. Contains six decks of cards containing open-ended questions to stimulate self-inspection and promote discussion Card decks included: Dear Jess, I’m Stressed, Making & Keeping Friends, Managing You Anger Situations, Which Best Describes You?, Talents & Interests and Tough Topics. ©2005 Click for ordering information

Group Activities for Counselors by Sally Elliot Relevant, practical ideas and expert guidance on the special considerations of group work. The activities focus on key areas of concern for many youth counselors: communication, peer relations, changing family, conflict management, racial issues, social/sexual harassment, academic success. This book is full of inspiring pre-planned sessions that will let you spend more time with clients, and less time preparing. (Ages 9 to 18.) Click for ordering information		The Teen Relationship Workbook by Kerry Moles, M.S.W. A wonderful new tool for social workers, psychologists, youth workers, teachers, counselors or any other professional interested in helping young people to develop healthy and safe relationships. Young people enjoy the interactive nature of the worksheets and are better able to learn and retain information when they are given the opportunity to practice it. Facilitator’s page for each activity. 68 reproducible Activity Worksheets. Spiral binding for easy photocopying. Click for ordering information

The Power of Choice Video Series This video series with Michael Pritchard is a 12-part youth guidance video series aimed at empowering teenagers to make good choices in their lives. It teaches young people that they have the power of choice, that they are responsible for the choices they make, and that they owe it to themselves to choose the best. Used as a springboard for group discussion, The Power of Choice is highly effective at triggering teenagers to talk openly about their personal thoughts, feelings, and experiences, and to look critically at how they make choices. Each program comes with a companion guide filled with discussion questions, group activities, and writing assignments. Each video deals with a different issue and is 30 minutes. To order DVD simply add a “D” after the item numbers below. (Ages 14 & Up) ©2006 Click for ordering information