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The use of Fairy Tales to help Children's Development
Oh to be a fairy tale character! Red Riding Hood had to keep her wits about her at a time when she must have been really scared that she may not get her grandma back, Rupunzel showed patience and faith that one day she would find a way down from the tower and the three little pigs would stop at nothing to make a house that could not be blown over. A strong theme within fairy tales is the characters capacity to overcome adversity and show resilience and hope for a positive outcome.
For as long as mankind has been communicating, stories have been central parts of this process. Historically stories have been used by our ancestors to lay down moral codes and rules for living including harsh warnings about the consequences of actions. These stories were passed down from generation to generation shaping cultures, identity and beliefs. Story telling can be as powerful today as it has always been. With nearly twenty years experience in the therapy room it never ceases to amaze us how clever children and young people are at seeking understanding about themselves and others through stories.
Through exploring fairytales with children, you can help the child to express themselves imaginatively and deepen their cognitive and emotional capacity in a range of ways including:-
- Moral reasoning and belief.....should goldilocks have taken the porridge when she was hungry?
- Empathy and emotion...I wonder what it felt like to like to have a wicked step mother?
- Social skills......how might the seven dwarfs help snow white?
- Thinking and problem solving....... What could jack have done differently on the way to the fair?
These are just a few of the hundreds of examples of how fairytales can expand children's development. Most importantly through the use of stories this can be done in a fun, playful and creative way. |
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Introduction to Play Therapy
Level 1
Do you want to know more about Play Therapy?
Then our Introduction to Play Therapy course gives you a preparatory
knowledge and understanding of this dynamic therapeutic intervention. The course will explore the theories behind Play Therapy in a practical and interactive way. It is a whole day devoted to extending your skills and knowledge in a fun and interactive way.
4th March 2011 Moulton Conference Centre Northampton £95.00 Inc Lunch & refreshments £70.00 if Full Time Student
"I have already started to put into practise some of the techniques / games you taught, to encourage building a trusting relationship, and all is going well. "
Su Heasman (Headlands Primary)
Following a previous introduction to Play Therapy |
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Treasured
(Sher, B. 1998)
How To Play:
Take turns being treasured. The others face the "treasured person" while you announce that this wonderful, incredible person just single-handedly achieved one of the following (pick one below). One by one, everyone walks up to the treasured person and gives a genuine pat on the back, or words of praise or gratefulness.
Possible fantasy accomplishments:
- Ended all wars
- thought of a new way to recycle car tires
- saved the spotted owl
Possible real accomplishments
- kept their handwriting all on the same line
- was especially helpful to their mum
- washed the dishes without being asked.
Benefits:
- to work co-operatively
- to follow instructions
- to listen carefully
- to learn to accept praise
- to boost self-esteem
- to have fun
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Greetings!
Where has time gone, we have already said goodbye to half term. Jogo has had a very busy start to the year, delivering lots of Bespoke training to a number of agencies, including Sure Start Children's Centres, Foster Carers and Adoptive Parents and Wellbeing Leaders in schools.  As loyal Jogo Customers, we wanted to inform you first that the internationally renowned Professor Mooli Lahad and his wife Noga are coming to Northampton on 16th September, 17th September and 18th September. The theme of the weekend is: The Inner Theatre of Hope: Working Therapeutically with Play, Drama, Sand and Stories (Book early as limited places) For full details of this course and others planned throughout the year please visit www.jogo.uk.com We would also like to remind you that we have now made it easier for you to register for our courses. You can either register directly from our website or from our course email. When you click on our Register Now button, it will take you to the booking form. You can complete the form and then choose to pay by either forwarding a cheque or via PayPal. You can use either with your PayPal account or if you don't have a PayPal account you can use a debit or credit card. Please be assured that it is safe, secure and convenient. Please feel free to contact us at any point if you would like further information about any of our trainings. |
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What is Resilience?
"Resilience is a universal capacity which allows a person, group or community to prevent, minimize or overcome the damaging effects of adversity"
Grotberg, E. H. (1997)
All over the world, children and young people have to face many factors that challenge their emotional and physical wellbeing. In fact, we all face adversities. However we hear of many children and young people who survive and thrive after awful atrocities. This is resilience. Resilience is important because it is our ability to look at, prevail over and develop from the difficulties of life. Children need a number of elements to develop their resilience. They need to have
- supportive caring adults around who can provide a safe, consistent environment
- access to opportunities & experiences
- good problem-solving and communication skills
- learnt to manage their feelings and impulses.
- a positive self image and good self-esteem
Jogo courses are dedicated in developing your skills further to help children and young people to build their resilience.
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Professor Mooli Lahad devised the BASIC Ph Six Piece Story Method for assessing resilience. Jogo has been endorsed by Professor Lahad to deliver the Introduction to BASIC Ph Six Piece Story Method.
BASIC Ph Six Piece Story Technique Assessment 
It is well recognised that understanding how children and young people cope in times of risk, psychological distress and trauma is critical in supporting their needs and re-enforcing their strengths. BASIC Ph is a multi-model approach to identify the coping mechanisms and resilient factors that the child or young person possesses. This creative and practical model is gaining more and more interest across professions working with children and families with some twenty research studies conducted on this model of assessment alone. The model is based on the premiss of six core coping strategies. Using a range of creative interventions such as story telling, narrative exploration and content analysis the therapist is taught to analyse the child or young person's story to establish the primary and secondary coping styles. Through establishing how the child or young person copes in trauma and psychological stress will inform you in providing the appropriate support. |
To finish off, we would like to point you in the direction of a useful website for current information supporting children, young people and their families. www.ncb.org.uk
As always, thank you for being a Jogo customer. We hope this newsletter has been of interest to you and please contact us if there is anything you would like to see the next newsletter.
Best regards,
Sonia Murray & Claire Harrison-Breed
Jogo
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