Psychology

Teaching material

Dolls

Doll families
  • Bendable dolls, resistant, elastic & washable.
  • All with removable clothes.
  • Families consist of father, mother, brother, sister & baby, grandparents, extra children & babies also sold individually.
  • White, black & indian families.
Anatomically correct dolls
  • Boy & Girl approx. 40 cm in height.
  • White, Black & Indian available.

Puppets

Felt puppets
  • Available in family set or individual.
  • Career, animal & nursery rhyme character available.

Colourcards

Photographic cards designed to improve attention, language & observation skills, including: listening, understanding, expressive language, auditory memory, sequencing, logical thought & problem solving.

Teen issues
How are they feeling?
Decisions
Story starters
Feelings
What are they thinking?
Emotions
Cause & effect
Problem solving
Sequencing
What can you see?
Social behaviour
Personal safety
Personal relationships
Categories
Find the link

Games

Ungame
  • Family Communication Game, non-competitive, exchange of thoughts, feelings & ideas.
  • Age 5-Adult. 2-6 players.
  • Ungame pocket-sized cards – 5 versions which have questions different to the board game.
  • May be used with or without board.

# All-ages version
# Couples version
# Families version
# Teens version
# Kids version

Consequences
  • Fun way to introduce or reinforce the idea that there is a consequence for all actions & behaviour.
Relationality
  • Age 13 & up. Highly interactive, research-based board game which generates lively conversation.
  • Can help improve current & future relationships.

Games for talking

What do you mean?
Top 5
Let's draw
Let's mime
Let's talk:assertiveness
Let's talk: feelings
Let's talk: social skills
Let's talk!

STEP – systematic training for effective parenting

STEP, STEP/TEEN, EARLY CHILDHOOD – programmes which help parents improve relationships with their families, based on the principles of mutual respect & encouragement. STEP is used by educators, counsellors, psychologists in group & individual settings.

Available in Kits with Leader's Manual, Parent Handbook, 2 DVD's and 5 publicity posters

STEP early childhood book - parenting young children (0-6 years)
  • Understanding Yourself & Your Child
  • Listening & Talking To Your Child
  • Helping Children Learn To Co-Operate
  • Discipline That Makes Sense
  • Choosing Your Approach
STEP book - the parent's handbook (6- 12years )
  • Topics are the same as above but on a higher level
Step teen book - parenting teenagers (teens)
  • Understanding Your Teenager & Yourself
  • Personality Development
  • Communication
  • Listening
  • Expressing Your Feelings & Exploring Alternatives

Emotional & mental health

Books

  • Helping Children who are Anxious & Obsessional (guidebook) + Willy & the Wobbly House (story book)
  • Helping Children with Low Self-Esteem (guidebook) + Ruby & the Rubbish Bin (storybook)
  • Helping Children who Bottle Up Their Feelings (guidebook) + A Nifflenoo Called Nevermind (storybook)
  • Helping Children Locked in Rage or Hate (guidebook) + How Hattie Hated Kindness (storybook)
  • Helping Children who have Hardened their Hearts or Become Bullies (guidebook) + A Wibble Called Bipley (& a few honks) (storybook)
  • Helping Children Pursue Their Hopes & Dreams (guidebook) + A Pea Called Mildred (storybook)
  • Helping Children with Fear (guidebook) + Teenie Weenie in a Too Big World (storybook)
  • Helping Children with Loss (guidebook) + The Day the Sea Went Out & Never Came back (storybook)
  • Helping Children who Yearn for Someone they Love (guidebook) + The Frog who Longed for the Moon to Smile (storybook)

Group activities

  • Group Games- Building Relationships (140 games & activities)
  • Group Games- Relaxation & Concentration (130 games)
  • Group Games- Dealing with Aggression (150 games to control & reduce aggression)
  • Creative Movement & Dance in Groupwork
  • Creative Art in Groupwork
  • Creative Drama in Groupwork
  • Creative Relaxation in Groupwork
  • Creative Games in Groupwork
  • Creative Writing in Groupwork
  • Creative Music in Groupwork
  • Group Activities for Personal Development (workshops for groups developing social skills & exploring relationships)
  • Counselling with Reality Therapy

