The ASD Girls' Conversation & Skills Toolkit & Cards SET
by Tina Rae
TOOLKIT:
An Evidence-Based intervention Promoting Mental, Physical & Emotional Health
‘This Wellbeing Toolkit, specifically targeted at girls with autism is exactly what is needed to build emotional resilience… and will do what it says on the label … a significant contribution.’ – Professor Barry Carpenter CBE OBE PhDD
Written by Dr Tina Rae and Dr Amy Such, the activities in this 30-session programme are ASD friendly through the use of explicit aims, reinforcement, clear language, concrete examples, role play, structure and routine, and a focus on self-awareness. This book also includes a comprehensive PowerPoint Training Session for staff and carers.
WINNER 2020 Education Book of the Year (ERA)
The activities will:
- Promote personal and social skills development
- Develop self-esteem and self-awareness
- Empower the exploration of the many aspects of sexuality and healthy personal relationships
- Encourage personal responsibility for keeping both mind and body safe and healthy
- Enable evaluation and confidential access to local and national sources of information, support and advice
For ages 8-18
CARDS:
The 60 cards are split into three sections:
- Me & My Mental Health
- Relationships & Communication Skills
- My Toolkit for Wellbeing & Future Health
This resource provides the school-based practitioner with a series of practical and user-friendly activities for use with ASD girls. They include activities designed to support the child or young person in understanding their own feelings and worries and the fact that these are valid but can also be challenged. The need to remember that our feelings are not always facts is key here.
For ages 8-18
Tina Rae has more than 30 years’ experience working with young people and families in both clinical and educational settings. She currently works as a Consultant Educational & Child Psychologist in both SEMH and mainstream settings and for Compass Fostering supporting foster carers, social workers and looked-after children. Tina is an award-winning author and has written more than 100 publications.
Dr Amy Such is an HCPC-registered child and educational psychologist and author and is currently working as an independent educational and child psychologist. Amy has worked in a number of local authority Educational Psychology Services, meeting the social, emotional and mental health needs of children and young people. Whilst working at Buckinghamshire Educational Psychology Service, she assisted in the Nurture Group Project and ELSA Project, providing professional supervision, staff training and CPD for practitioners.
