Young People In Focus

YOUNG ADULTS TODAY - KEY DATA ON 16-25 YEAR OLDS TRANSITIONS, DISADVANTAGES AND CRIME
Kerry Devitt, Lucy Knighton, Kevin Lowe, Young People in Focus 2009

This new publication from Young People in Focus is the first of its kind. It brings together key data on young adults, 16-25, exploring topics such as: health and wellbeing; education and employment; family life; social life and crime, with a specific focus on vulnerable young adults and those within the criminal justice system. This publication is packed with up-to-date facts and figures, and will provide policy makers and practitioners with authoritative information and commentary about young adults today.

KEY MESSAGES INCLUDE:

• Britain's young adults are polarised between a university generation and a NEET generation. While three times as many go to university as did in the 1970s, 1 in 6 are trapped outside of education, employment or training
• As the recession bites more young adults are staying at home with the family and regardless of background are twice as likely to experience unemployment compared to mature adults
• Mental health issues are significant for all young adults, with those from vulnerable backgrounds considerably more likely to suffer from problems
• Young adults commit more crime and are more likely to be victims of crime than any other age group

Ensuring that socially excluded adults are offered the chance to get back on a path to a more successful life is a government priority. A focus on young adults is crucial. But you need to be clear what the issues are - this publication provides the 'hard facts' that policy makers and service providers needl

Naomi Eisenstadt - Director, Social Exclusion Task Force

90pp (ISBN: 978 187 1504 972)

KEY DATA ON ADOLESCENCE 2009 (7th edition)
John Coleman and Fiona Brooks Young People in Focus 2009

This book is recognised as the most authoritative guide to young people today

Youth worker, North London

The 7th Edition of this popular publication is a collaboration between the Young People in Focus and the Association for Young People's Health (AYPH). There is a strong emphasis on health, with two chapters devoted to physical health.

Key Data also covers family life, education and employment, sexual and mental health, and crime.

KEY MESSAGES INCLUDE

• 1.8 million children and young people in the UK live in workless households
• The numbers not in education, employment or training (NEETs) remain stubbornly high
• Healthy eating is on the increase among English pupils
• The significance of wider support networks
• Alcohol consumption among the young has doubled since 1990
• Teenage pregnancy rates continue to fall

Very interesting to read, many of the issues concerning our lives are brought up in this book should be at the very least talked about in school

Joshua Scott age 17

100pp ISBN 978 1871504 859

PRICE REDUCTION: Previously £159.00
Skills and Strategies for Supporting Parents to Deal with Challenging Teenagers
A training pack with DVD and CD
Rosie Hill, Young People in Focus 2008

To view an independent evaluation of the publication Take 3 go to 'about our publications' and follow the links

Take3 is a comprehensive new parenting programme now published for the first time after having been developed and used extensively over an eight-year period in Oxfordshire. This pack (for course facilitators) contains material for working with groups of parents of 10-18 year olds, including parents of at-risk of vulnerable young people. The course has two parts; a ten-session basic course plus ten extra sessions which can be used as optional 'add-ons'. The in-depth facilitator notes distil a wealth of expertise in working with parents of teenagers.

What does it cover?
Part One: understanding adolescence; encourgement; listening; parenting styles; boundaries and consequences; when adults disagree; neighbourhood and peer influences and self care etc.

Part Two: role of a parent; managing anger; dealing with abuse and criticism; being assertive with professionals; talking about sex, drugs and alcohol; sibling rivalry; coping with joined-up families; dealing with anti-social behaviour and more.

The pack contains two volumes, handouts on CD and the Teenagers in Trouble: Skills for Parents DVD.

ISBN: 978 1 871504 910

To view sample pages of this toolkit go to 'about our publications' and follow the links

ESCAPE & Parallel Lines
A Problem Solving Approach by Carole Pickburn, Young People in Focus, 2003
PRICE REDUCTION: Previously £112.00

Escape is a parenting programme designed for group work sessions. It can also be used in individual work with families and young people. It explores behaviour, attitudes, and responses. It helps parents and young people find a way to deal with problems and live together.

