Objectives |
Therapeutic stories |
Applications |
Fear release.Developing autonomy.Focusing on new achievements.Moving into the future.Developing inner strength. |
1. The elk heading towards new heights |
Draw a part of the therapeutic story.Pairs-work on the topic: What scares me?Work-sheet: Who am I? Followed by a pair conversation.Final feed-back |
Developing the desire to try something new.Accepting the fact that you are allowed to fear.Developing awareness of the fact that fear can be overcome. |
2. I am no longer afraid |
Pair-work: sharing with the partner a similar experience.Team-play: emotions-pantomime.Worksheet: Today I feel, followed by a group discussion Final feed-back |
Developing the ability to forgive.Developing a tolerant attitudes to others.Building friendships by accepting differences. |
3. Making and keeping friendships |
Relaxing exerciseWrite a story about your best friend and then read it to the partner.Assertive communication - role playFormulating I messages - in pair Final Feedback |
Raising anger awareness.Anger management.Developing the ability of seeking new solutions.Developing the ability of using energy creatively. |
4. The kingdom of caterpillar thoughts |
Relaxing exerciseWe share our partner experiences when we felt anger and the ways we managed to control our anger.Poster - the tree with situation that causes us anger - team-work.Feed-back. |
Effective management of angerControlling impulsive reactions.Rewarding perseverance. |
5. Beat up the anger |
Relaxing exercisePoster - the tree with anger management methods - team-work and pair discussion.Feed-back. |
Building relaxing skills.Learning strategies for relations management..Stimulating the joy to maintain positive relationships. |
6. Self-relinquish |
If I were an animal, what I would be...Relaxing exerciseDrawing the listened story and formulating the principal messages of the story. Write a own story that can help you to calm down, and control your anger and build better relationships.Feed-back. |
Developing the ability to seek new solutions.Identifying the positive side of an experience.Identifying exceptions from a situation or problem. |
7. Finding exceptions in generalizations |
Relaxing exercise.Write a list with the class peers that are kind to you. Identify in the list some peers that are sometimes unkind to you.Discuss with your partner your behavior to the class peers from the list.Feed-back. |
Developing emotional control.Applying self-change strategies.Developing self-control. |
8. Change your posture and you change your feelings |
Relaxing exercise.Emotions-pantomime, imitate the body posture for joy, sadness, faith, anger, Experience the way how posture changing influence your feelings.Feed-back. |
Developing personal responsability for achieving goals.Developing faith in your own strength.Applying solutions focused strategies.Experiencing happiness. |
9. Make a wish |
Relaxing exerciseCreate and write down your own magic story.Draw the story you created.Discuss with your partner about magic, magic things, persons and magic situations.Feed-back. |
Conflict solving.Being available to communicate.Sharing resources with others.Developing the abilities to cooperate with others. |
10. Learning to share |
Relaxing exercise.Share to your partner your negative emotions that you feel when you argue with your friends. Then discuss and write down the resources you have to overcome this emotions. Ask your partner about his/her resources for managing such emotions and situations.Feed-back |