Arts therapy

  • Creative Storytelling with Children at Risk
  • Creative Play with Children at Risk
  • Creative Puppetry with Children & Adults
  • Creative Play & Drama with Adults at Risk
  • Creative Themes for Groupwork & Personal Development
  • The Group Leader's Toolkit
  • The Groupwork Manual

Head injury/Dementia

  • The Brain Injury Workbook
  • Head Injury ( A practical guide)
  • Head Injury Education (a group therapy manual)
  • Dementia Care:The Adaptive Response ( a stress reductionist approach)
  • The Essential Dementia Care Handbook
  • Challenging Behaviour in Dementia (a person-centred approach)

Social skills

Talkabout

  • Talkabout for Children 1 (practical resource packed with activities & games for developing self awareness & self esteem)
  • Talkabout for Children 2 (designed specifically for young children –aged 4 & above or children with special needs for developing social skills)
  • Talkabout Board game (designed to support work on 5 skill areas- self awareness & self esteem, body language, conversational skills, friendship skills, assertiveness skills)
  • Talkabout Posters ( 16 posters highlighting key social skills)
  • Talkabout ( A Social Communication Skills Package)
  • Talkabout Activities (Developing Social Communication Skills)
  • Talkabout DVD ( contains scenarios that will bring social skills to life, modelling both good & bad behaviour)
  • Talkabout for Teenagers (Developing Social & Emotional Communication Skills)
  • Talkabout Relationships (Building Self-Esteem & Relationship Skills)
  • Talkabout Assessment Tool CD Rom

Books

  • The Social Skills Handbook ( practical activities for social communication)
  • Positive Interaction Skills (a group therapy manual)

Games

  • Social skills
  • Social Highs or social Lows? Game (game to teach & develop social skills)

Autism spectrum disorder

  • Play Better Games (enabling children with Autism to join in with everyday games)
  • Play Better Games Cards (pocket game cards)
  • Using Drama with Children on the Autism Spectrum
  • Groupwork for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Age 3-5, Ages 5-11, Ages 11-16)
  • Social Stories for Kids in Conflict (A practical guide to help young people improve their behaviour)
  • Writing & Developing Social Skills (Practical Interventions in Autism)
  • Social Skills Programmes (an integrated approach from early years to adolescence)
  • The Really Useful ASD Transition Pack

Feelings & emotions

Books

  • Learning to become Socially Talented Children (70 worksheets to make social & emotional learning fun)
  • It's OK To Be Me (workbook aimed at raising self-awareness & self-esteem)
  • Practical Ideas For Emotional Intelligence
  • Mentoring Activities Box (topics- Profiling, behaviour, Bullying, Friendship, Decision Making, Family Change, Body Image, Bereavement, etc.)
  • Emotional Literacy (a scheme of work for primary schools)
  • Therapeutic Groupwork with Children (40 activities for social & emotional skills)
  • Positive self-Identity for the Successful Teenage Learner ( a programme of work to promote social & emotional intelligence in teens)
  • Draw on Your Emotions (photocopiable exercises & pictures designed to ease the process of talking about feelings)
  • Draw on Your Relationships (interactive resource for improving relationships)
  • Common Parenting Issues (over 50 handouts for professionals working with children & families)
  • Mum & Dad are Separating ( comprised of three elements- guidebook for adults, storybook for children & cd-rom workbook for children)
  • Creative & Philosophical Thinking in Primary Schools (build self-confidence through creative thinking activities)
  • Philosophy Through Storytelling
  • Anger Management (practical resource for children with learning, social or emotional difficulties)
  • Transforming Your Anger in Non-Violent Ways (practical workbook helping individuals to safely express their anger)
  • Controlling Anger ( for children & young people)
  • Anxiety & Stress Management Toolkit
  • Master Stress (professional resource for assessing stress & delivering stress management interventions)
  • Stress, Anxiety, Depression
  • Anxiety Management (in 10 groupwork sessions)
  • The Mental Health Handbook 3rd Edition (comprehensive resource of photocopiable handouts to aid therapeutic intervention)
  • Depression (a cognitive approach)
  • The CBT Handbook (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy)
  • The Solution Focused Way
  • Introducing Emotional Freedom Techniques
  • Anger Control Training
  • Interventions for Schizophrenia