What does it cover? The pack includes comprehensive guidance on how to run ESCAPE and Parallel Lines. It shows you how to engage parents and young people and what to cover in visits to the families. It features step-by-step guides for six group work sessions for parents plus the content of six sessions for young people (Parallel Lines).

Parallel Lines covers similar material to that for the parents in ESCAPE but explores the issues from the young person's viewpoint

ISBN: 978 1 871504 521

To view sample pages of this toolkit go to 'about our publications' and follow the links

ESCAPE 138pp, Parallel Lines 62pp

CHALLENGING YEARS!
A training programme for parents and carers of young adolescents by Sonya Hinton & Angela Taylor, Young People in Focus, 2006
PRICE REDUCTION: Previously £69.00

Ideal for all parents not just those experiencing difficulties. The course has four 2-hour sessions: understanding the teenage years; talking to teenagers; parenting styles; and dealing with conflict.

The pack has a manual for course facilitators plus a 20 page illustrated workbook for parents, which is also available on the accompanying CD.

The programme was originally devised and run in Surrey for several years before being published by Young People in Focus, It helps adults look at their relationship with their young personas she/he moves into secondary school, faces new challenges and grows towards greater independence.

To view sample pages of this toolkit go to 'about our publications' and follow the links

ISBN: 978 1 871504 606

PARENTING INSIDE AND OUT TOOLKIT
Bringing the outside in -Developing a family-based approach to supporting young parents in custody
Sarah Lindfield, Young people in focus

The Parenting – Inside and Out (PIO) project has focused on the development of family-based parenting support for under 18 year-old young fathers and mothers in custody. What we have found out from this project is mixed. There have been some very positive findings about what young parents want from parenting support and how this can be offered. This toolkit describes what we have found out during the project and we suggest ways of building on the positives we have found, as well as addressing some of the barriers.

Aims of the Toolkit
This Toolkit aims to assist colleagues in developing family-based parenting support involving:

• Young fathers and young mothers in custody
• Their parents/carers
• The other young parent of their child
• Other key parent supporters

We hope that the learning from this project will help support:

• Secure establishments to `think parent’ and `think parenting in the whole family`
• YOTs and the secure estate to provide parenting support to the family network
• Agencies to reach `through the gate both ways to join up their services
• Community-based agencies to deliver their services `inside’ establishments.

TEENAGERS IN FOSTER CARE
Promoting Positive Relationships, Young People in Focus 2007
A Training Course
Kevin Lowe, Jayne Hellett, Stephanie Stace,

I have no doubt that this course will prove to be invaluable to foster carers and social workers who want to improve their ability to respond to the challenges that teenagers inevitably bring.”

Robert Tapsfield, Chief Executive, Fostering Network

This brand new programme fills a major gap - training material designed specifically for foster carers and social workers looking after young people. It is rooted in Young People in Focus's research with young people, their foster carers and social workers. It consists of four sessions: Making sense of adolescence; Trust me - Developing positive relationships; Everyone has a past- Getting off to a good start; Making a difference - Promoting social relationships, education, health and wellbeing. This training manual provides all the material needed to run the course including a CD with PowerPoint slides and handouts


ISBN: 978 1871504 873

REDUCING RISKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN FOSTER CARE: A UK STUDY
By Dr Stephanie Stace and Kevin Lowe
Trust for the Study of Adolescence, 2009

The research described in this report was undertaken as part of a wider TSA project made possible by a grant from the Big Lottery Fund. TSA interviewed 49 young people aged 13-16 plus their foster carers and social workers to explore key issues related to monitoring and supervising young people in foster care.

ISBN: 978 1871504 996

GETTING ALONG
A resource for young people in foster care 2007
Kevin Lowe, Jayne Hellett, Stephanie Stace, Young People in Focus

I like the content of the magazine as it gives useful advice on how to live your life as a foster child.

Young man

The magazine will prove to be a great resource (for) our social workers to use with foster carers to help them increase their understanding of what young people need and feel, and then to use the book with children in placement.

Fostering Manager

This high quality resource for young people in foster care is a companion resource to the training course Teenagers in Foster Care Promoting Positive Relationships. Packed with quotes from young people, foster carers and social workers it explores issues related to promoting positive relationships for young people in foster care. It covers: moving, trust, school, friends, social workers, living in foster families, health, sex, risky business and much more!

