Innovative Resources is proud to announce the release of a brand new edition of this iconic card set that has already found a home in the tool kits of thousands of human service workers.
Our new Bear cards have even more charm, express a greater range of emotions and lookeven more human! Perfect for social workers, [...]
By Rebecca Sng
Psychologists, Social Workers and Parents dealing with sibling jealousy will find this brightly illustrated book a great way to foster conversations with older children about newcomers to the family.
Published by Innovative Resources 2008. Author: Rebecca Sng softcover, 32 pages.
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Ideal for: Early Childhood/Preschool Teachers, Counsellors, Therapists, Primary Teachers, Social Workers and Parents.
Its never too soon to begin nurturing life skills and building self-esteem. These engaging, easy-to-use skill-building cards are aimed at 3 to 7-year-olds. The bright, quirky cartoons will inspire great conversations and an I can attitude in little people. Minimal text builds literacy [...]
By Russell Deal
Teachers and Parents will find plenty to talk with primary-aged children about–on the topic of grumpiness–after they have read this book together. You see, Captain Grumpy didn’t want to be a pirate, he wanted to be an artist. But a pirate he became–and he was good at it because [...]
Inspired by Choice Theory, Reality Therapy and incorporating strengths-based ideas, Cars R Us is a conversation-building tool ideal for exploring feelings, responses and articulating goals.
Perfect for anyone wanting to engage boys or men in important conversations. For those familiar with Glasser’s work this is a hands-on tool that includes all the [...]
By Ben Furman
Primary and Pre-School Teachers, Early Childhood Workers, Psychologists and Parents: here are solution-focused approaches adapted especially for children. This radical book is based on the notion that practically all problems can be seen as skills that need to be developed. The book is buzzing with ideas, stories and suggestions to inspire adults and [...]
Need some really good company? Meet Australia’s favourite marsupial in every kind of mood.
A great bunch of 50 cartoon koala characters for talking about feelings. Each circle-shaped card brings us up close and personal with a very expressive koala face. Which koala are you today? The mad, glad or just plain [...]
Attention teachers, chaplains, social welfare coordinators and anyone wanting to build insight into the vital role friendship plays in the maintenance of good mental health.
This engaging resource is ideal for: identifying and developing positive social skills; naming the characteristics of real friendship; building positive communication and celebrating individuality and [...]
Created specifically for Child Psychologists, Counsellors, School Welfare Officers, Social Workers, CASA staff and International Social Workers, My Feelings is a set of cards for assisting children to identify, talk about and understand the importance of emotions and body signals in building protective behaviours.
Delightful watercolour illustrations are the main aspect [...]
Attention Psychologists, Social Workers, Counsellors and Educators. Each of the 30 cards in this elegant little set creates a window into change, new possibilities and fresh ways of thinking. Key questions focus on goals, possibilities or strategies.
Published by Innovative Resources 2004. Author: Selina Byrne, Designer: Tim Lane 30 laminated, full-colour [...]
By Russell Deal & Simone Silberberg
Our Scrapbook of Strengths can be used with families, community groups, work teams, support groups, school children, and pretty much any other gathering of people.
It provides an opportunity to acknowledge and recognise the existing strengths and to identify ways in which these strengths can contribute to [...]
Describing feelings is at the heart of emotional literacy and therapeutic work.
Meet 52 quirky, engaging, happy, sad, afraid, shy, joyful and just plain outrageous “stone” characters – characters who wear their feelings all over their not-so-stony faces. On the back of each card are three possible words to help build a [...]
Psychologists, social workers, teachers, student welfare coordinators, chaplains and counsellors: here is a product perfect for identifying, naming and celebrating inherent strengths, qualities and abilities. Using vibrant illustration and gentle humour, this clever but simple card set is a strengths-based resource designed specifically for primary school aged children with the intention of nurturing emotional intelligence [...]
Teachers, parents, kids’ clubs: here is a set of 26 colourful, alphabet-based cards providing creative and fun ways of saying, ‘Well done!’ to the children you live or work with.
Author: Mundy Fox. Published by Innovative Resources 2005. 26 Full-colour, laminated cards 160mm x 160mm with 28-page booklet presented in a full-colour [...]
By Russell Deal
Teachers, Chaplains, School Counsellors, Welfare Officers and Social Workers, here is a book that every school library should not be without! The big architect wanted only perfect stones for the new wall. All the stones put their best faces forward. But there was one stone that didn’t seem to fit. He was the [...]
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