Games

  • Sometimes I Feel... (48 cards that help with recognition & expression of emotions)
  • Feelings Playing Cards (52 cards for playing fun & engaging games, focussing on 13 specific feelings)
  • Discuss This! (board game to stimulate conversation & story telling)
  • Feelings (iDibods) Cards – individual cards illustrating a wide range of feelings
  • Empathy (iDibods) Cards – to develop an understanding of the needs of others
  • Group Games: Emotional Strength & Self-Esteem
  • Rainbow Game (fun way to raise self-esteem & build social skills)
  • Teaching Happiness (increase children's happiness & emotional resilience)
  • Emotional Intelligence (EI) Card Games – 10 games for age 13+
  • Feeling Up or Down? Game (fun & lively game to introduce the key skills & attitudes of emotional literacy)
  • EQ Game (interactive communication game based on the concept of Emotional Quotient)
  • What's the Score? (board game helping young offenders make sensible choices)
  • The Knowledge Game ( 7 games exploring health issues affecting teens, viz. Contraception, STIs, Alcohol, Drugs, healthy Eating, Body Image, Relationships)
  • How Do I… Date? (discussion cards to promote good dating & relationship skills)
  • How Do I … Make Friends? (discussion cards)
  • How Do I … Make Choices? (discussion cards)
  • How Do I … Get a Job? (discussion cards)
  • Philosophical Discussion Cards
  • Philosophical Question Cards
  • Thinking Flashcards (30 flashcards to engage students in lateral thinking & philosophical thought)
  • Controversy Cards ( 48 illustrated cards featuring a controversial statement to promote discussion)
  • Fired Up or Calming Down? Game (board game to teach children how to manage their anger)
  • Anger Management Cards (positive affirmation & attitude cards to use for anger management)
  • Stress Breaker Cards (50 cards to help manage stress by choosing new ways of thinking & acting)

Arts therapy

  • The Feelings Artbook (48 activities that explore emotional issues through drawing)

Posters

  • Alphabet of Emotions Poster (48 visual interpretations of emotions)
  • Boost Your Self-Esteem Posters (3 posters with tips & strategies to build & boost self-esteem in teens)
  • Emotional Intelligence Posters (6 posters illustrating feelings & emotions with humour & sensitivity)

Behaviour management

Books

  • Restorative Practices & Bullying (Rethinking Behaviour Management)
  • Restorative Practices in Schools (Rethinking Behaviour Management)
  • Restorative Practices in Classrooms ( Rethinking behaviour Management)
  • 50 Top Tips for Managing Behaviour
  • How to Stop Bullying (101 strategies that really work)
  • Teach to Inspire Better Behaviour (coping with aggressive, disruptive and unpredictable behaviour)
  • Bunking Off or Staying In? (contains set of lesson plans, board game and CD Rom to teach young people the consequences of truancy)
  • Behaviour 4 My Future (emotional literacy programme for students at risk of exclusion)
  • Protective Behaviours (activities for teaching protective behaviours in schools)

Games

  • Bullying Ups and Downs (fun game to learn about and discuss the many issues surrounding bullying)
  • Praise Postcards ( 64 postcards for students who deserve recognition and praise)
  • Have I Got News for You! Postcards (48 tae-home postcards to reward hard work and good behaviour)
  • Confidence Cards ( 50 positive affirmations to change thinking)