ISBN: 978 1 871504 880

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SET OF 10 CODE GEA10 PRICE: £30 ISBN: 978 1871504 897
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GETTING ALONG
A resource for young people in foster care 2007
Kevin Lowe, Jayne Hellett, Stephanie Stace, Young People in Focus

SET OF 10 ISBN: 978 1871504 897

GETTING ALONG
A resource for young people in foster care 2007
Kevin Lowe, Jayne Hellett, Stephanie Stace, Young People in Focus

SET OF 50 ISBN: 978 1871504 903

KEEPING THEM SAFE
Debi Roker and Stephanie Stace, Young People in Focus

This unique resource is designed to enable practitioners to help parents keep their young people safe. It focuses on 'monitoring and supervision' in families and addresses key issues raised in the government's recent Staying Safe consultation and Action Plan. Based on Young People in Focus research with young people and parents, the toolkit covers:

• how parents know about their young person's activities and whereabouts
• the role of communication and parenting styles
• monitoring areas such as social life and friendships; education; media (internet, video games etc); smoking, drugs, sex and alcohol
• the significance of wider support networks

The resource also includes a range of activities to use with parents, lists of useful resources and organisations, plus material to help evaluate work with parents.

To view sample pages of this toolkit go to 'about our publications' and follow the links

Ring Binder 97pp

ISBN 978 -1871504 675

WAVELENGTH
Josie Melia, Young People in Focus, 2005

Wavelength contains 140-pages packed with practical ideas for engaging with young people. It covers 50 different techniques such as making lists, an ideas exhibition, using scenario cards, drawing relationships, a graffiti-wall, diamond ranking, dot voting, freeze the scene, sculpting and non-verbal language. It explains how these techniques work and provides suggestions of when to use them. The methods suit both group-work and work with individuals.

In my opinion [the approaches in Wavelength] can be adapted to suit any situation. I will consult with this book on a regular basis, and am looking forward to exploring the vast range of activities provided in it.

Martin Bellew, Guidance Counsellor, Navan Travellers' Education Centre

140pp ISBN 978 1871504 583

YOUNG PEOPLE AND PEER SUPPORT
How to Set Up a Peer Support Programme by Marilyn McGowan, Young People in Focus, 2002

All in all an excellent no frills starter pack which should be welcomed by any school trying to promote "citizenship" via self-esteem, emotional well-being and respect for self and others.

Raymond Simpson, Chartered Educational Psychologist, Counselling Trainer and Supervisor

This manual provides supporting materials for setting up a peer support service with young people. It gives practical advice and guidance and includes: Setting up the infrastructure; Getting started; Recruitment; Training; Communication; Monitoring. It also considers common problems and provides a range of training materials which can be photocopied..

58pp ISBN 978 1871504 460

WORKING WITH PARENTS OF 8-11 YEAR OLDS TOOLKIT
Julie Shepherd and Debi Roker, Young People in Focus 2007
PRICE REDUCTION: Previously £58.00

This essential resource is for all those working with parents. It focuses on working with parents of 'pre-teens' i.e. those aged between 8 and 11, particularly around the move to secondary school. The Toolkit contains a wealth of information, resources and ideas. Topics covered include: What do parents of 8-11 year olds want? What are the options for working with this group? What training and support is available for workers? What resources are available to support workers, and parents? This Toolkit is invaluable for both experienced parenting workers, and those starting to work with this group of parents.

To view sample pages of this toolkit go to 'about our publications' and follow the links

ISBN 978 1871504 699

MOVING UP TO SECONDARY SCHOOL
A pack to help schools produce resources for parents of children going up to secondary school
Debi Roker and Julie Shepherd, Young People in Focus 2007
PRICE REDUCTION: Previously £29.99

Young People in Focus has produced a 16 page Young People in Focus 'Guide' to support parents of children going to secondary school. (Going to Secondary School, Code: GSEC is available separately). This guide is now available as part of a pack of resources for primary schools. The booklet and CD-Rom enables schools to:

• download the guide as it is from the CD-Rom
• photocopy the guide from the copy in the appendix
• or create their own version - by 'cutting and pasting' information from the booklet, or adding in information specific to the school

Funded by The Gulbenkian Foundation.

