If You Call A Moose A Mouse

The Handbook of Neuro-Dramatic-Play

An innovative contribution to our understanding of research and practice behind Neuro-Dramatic-Play (NDP), this book demonstrates how readers may apply this attachment and play-based approach to teaching, parenting, and therapy. This essential book will provide guidance on new techniques and methods, enhancing their practice and providing potential solutions to problems they may be encountering in their work with clients. Filled with diverse contributions from a team of multi-cultural authors, this book is divided into five distinct parts: Section 1 begins by considering the roots and development of NDP, including the science and evidence supporting it as a practice. Section 2 covers applying NDP to work with children and young people, including neurodivergent children and those who have experienced trauma. Section 3 explores how readers can integrate NDP practices into art, drama ,and play therapy. Section 4 moves on to discuss international perspectives on NDP, including NDP practice within a range of different geographical and cultural contexts. Section 5 concludes the book by examining case studies of work with diverse populations, including pregnant women, forensic settings, and people with young on-set dementia. Written for clinicians and therapists of all specialisms, this is a compelling read for any mental health practitioner seeking a practical approach to develop (or re-develop) attachment experiences for individuals who have experienced loss, neglect, rejection, or abuse.

Nature and Human Nature

Elementary Physical Education

Elementary Physical Education is designed to help students plan lesson objectives for motor, cognitive, affective and social domains that are linked appropriately. Throughout the text, the authors illustrate various ways to teach motivational thinking, social skills and concepts. Tasks are labeled and symbols appear in the margins of lesson plans so readers can find examples of how to teach these skills and concepts to children. Each chapter includes sample lesson plans designed to be teaching tools which will help transform the ideas discussed in the textbook. The content is presented in complete lesson plans, lesson segments, lesson and unit outlines of tasks, or descriptions of content for lessons. The lesson plans are linked to the NASPE standards and can be downloaded from the book's companion website to enable students to design lessons to meet the needs of their situations and the lesson format requirements of their programs.Overall, this is a very research oriented text. Dr. Rovegno has translated the current research on learning, motivation, perceptions of competence, constructivism, higher-order thinking skills, social responsibility and multicultural diversity into easy to understand concepts and instructional techniques. The book will reinforce and extend student's understanding of topics tested in state and national certification exams and required by state and national certification agencies, and illustrate how to integrate these concepts and instructional techniques into lesson plans.