Escape from Exclusion by Brian Marris

Escape from Exclusion by Brian Marris

SHORT LISTED FOR TES/NASEN TEACHING AND LEARNING BOOK AWARD 2004

`Brian Marris and Tina Rae must be congratulated on producing a very accessible and well thought through programme of work′ - Debate

`A useful programme for any secondary school looking for a framework to support anger management and problem solving with groups of at risk pupils′ - Special Needs Information Press

An emotionally literate approach to supporting excluded and disaffected students at Key Stage 2, 3 and 4.

This 15 session programme was initially devised to support excluded pupils at the Hillingdon Tuition Centre. It has been adapted to assist students who are disaffected and at risk of exclusion.

The ESCAPE programme covers the following Key skills of Emotional Literacy:

} awareness of feelings

} self-assurance

} authenticity

} flexibility

} personal insights

} self-regulation

} accountability

} self-motivation.

Each session provides comprehensive teacher notes, activities and worksheets and concludes with a co-operative group game. Use is made of Brief Therapy interviews and a suggested weekly individual tutorial session where progress can be monitored and targets set for the next meeting.

A resource that will help young people function in a reflective way, helping them to:

} cope more effectively with their feelings

} learn and practise better ways to behave.

Rae, Tina: - Tina Rae specializes in social, emotional and behavioral disorders and difficulties. She has undertaken research in the areas of engagement and disaffection with learning in young people, debriefing following critical incidents, attachment disorders, emotional well being and the psychological assessment of young offenders. Rae is experienced in assessing children and young people with respect to learning difficulties, emotional well being and relationships with carers.

She is a registered member of the Health Professions Council and a full member of the British Psychological Society. She is currently a Professional and Academic tutor on the Doctorate in Child and Educational Psychology at UEL. Tina is a member of the SEBDA executive and council and a member of ENSEC.

With 68 publications to date, she has written extensively on topics such as well-being, attachment, resilience, emotional literacy, behavioural problems, anger and stress management, critical incidents, cognitive behavioural therapy, motivational interviewing, solution focused brief therapy, loss and bereavement in young people, youth offending and social skills development.

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ISBN 13	9781904315346
ISBN 10	1904315348
Title	Escape from Exclusion
Author	Brian Marris
Series	Lucky Duck Books
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Lucky Duck Publishing
Year published	2004-06-01
Number of pages	156
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