ISBN 978 1871504 828

GOING TO SECONDARY SCHOOL: A Guide for Parents
Debi Roker and Julie Shepherd
Young People in Focus, 2006

Guide for parents with children in the transition stage between primary and secondary school. It covers: moving to secondary school; helping your child prepare; new words and phrases; managing homework; children's and parents' views and experiences; dealing with bullying; books and materials for children and parents.

ISBN 978 1 871504 804

MOVING TO SECONDARY SCHOOL
Advice and Activities to Support Transition by Lynda Measor with Mike Fleetham, Network Educational Press 2006

Helps teachers to understand and ease children's anxieties and to focus on the positive. It tackles worries about being bullied and getting on with teachers. Research shows that initiatives covered in this book help children to settle well and become more confident, ideal for year six and seven.

Together with resource can be photocopied, carefully described case studies and a comprehensive section giving further support materials, this is an invaluable guide that teachers will turn to again and again .

A4 Wiro 176pp

SUSSING OUT YOUR SECONDARY SCHOOL
Transition guide book
Snivel and Shriek
Aimed at Key Stage 2 and 3

This workbook invites young people to consider, record, challenge and discuss their thoughts, worries and questions in simple activities which are ideal for use within individual, group and whole year contexts. It can also be used by parents wishing to support their child before year 7 commences.

TEENAGERS IN THE FAMILY DVD
John Coleman, Young People in Focus & Dawson Films 2006

This DVD is designed to help parents understand more about teenage behaviour and development. It includes a number of acted scenarios, followed by discussion among a panel of experts. It coves six main topics: understanding teenagers; talking about sex; problems at school; staying safe; unsuitable friends; changing families.

Film approx 45 minutes

Free postage & packing for parents, please state when ordering

ISBN: 978 1871504 750

TEENAGERS IN TROUBLE FACILITATORS PACK
John Coleman, Young People in Focus and Dawson Films

This best selling film features three families, played by actors, each with a teenager who is drifting into trouble. Suitable for use by groups wishing to discuss the more troublesome behaviours of young people. The following topics are covered: strong feelings; communication; boundaries; negotiation; parent disagreement; neighbourhood and peer influences.

The pack includes a 28 page Parents' Booklet and a 32 page Facilitators' Guide. The film is 45 minutes long and provides easy-to-use scene selection.

Separate Parents' Booklets are available to purchase so each individual on the course has their own copy.

Suitable for Training

ISBN 978 1871504 712

TEENAGERS IN TROUBLE: Skills for parents
John Coleman, Young People in Focus, 2006

PARENTS' HANDBOOK

This Handbook is part of the "TEENAGERS IN TROUBLE: skills for parents" course. It is recommended that the Handbook is available to enable everyone on the course to take a copy away with them.

Topics covered include: Strong feelings; Communication; Boundaries; Negotiation; Parent disagreement; Neighbourhood and peer influences; Help and support; Resources for parents.

ISBN: 978 1871504 415

SPECIAL 10% DISCOUNT AVAILABLE ON 10 OR MORE COPIES

A LITTLE BIT OF RESPECT VIDEO
A Facilitator's Guide by John Coleman, Young People in Focus 2002
PRICE REDUCTION: Previously £14.50

This powerful 20 minute video features young people explaining what they what from adults around them - family, teachers, social workers, police etc. It is ideal for training a wide range of professionals.

The accompanying booklet gives facilitators suggestions on how to use the film in a group setting. It is also suitable for parenting groups.

ISBN: 978 1 871504 422

TEENAGERS AND ATTACHMENT
Helping Adolescents Engage with Life and Learning. Edited by Andrea Perry, Worth Publishing

This highly original work on teenagers and attachment will be essential reading for any professional working with this age group. There has been so much written on the attachment needs of children, but this is the first book of its kind to address the attachment needs of adolescents.

The book will be a vital support, so that instead of fighting with adolescents or withdrawing from them, giving up on them or shutting down their own capacity to feel and think, professionals who work with troubled teenagers will feel empowered to engage and connect. The contributors to this book firmly believe that we can meet and work with them where they are, enable them to slowly build trust in us and themselves and help them to develop hope and optimism for their future. These leading practitioners have a profound belief in the power of authentic relationship to steer adolescents' onto a new, more secure track. Their existing and innovative ideas will offer hope to those on the 'front line' in schools and beyond, who want practical strategies that really work in this most challenging field.