The Blob collection

Blob Tree Posters (4 unique posters to help people talk about feelings)
Mini Blob Tree Posters
Mini Blob Tree Posters
Mini Blob Tree Posters
Mini Blob Tree Posters
Blobtastic Sticker Book
Giant Blob Feelings Poster
Blob Feelings Ball
The Blob Collection
The Blobs Training Manual

Character education readers (preschool to gr.3)

Books

  • Be a Friend – Learning about Friendship
  • Following the Rules – Learning About Respect
  • Think Before You Act – Learning About Self-Discipline & Control
  • Never Give Up – Learning About Perseverance
  • Dare To Have Courage – Learning About Standing Strong
  • Would It Be Right? – Learning About Good Judgement
  • You Can Count On Me – Learning About Responsibility
  • Working Together – Learning About Co-operation and Citizenship
  • Everyone is Special and Unique – Learning About Acceptance
  • Show You Understand – Learning About Compassion and Caring
  • Telling the Truth – Learning About Honesty, Integrity & Trustworthiness
  • Sharing is Caring – Learning About Generosity
  • Character Education Resource Guide (perfect supplement to the 12 character education readers)
  • Character Education CD (songs to accompany the stories)
  • The C-A-R-E Project (Conflict And Responsibility Education)
  • 21st Century Discipline (Teaching Students Responsibility and Self-management)
  • Developing Optimism Gr.K-1, Gr.2-3 (Teaching Children the Value of Positive Thinking)
  • Character Education Book of Plays (Middle Grade Level)
  • The Co-operative Learning Companion (Middle Grades)
  • Pulling Together for Co-operative Learning
  • Appreciating Differences (to instill in students a sensitivity and appreciation toward others)
  • The Me I'm Learning To Be (open-ended activities for self-awareness and values clarification)
  • Advisory Plus! (instructional strategies and supporting activities to help students develop character and explore self-concept and decision-making)
  • Skills for Resolving Conflict (Teacher's Manual)
  • Mind Over Manners Gr.4-6 (Poems, Discussions and Activities about Responsible Behaviour)
  • People Need Each Other (A Social-Awareness Activity Book)

Bulletin Boards

  • Learn and Grow: Character Development Bulletin Board Set (help children understand character concepts by showing photographic examples with matching word cards)
  • Good Manners Bulletin Board Set (to encourage positive behaviour and motivate kids to make wise decisions everyday)
  • Character Education Bulletin Board Set (6 bold, eye-catching posters showing traits of good character)
  • Character Education Bulletin Board Set (includes 10 stick kids holding banners with 10 character traits)

Concept books for children

Books

Positive stories to help children deal with their feelings and difficult situations.

