Author: Steven Simpson; Dan Miller; Buzz BocherSteven Sim
Publisher: Wood N Barnes
Keywords: processing, guide, pinnacle, educator
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 2006-07-30
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 188547363X
ISBN-13: 9781885473639

"Processing is an intuitive practice, and the processing pinnacle is an attempt to put logic and structure to something that is not particularly logical." --The Processing Pinnacle Experiential education focuses mainly on the idea that there are two components to experience: the action and reflection. The Processing Pinnacle offers a theoretical approach to more effective processing, the reflective component of experience. Offering different points of view from the growing world of experiential education, the authors consider the difficulties of processing and suggest techniques to remove th

Author: Jeff Albin
Publisher: Wood N Barnes
Keywords: prevention, experiential, handbook, message, changing
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2004-07-30
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1885473583
ISBN-13: 9781885473585

"The number one rule of doctors is First do no harm. Counselors, teachers, facilitators, and anybody who works with youth should follow that guideline." Changing the Message The importance of prevention cannot be underrated when working with youth; however, many prevention programs currently rely on scare tactics and statistic repetition. Changing the Message instead offers an experiential approach to prevention that is based on the naturopathic approach to disease, which views ailments as imbalance in the system, and in which the individual actively contributes to health and healing. F

Author: Steven Simpson
Publisher: Wood N Barnes
Keywords: tradition, chinese, teaching, hardly, leader
Number of Pages: 202
Published: 2003-09-22
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1885473516
ISBN-13: 9781885473516

"This book is a commentary on the many commonalities and the occasional differences between Tao philosophy and experiential education theory and practice."--The Leader Who is Hardly Known Taoist philosophy and text can have deep meaning for experiential educators because of its focus on natural spontaneity and unself-conscious learning and teaching. The Leader Who is Hardly Known compiles a series of essays that begin with a brief story focusing on the experiences and lessons of a teacher called the Leader Who is Hardly Known. Following the story, the essay shares Taoist quotes and the aut

Authors:Richard J. Delaney Ph.D., Frank R. Kunstal Ed.D.,
Publisher: Wood N Barnes
Keywords: foster, adopted, children, disturbed, helping, transplants, unconventional, strategies, troubled
Number of Pages: 123
Published: 1997
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1885473184
ISBN-13: 9781885473189

Caring for troubled adoptive/foster care children can be both harrowing and heroic. Many of today’s foster and adopted children come from backgrounds where they experience not only the loss of previous caregivers, but have also suffered from abuse, sexual exploitation, or neglect. Individuals who invite these children into their homes often find themselves in a therapeutic role that can tax and exhaust. Troubled Transplants focuses on these children, their backgrounds, and their deleterious impact on the interaction and environment with the foster or adoptive family. The authors prov

Author: Jackie Gerstein
Publisher: Wood N Barnes
Keywords: amp, group, individual, family, growth, exercises, experiential, living, stories, related, metaphors
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2002-09-01
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1885473370
ISBN-13: 9781885473370

Stories consist of characters, conflict, and journeys representative of real people and situations. Metaphors for Living is a collection of metaphorical stories and suggested activities for enacting parts of these stories by producing visual art and encouraging group or family discussion and collaboration. Utilizing the storytelling/enactment pairing allows individuals to identify with the story and apply its metaphors to their lives, encouraging them to develop problem-solving techniques and express emotions that promote individual, group, and family growth.

Authors:Micah Jacobson; Mari Ruddy, Micah Jacobson,
Publisher: Wood N Barnes
Keywords: teaching, experiential, reflection, amp, facilitating, outcome, practical, guide, open
Number of Pages: 112
Published: 2004-10-30
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1885473591
ISBN-13: 9781885473592

"Participants will discover the learning that is true for them, not predetermined outcome decided for them by the facilitator."--Open to Outcome Open to Outcome presents a learning cycle model built around five questions designed to take experience in a group setting and to connect and apply experiential learning to real life. The 5 Question Model effortlessly applies to groups of varying ages and skill levels and can easily be used to encourage leadership and mentoring roles among peers. The authors use field-tested techniques to generate group discussion that increases individual member

Author: Susan Stone Reynold
Publisher: Wood N Barne
Keywords: foster, adoptive, parents, reflections, inspirations, hanging, tree, daily, swings
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2001-09-30
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1885473354
ISBN-13: 9781885473356

"We believe the power of the stories contained in this book will make a difference in the lives of the people who read them. All of us in our daily lives need to hear the stories of others to keep us inspired, motivated and refueled."--Swings Hanging from Every Tree Human relationships affect individuals on a deep level, and present new challenges every day. All parents can benefit from this collection of stories, poems, inspiration, affirmation, and advice for and from foster/adoptive parents and their friends and families. Words of validation, awe, and grace stir a smile and inspire a positi