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Kids’ Skills

Noel Hobley — Mon, 03 May 2010 01:15:20 +0000

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 invite children to become active participants in skill-building and solution-finding.

Author: Ben Furman. First published by Innovative Resources in Australia 2004. Softcover, 165 x 245mm, 144pp.

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Wonderful You

Noel Hobley — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:24:28 +0000

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 polypropylene box. Booklet author: Russell Deal, Illustrator: Katie Jardine.

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Views from the Verandah

Noel Hobley — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:20:03 +0000

Ideal for career and relationship counsellors, social workers, educators and anyone who works with people considering new directions.

The serious task of identifying values, setting goals and planning for the future can be enriched with these engaging, thought-provoking cards. Here is an opportunity to build positive, practical conversations about priorities and dreams.

Published by Innovative Resources. 75 laminated, full-colour cards, 100 x 100mm, 2-part cardboard box, 32-page booklet. Also available as stickers. Booklet author: Russell Deal, Illustrator: John Veeken.

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Sometimes Magic

Noel Hobley — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:04:09 +0000

For Teachers, Tutors, Mentors and Trainers. Sometimes Magic is a set of 32 thought-provoking cards designed to explore the fascinating variety of ways individuals learn. Sometimes, magic does happen when we understand what works for us and can articulate our needs more clearly.

Published by Innovative Resources 2001. 32 laminated, full-colour cards, 210 x 100mm, polypropylene box, 24-page booklet.

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Inside Out

Noel Hobley — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:51:01 +0000

…a journalling kit.

By Deb Western

Creative writing teachers, counsellors, educators and personal journal keepers: here is a wonderful tool for creative self-development and self-expression.

A wide range of topics, comments, thought-provoking ideas and illustrations are suitable for application across a wide range of journalling styles.

Published by Innovative Resources 2003, 32 laminated, full-colour gate-folded cards, 75 x 300mm, polypropylene box, 44-page booklet guaranteed to get the creative juices flowing! Author: Deb Western, Illustrator: Sivan Debeljakovic.

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Age of Adventure

Noel Hobley — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:27:52 +0000

Generate meaningful, therapeutic conversations with older clients or family members.

Age of Adventure is a photograpy-based set of cards depicting adventurous older Australians living their lives to the full. It is versatile and clever enough to operate as a speech therapy tool, a conversation prompt, a challenge to sterotyping of older community members and an acknowledgement that life isn’t over until its over.

Published by Innovative Resources in 2008, Booklet Author: Judi Fisher, Design: Billington Prideaux Partnership, 50 laminated, full-colour photographic cards, 150 x 150mm, full-colour polypropylene box, 36-page booklet.

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The Bears

Noel Hobley — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 06:37:25 +0000

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, psychologists, counsellors, teachers and chaplains. The Bears is grounded on the principle that talking about feelings is one of the cornerstones of emotional and mental health. This vibrant, high-quality, card set is a poignant, simple and clever catalyst for identifying and exploring emotions.The absence of text allows the cards to be used with clients of all ages, settings and situations. A novice can immediately imagine possible applications for The Bears. In the hands of an expert, these cards can enable conversations that lead to transformational insights.

Booklet author: Russell Deal, Illustrator: Ben Woods.

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Cars R Us

Noel Hobley — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:05:42 +0000

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 car-based metaphors Choice Theorists find so useful.

The set consists of 52 brilliant cartoon – illustrated Fleet cards, 16 Know Your Vehicle cards, 10 Thinking Bubbles, one Journey Planner and an Owners Manual. Cars R Us poses questions we can all use to ensure were in the drivers seat of our own car, with a tank full of fuel, a well – tuned engine, an effective map of our journey, and a safe set of tyres.

Booklet authors: Russell Deal with Ivan Honey, Illustrator and designer: Mat Jones.

Published by Innovative Resources.60 full – colour cards 210mm x 148mm, 10 cards 150mm x 100mm, a comprehensive booklet of suggestions, polypropylene box.

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