Positive Interaction Skills: A Group Therapy Manual

Professional Resource For OTs, Nurses, Teachers Etc. To Facilitate Good Personal Interaction Skills Within A Group Setting; Positive Interaction Skills provides group facilitators with a flexible programme to enable participants to develop good personal interaction skills. The programme can be adapted to suit a wide variety of groups, settings and needs. Full guidance notes for facilitators, session plans, handouts and activity guidelines are provided to enable the session themes to be fully developed. The book is planned so that sessions can be used independently as required to meet identified needs. Sessions include: Understanding body language; Making conversation; Starting, sustaining and ending relationships; Establishing close relationships; Creating trust and learning to self-disclose; Overcoming shyness and loneliness; Controlling social anxiety; Handling emotions and feelings; Building confidence and self-esteem; Learning to negotiate. This practical and thought-provoking resource is filled with workable ideas that can be used to improve interaction skills in meaningful ways. It is an indispensable resource for occupational therapists, nursing staff, teachers, probation officers, speech & language therapists, counsellors, youth leaders, social workers, care staff, community psychiatric nurses or anyone wanting to run an interaction skills programme.