Creative Therapy for Children in New Families

List of figures. Acknowledgements. Introduction.Therapeutic Approach.How to Use This Book.Length of Activity.Materials.The Setting.Supervision.Format of Sessions.Level of Prompting.General Tips for Working with Children.Areas Covered by the Book.A Word of Warning.1. Setting the Scene: Problems with Attachment.Problems from Abusive Experiences.Separation, Loss and Rejection.Recreating Old Patterns.Developmental Problems.Summary.2. Getting to Know You:Meet the Star Age: 4 - 13 Years.Variation: Our Star Feature Age: 12 Years and Upwards.Today's Star Guest Age: 8 - 14 Years.Connecting Questions Age: 6 - 12 Years.Variation: Feelings Focus.Telling Trivia Age: 9 - 14 Years.Variation: Tell the Group Trivia.3. Creating a New Family:Order! Age: 6 Years and Upwards.Variation: REDRO! Age: 10 Years and Upwards Family Web Age: 6 Years and Upwards.Our Family Rules Age: 5 Years and Upwards.Variation: Sticking to Rules Age: 8 Years and Upwards.We are a Team Age: 8 Years and Upwards.The Three R's Age: 9 Years and Upwards.Pick up a Privilege Age: 7 Years and Upwards.4. Understanding Relationships:Near and Far Age: 8 - 14 Years.Friend or Foe Age: 6 Years and Upwards.The Safety Net Age: 7 - 14 Years.The People Puzzle Age: 6 Years and Upwards.What Happens Next? Age: 7 Years and Upwards.The Good Friend Game Age: 6 Years and Upwards.Variation: Making Good Friends.5. Promoting Positive Identity:Just Me Age: 5 Years and Upwards.The Loveable Me Age 8 - 14 Years.Handfuls of Happiness Age: 6 - 14 Years.Snappy Choices Age: 7 - 13 Years.Variation: Family Choices Age 7 Years and Upwards.6. Understanding Feelings:Feelings Spinning Wheel Age: 5 Years and Upwards.Variation: Family Feelings.Strings of Feelings Age: 9 Years and Upwards.Feelings Basket Age: 5 - 10 Years.Variation: Feelings Wallet.Flying Fears Age: 6 - 12 Years.After You Age: 7 - 13 Years.Grumbling Gertie and Merry Maud Age: 7 Years and Upwards.Variations: Speedy Merry Mike.GG-ruMMy.Scared Sally and Brave Belinda.Catching my Anger Age: 7

Angela Hobday, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Clin.Psych.) is Head of the Clinical Psychology Service to Children and Adolescents, King's Lynn and Wisbech Hospitals NHS Trust, UK Kate Ollier, B.Sc., M.Psych., providing a clinical psychology service in the UK alongside her co-author, and is currently working with the Disability Services Commission and the Mildred Creak Centre for the Austistic Children, Australia.