Primary Project Program Development Manual
$50.00
Children's Institute Inc. ©2002
Deborah B. Johnson
This manual outlines Primary Project program goals and explains how to achieve them in your school. The in-depth information and guidelines included have been proven successful in a variety of implemented programs.
Designed for decision-makers and project coordinators, the manual is useful in establishing a program that best meets district mental health programming needs. Topics include:
- Program preparedness
- Program personnel and training
- Screening and selection
- Program services and evaluation
- Program evaluation
Primary Project Video: Helping Children Grow
$20.00
Children's Institute Inc. ©2003
Primary Project DVD: The Intervention/Basic Skills
$90.00
Children's Institute Inc. ©2006
This interactive DVD discusses the basic skills every child associate uses during a Primary Project session. Using real-life clips from actual sessions and host narration, viewers will learn about many topics including structuring a play session, responding empathically, responding to a child's play, and setting limits. Combined with a comprehensive resource guide that offers role plays, discussion questions and activities, this DVD is a perfect complement to ongoing Primary Project training and supervision.
Primary Project DVD: Supervision
$90.00
Children's Institute Inc. ©2007
This DVD discusses the many components of effective supervision in a Primary Project program. Using real-life clips from actual sessions, as well as interviews with supervisors and child associates, you will learn why supervision is such a critical foundational component to the success of your program. Examples of both individual and group supervisory moments, discussion of characteristics, roles and skills of effective supervisors, and best practices to make supervision sessions meaningful and productive are reviewed. Combined with a comprehensive resource guide that offers discussion questions and activities, this DVD is a perfect complement to ongoing Primary Project training.
Possibilities of Play: Building Connections through Play DVD
$45.00
Children's Institute Inc. ©2008
- Examines the crucial importance of play to the healthy development of children’s emotional, social, physical and cognitive growth.
- Looks at play through the lens of parents, grandparents, pediatricians, educators, play therapists and other mental health professionals.
- Explores play definitions, different ages and stages of play, the universality of play and the significant role of parents and other adults in providing ample and enriching play opportunities for children.
- Highlights child-led play, where parents/caregivers use special playtimes as a way to enhance and strengthen emotional relationships with children.
This DVD will easily become a favorite to share with multiple audiences as it explores both the joyful and serious sides of play. Order form.
Children of Divorce Intervention Program (CODIP):
Procedures Manuals for Conducting Support Groups
Children's Institute Inc.©1992, 1994, 1997, 1999
JoAnne Pedro-Carroll, Linda Alpert-Gillis, Sharon Sterling, Sara E.
Sutton, Aaron E. Black
Kindergarten-1st Grade
$65.00 (includes game*)
Curriculum provides strategies for program implementation, recruitment and selection of participants, group leader training, and group facilitation techniques. Outlines for twelve sessions include goals, procedures, and materials needed. Each session has four parts:
- Establishing the group and learning about feelings
- Family changes
- Developing coping skills
- Enhancing self-esteem and maintaining support
* Includes Daring Dinosaurs board game to initiate discussion of important topics such as feelings, family concepts, divorce-related issues, and to reinforce communication and problem-solving skills. The Primary Project Feeling Faces Poster is also included to help children discuss their feelings. The game or poster can be purchased separately.
2nd-3rd Grade
$65.00 (includes game*)
Curriculum provides strategies for program implementation, recruitment and selection of participants, group leader training, and group facilitation techniques. Outlines for fifteen sessions include age-appropriate techniques and activities along with goals, procedures, and materials needed.
* Includes Daring Dinosaurs board game to initiate discussion of important topics such as feelings, family concepts, divorce-related issues, and to reinforce communication and problem-solving skills. The Primary Project Feeling Faces Poster is also included to help children discuss their feelings. The game or poster can be purchased separately.
4th-6th Grade
$60.00
Curriculum provides strategies for group leader training, group facilitation techniques, and group process issues. Outlines for twelve sessions include age-appropriate activities and role-playing along with goals, procedures, and materials needed. The sessions are divided into four parts:
- Focus on feelings
- Enhancing coping skills
- Focus on families
- You're a special person
7th-8th Grade
$60.00
Curriculum for early adolescents is a 14-session group intervention designed to address the specific issues faced by seventh- and eighth-grade students as they adjust to the inevitable changes and challenges associated with parental divorce.
The curriculum fosters a supportive group environment in which feelings and experiences can be shared in a safe confidential setting. Participants learn important skills, including social problem solving, constructive ways of dealing with anger, and communication skills. Group activities focus on the developmental needs and interests of early adolescents.
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