  • The Goodbye Cancer Garden - Janna Matthies (CANCER)
  • Kathy's Hats: A Story of Hope - Trudy Krisher (CANCER)
  • Grandpa's Music: A Story of Alzheimer's - Alison Acheson (ALZHEIMERS)
  • The Memory Box - Mary Bahr (ALZHEIMER'S)
  • Bugs In My Hair?! - Catherine Stier (LICE)
  • Yikes-Lice! - Donna Coffey (LICE)
  • The Peanut-Free Café - Gloria Koster (ALLERGIES)
  • The Princess and the Peanut Allergy - Wendy McClure (ALLERGIES)
  • Your Body Belongs to You - Cornelia Maude Spelman (SELF-IMAGE)
  • Autism and Me:Sibling Stories - Ouisie Shapiro (AUTISM)
  • Small Steps:The Year I Got Polio - Peg Kehret (POLIO)
  • When I Feel Scared - Cornelia Maude Spelman (FEELINGS)
  • When I Miss You - Cornelia Maude Spelman (FEELINGS)
  • When I Feel Angry - Cornelia Maude Spelman (FEELINGS)
  • When I Care About Others - C.M.Spelman (FEELINGS)
  • When I Feel Jealous - C.M.Spelman ( FEELINGS)
  • When I Feel Sad - C.M. Spelman (FEELINGS)
  • You Go Away - Dorothy Corey (SEPARATION)
  • Princess Kim and Too Much Truth - Maryann Cocca-Leffler (HONESTY & KINDNESS)
  • Nathan's Wish - Laurie Lears (CEREBRAL PALSY)
  • Becky The Brave - Laurie Lears (EPILEPSY)
  • Ben Has Something To Say - Laurie Lears (STUTTERING)
  • Ian's Walk - Laurie Lears (AUTISM)
  • Brianna Breathes Easy - Virginia Kroll (ASTHMA)
  • The Lion Who Had Asthma - Jonathan London (ASTHMA)
  • My Mom's Having A Baby - Dori Hillestad Butler (NEW BABY)
  • A Baby's Coming to Your House - Shelley Moore Thomas (NEW BABY)
  • Sophie and the New Baby - Laurence Anholt (NEW BABY)
  • There's a House Inside My Mommy - Giles Andreae (NEW BABY)
  • Will There Be a Lap for Me? - Dorothy Corey (NEW BABY)
  • You're a Brother, Little Bunny! - Maribeth Boelts (NEW BABY)
  • Megan's Birthday Tree - Laurie Lears (ADOPTION)
  • Adoption is For Always - L.W Girard (ADOPTION)
  • The Best Single Mom in the World: How I was Adopted - Mary Zisk (ADOPTION)
  • Mommy Far, Mommy Near - Carol Antoinette (ADOPTION)
  • A Safe Place - Maxine Trottier (FAMILY TRAUMA)
  • Alex, the Kid With Aids - L.W.Girard (AIDS)
  • It's Hard To Share My Teacher - J.S.Prestine (FEELINGS)
  • Sugar Was My Best Food - C.A Peacock (DIABETES)
  • Dad and Me in the Morning - Patricia Lakin (FEELINGS)

Bullying Storybooks for Older Children

  • Bullying and Me: Schoolyard Stories - Ouisie Shapiro
  • Colder Than Ice - David Patneude
  • Deadly Drive - David Paneude
  • Stay Away From Rat Boy! - Laurie Lears
  • The Terrible Secrets of the Tell-All Club - Catherine Stier
  • Trading Places with Tank Talbott - Dori Hillestad Butler
  • The Truth About Truman School - Dori Hillestad Butler

Bullying Storybooks for Younger Children

  • The Bully Blocker's Club - Teresa Bateman
  • Hats! - Kevin Luthardt
  • Lucy and the Bully - Claire Alexander
  • Nobody Knew What to Do: A Story about Bullying - Becky Rae McCain
  • The Three Bully Goats - Leslie Kimmelman
  • You're Mean, Lily Jean! - Frieda Wishinsky

Posters and banners

Responsibility and Respect banners
Choices Posters
Better Choices Posters
Positive Values Posters
Ethical & Philosophical Quotations Posters
Famous Quotations – mini message posters (encourage young people to recognise the importance of honesty, integrity, responsibility and achievement)
Respect Posters
Co-operation Posters
Control Your Anger Posters
Conflict Management Posters
Anger Management Posters
Resolving Conflict Posters
Dealing With Bullying Posters
How to Get on with Others Posters
Classroom Rules Poster
Let's Talk About Bullying Bulletin Board Set (helps define bullying and shows how to resolve and avoid conflict)
Beyond Bullying Bulletin Board Set (guide for older students to recognise bullying behaviour, how to prevent it, and how to avoid it)
Learning Zone Bulletin Board (clever traffic signs to remind kids of good behaviour)
Variety of ATTITUDE & CHARACTER, CHOICES, POSITIVE THINKING & MOTIVATION posters
Positive Words stinky stickers also available in packs