LETS TALK: FEELINGS - Games for Talking

By Sue Nicholls. Speechmark Publishing, 2009

Cards to enable people to become more aware of their feelings The cards are divided into 6 sections:

• Give an example of when you felt . (Try to be specific)
• Situation cards. How would you feel? (Emphasise that different people respond in different ways to the same event; some might be excited, others nervous. There is no 'right' feeling, but being aware of our feelings can be helpful).
• You are feeling How would you show it? (Talk about and demonstrate body language, facial expressions and discuss the actions which might result from emotions. Discuss how people show their emotions in different ways).
• You are feeling What would help you to deal with it? (People deal with their feelings in different ways. For some, it helps to talk; others need time by themselves; others find it useful to write down their feelings.)
• A friend is feeling How could you respond to be helpful? (Talk about how we can help each other to deal with our feelings, by talking and listening).
• Situation cards. How might the other person feel? (We are not responsible for each others feelings, but we can take responsibility for our actions and the consequences. Discuss what it means to be considerate).

Contents: 78 cards plus instructions and ideas, boxed.

POSITIVE IMAGES - POSITIVE EFFECT
Paul Lee and Louise Bishop, Russell House Publishing

Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything.

George Lois

Positive Images - Positive Effect contains over 100 activities; each designed to increase young peoples' positive views of themselves.

They are fun, easy to use and will make a positive difference to your work and in their lives.
It explains how to facilitate these activities and how to improve your own skills in practive. The book encourages you throughout to focus on the positive aspects of young people and to seek to appreciate the good and the worth in them.

167pp

TEENAGE SUICIDE & SELF-HARM TRAINING PACK with audio CD
John Coleman, Young People in Focus 2004

will aid interactive training and group discussions...a good start to open up a growing field within mental health that is at last increasing in public awareness."

Young People Now

It is based on interviews with young people, parents, friends and workers in the field, and offers five sets of training exercises. These cover:

• understanding suicide and self-harm
• recognising risk in relation to suicide and self-harm
• responding to self-harm behaviour
• working with family and friends
• the impact on the professional

Each training exercise takes in the region of 2 hours to complete and the material includes ideas for further work, and a resource list. The pack is accompanied by an audio CD which contains the full transcript of all the interviews.

ISBN: 978 1871504 538

YOUNG PEOPLE: SUICIDE & SELF-HARM
Dorothy Eddi Piper, Young People in Focus 2002

This invaluable resource brings together information from research and clinical practice and is written for those who work with young people who may be suicidal or self-harming. It includes: Information; Recognising risk; Strategies for helping; supporting those affected; Useful organisations and a Booklist.

This brief guide deals with complex, taboo, emotive issues in a supportively authoritative manner. The text conveys respect, compassion and a very responsible attitude to young people, friends and relatives, workers and supervisors. Without being prescriptive it gives sold therapeutic strategies, risk assessment checklists, useful organisations and an up-to-date bibliography.

Raymond Simpson, Chartered Educational Psychologist, Family Therapist, Counselling Trainer and Supervisor

25pp ISBN 978 1871504 477

BY THEIR OWN YOUNG HANDS
Deliberate Self-harm and Suicidal Ideas in Adolescents
Keith Hawton and Karen Rodham with Emma Evans, Jessica Kingsley Publishers

This practical book offers advice on how to identify young people at risk of self-harming, cope with the aftermath of self-harm or attempted suicide and develop training programmes in this area for teachers and other professionals. It also examines the roles of self-help, telephone help lines, email counselling and walk-in crisis centres in providing support for young people at risk of - or actively engaging in - self-harm and associated behaviours.

TEENAGE PREGNANCY: THE MAKING AND UNMAKING OF A PROBLEM
Lisa Arai

This book exposes an unhealthy relationship between the media and policy making, leading to the distortion of research evidence. Lucid, analytic and controversial, it is a must-read for policy makers in the present and future.

