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:

Angela Hobday , BSc, MSc (Clin. Psych.) is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Head of the Clinical Psychology Service to Children and Adolescents, King s Lynn, and Wisbech Hospitals NHS Trust, UK. In addition to working directly with children and families, she lectures at the University of East Anglia and teaches other professionals, including in the specialist area of fostering and adoption. She has personal experience of being a foster carer and adoptive parent.

Angela Kirby obtained her doctorate at the University of Leicester in 1997. She is also a qualified primary school teacher and has worked as a clinical psychologist with children with learning disabilities and in a child and adolescent mental health service. She presently works with children and adolescents in a paediatric setting in King s Lynn with Angela Hobday.

Kate Ollier , BSc, MPsych, has also worked as a Psychologist in King s Lynn, UK, as well as with the Disability Services Commission and the Mildred Creak Centre for Autistic Children, Australia. She has recently taken up a post in the State Child Development Centre, Perth, WA.