Group Activities for Social Emotional Learning using Sketch Comedy and Improv Games
关于此电子书
This accessible guide helps teach children to participate in social-emotional learning. Offering fun group activities including social skill-based improv games, participant written plays, and basic plays that can be transformed using the creative minds of children themselves. To increase participant comfort levels with these activities, the book allows for a graduated exposure of techniques, starting with improv trust building and joint focus games, and progressing to improvisation and writing sketches.
Featuring additional downloadable content, including worksheets and lesson plans for classroom use, this is the perfect companion for educators and therapists.
作者简介
Shawn Amador, LCSW is a clinical social worker in Illinois and practices with the use of Dramatherapy, CBT, mindfulness, and social skills training. Shawn is a school social worker and worked in the schools for 20 years. To date, Shawn is in private practice working with children up through young adults with social cognitive deficits, anxiety, attention difficulties and autism. Being a
therapist, Shawn finds importance in using age and ability appropriate humor/fun in connecting with and teaching social skills in group and individual sessions.
Eleni S. Liossis, Psy.D., ATR, P-RDT: is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Registered Art Therapist, Professional Counselor, and a Provisional Drama Therapist. She has worked in various clinical settings, such as psychiatric hospitals, private schools & outpatient clinics; where she has acquired many specialties. Also a trained actor in Improvisational Theater from the Second City - Chicago, Dr. Liossis enjoys researching & applying the clinical applications of modified improvisational theater techniques & sketch comedy.