Professor Rachel Thompson, Faculty of Health and Social Care, The Open University

Teenage Pregnancy examines who is likely to have a baby as a teenager, the consequences of early motherhood and how teenage pregnancy is dealt with in the media. The author argues that society's negative attitude to young mothers is likely to marginalise an already excluded group and that efforts should be focused primarily on supporting young mothers and their children.

SUPPORTING YOUNG FATHERS: Examples of Promising Practice
Nigel Sherriff, Young People in Focus 2007

"This report will be invaluable to both workers and managers seeking to develop effective services for young fathers. It is full of good, practical ideas, and stresses that young fathers need to be engaged with, both systematically and on their own terms. It shows convincingly that when young fathers are offered reliable and sensitive support, the impact on them, their children and their families, can be profound"

David Bartlett, Fathers Direct

The key feature is its attention to the practical details that directly interest practitioners. It conveys the voices of those working with young fathers, and explores how practitioners can most effectively be helped on the often complex and difficult issues they have to deal with.

72pp ISBN 978 1871504 811

YOUNG FATHERS PROJECT EVALUATION REPORT
Enid Mordaunt, Young People in Focus, 2005

This comprehensive report evaluates the work of the five different young fathers' projects that were part of Young People in Focus's Young Fathers Project undertaken between 2002 and 2004. The report identifies key ingredients for successful work with young fathers and includes extensive comments from project workers and young fathers themselves.

153pp

ISBN 978 1871504 627

Young Men Understanding Fatherhood
Andrew Cummings, Uk Youth

This toolkit provides essential reading for those running a young fatherhood programme with young men aged 13-19.

The programme’s 11 sessions and 44 activities cover: knowing ourselves and others; understanding values and beliefs; problem solving and risk taking; what it means to be a man; relationships; sex and sexual health; what babies need; being a good dad; dads and the law and safety and first aid. Activities have been piloted in a variety of settings including, parenting projects, leaving care services and YOI’s.

INTER-PROFESSIONAL APPROACHES TO YOUNG FATHERS
Jane Reeves, M&K Update Ltd

This book draws together contemporary research evidence, social theory and policy which can affect the way practitioners, students and academics conceptualise and work with young fathers. Each chapter illustrates its subjects with discrete evidence from that particular field. A summary of this literature and evidence, provided in each chapter, makes this book very 'user friendly'.

DRAW ON YOUR RELATIONSHIPS
Margot Sunderland, Speechmark

This manual is designed for professionals to help people explore, communicate and learn more about themselves in light of their relationships. So many children, teenagers and adults never sit down to reflect on their relationships in this way. As a result they endlessly repeat destructive relationship patterns. This book contains exercises and step by step guidance on using the exercises.

PARENTING YOUNG PEOPLE
BLACK FAMILIES IN FOCUS by Pat Joseph, Debi Roker and Black Parents
Young People in Focus, 2007

Funded by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES)

This guide includes articles, information, advice, stories, and sources of support for Black parents and professionals working with Black parents, it is all about the experiences of supporting young people.


ISBN: 978 1 871504 835

PARENTING YOUNG PEOPLE
Black Parents Speak Out by Pat Joseph, Debi Roker, and Black Parents
Young People in Focus, 2006

Funded by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES)

This guide contains information, articles and resources for Black parents of young people. Developed in collaboration with a group of parents, it is aimed at both Black parents and all those professionals working with them.

ISBN: 978 1 871504 767

EVERYONE ASSUMED IT WAS AN ACCIDENT
A guide to 'planned' teenage pregnancy for those working with young people by Suzanne Cater and Lester Coleman
Young People in Focus, 2006 Guide Series

Funded by Joseph Rowntree Foundation

This Guide aims to provide information for those working with young people, by sharing young parents' views and experiences from Young People in Focus's research into 'planned' teenage pregnancy. The main aim is to help gain more awareness, understanding and insight into the reasons behind 'planned' teenage pregnancy. The real-life quotes can be used with young people to open up discussion about what it's like to become a parent, and help them think about whether having a baby is what they really want.


ISBN: 978 1871504 781

WORKING WITH DISABLED PARENTS OF TEENAGERS
By Julie Shepherd and Debi Roker
Young People in Focus, 2008

Supported by a grant from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)

This guide aims to highlight some of the difficulties facing disabled parents of teenagers, and how practitioners can support them. It also looks at what parents say helps them cope with their teenagers, and some of the joys they experience as parents.

It is aimed at any practitioner who is working with disabled parents. Practitioners may be running parenting courses, one off regular events for parents, or providing advice services to parents.

Discount available for bulk orders, i.e. over 100 copies

ISBN: 978 1871504 934

GUIDE: USING DIGITAL STORIES - YOUNG PEOPLE AND ALCOHOL
by Dr Lester Coleman and Josephine Ramm, Young People in Focus 2009

Funded by Alcohol Education and Research Council (AERC)

This guide outlines a promising intervention used in Caerphilly County in Wales aimed at influencing young people’s (Year 10) attitudes and behaviour in relation to binge drinking.

The publication covers what digital stories are, how to make them and ways of using them with young people.

It contains useful references and contacts. Digital stories can be used to explore a range of topics.


ISBN: 978 187 1504 958

LIVING WITH PARENTS WORKSHOP
Training Manual and Resources
Yvonne Sullivan & Paul Vittle, Dorset YOT

The best part was the role play...it hit home, made me think about how things are at home and I can now see not to shout so much.

Mother of a 13 year old boy

This is an innovative one day parallel group workshop for parents and young people. It aims to be fun and non-threatening and is an effective way of communicating, setting boundaries and building relationships in order to reduce conflict at home. The use of different interactive activities encourages a high level of participation. The resources are contained on the accompanying CD at the back of the pack.

60pp

TRAINER'S MANUAL- PROVIDING ALCOHOL EDUCATION TO YOUNG PEOPLE
Andrew Cummings, UK Youth

This training manual has been designed to provide trainers with all the materials they will need to deliver a two-day training course for those who work with young people, on the theme of alcohol education.

The manual aims to equip those who work with young people with the skills, information and ideas necessary for running sessions and activities aimed at exploring issues about alcohol with young people.

TRAINER'S MANUAL- UNDERSTANDING YOUNG PEOPLE'S CHALLENGING BEHAVIOURS
Andrew Cummings, UK Youth

This training manual has been designed to provide trainers with the material they will need to deliver a two-day training course for those who work with young people, on the theme of understanding young people’s challenging behaviours.

The manual provides the trainer with a detailed training programme, including numerous activities such as role plays, discussion starters and theoretical input.

TRAINER'S MANUAL- WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE ON ANGER AND AGGRESSION
Andrew Cummings, UK Youth

This training manual has been designed to provide trainers with the materials they will need to deliver a one day training course for those who work with young people, on the theme of anger and aggression.

The manual aims to introduce those who work with young people to skills, knowledge and ideas useful for providing support and activities for young people who are struggling with issues relating to anger and aggression.

Includes numerous activities such as discussion starters and games.

TRAINER'S MANUAL- UNDERSTANDING GENDER
Andrew Cummings, UK Youth

This training manual has been designed to provide trainers with all the materials they will need to deliver a two-day training course for those who work with young people, on the theme of understanding gender.

The manual provides the trainer with a detailed training programme, including numerous activities such as quizzes, discussion starters and games.

As well as forming part of the training programme for workers, many of these activities can then be used by the training participants in their work with young people. The manual also includes details about further useful resources such as websites and activity packs.

THERAPY TO GO
Gourmet Fast Food Handouts for Working with Child, Adolescent and Family Clients

This collection of handouts provides a wide range of ready-made activities for all kinds of therapists working on a professional level with adolescent clients and their families. The handouts provide creative approaches to a variety of presenting problems, including anxiety, anger, depression and family issues.

YOUNG PEOPLE AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION (NEW)
Jenny J. Pearce, Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group

The author draws on young people's voices to explore the difficulties that arise for researchers and for practitioners when working with sexually exploited young people. While child protection interventions must guide social work, she argues that other agencies such as health, education, housing and training each have a role to play in supporting a sexually exploited young person.

This book will be essential reading for anyone interested in preventing the sexual exploitation of children and young people. It will be particularly relevant for academics, students, practitioners and policymakers in the fields of social policy and social work, child and family work, child protection and youth work.