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  • Strength Cards

    Strength Cards

    by Innovative Resources

    For many people the Strength Cards have been life-changing, which is why the cards are used by thousands of family workers, teachers, counsellors, trainers and parents worldwide. The Strength Cards are used for a whole range of purposes that include helping people identify their strengths and skills, goal setting, exploring values, critical reflection, evaluation and creative writing. They’re even used for job interviews and public speaking at birthdays and funerals! Grounded in strengths-based theory, these 54 illustrated cards are capable of opening up conversations about the hard stuff in life as...

  • Strength Cards for Kids

    Strength Cards for Kids

    by Innovative Resources

      *With 40 brand new illustrations and 14 new strengths statements, we hope the third edition of Strength Cards for Kids will bring delight to children and adults alike, and will help build a culture of strengths wherever they go.* Strength Cards for Kids has a simple message: all children deserve to be recognised and celebrated for their strengths. Strengths help children learn, grow and become the best they can be. Children thrive with encouragement; they blossom when their strengths and efforts are noticed. Now in its third edition, Strength Cards for...

  • Strength Cards Unlimited

    Strength Cards Unlimited

    by Innovative Resources

    Strength Cards® Unlimited expands the idea of what a strength is, allowing us to talk about strengths in different ways. These cards are a resource for enabling conversations about different types of strengths, skills, relationships and experiences. Strength Cards® Unlimited helps create new ways of thinking about strengths and encourages sustainable change. The 40 visually-engaging cards are perfect for having conversations about the vast range of strengths people can draw on to overcome challenges, reconnect with others and create a more optimistic picture of the future. A booklet is included with helpful...

  • Supervision

    Supervision

    by Roger Lowe Russel Deal Sue Kin

    * * *Supervision is the revised edition of A Vision for Supervision*. It is a fantastic tool for supporting strengths-based, solution-focused approaches to supervision. Supervision plays a pivotal role in the professional development of social workers, psychologists, counsellors, managers, health practitioners, life coaches and other human service professionals. This incredible 30 card resource provides opportunities to build the capacity of practitioners and supervisors in a range of Human Service settings. The adaptability of these cards can help set expectations when establishing a supervision relationship and provide a new dimension to existing ones. The primary...

  • Talking Up Our Strengths

    Talking Up Our Strengths

    by Innovative Resources

    Talking Up Our Strengths is a set of 22 stunning photomontage cards that celebrate the strengths and resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. As well as being a visual feast, Talking Up Our Strengths is a catalyst for inspiring conversations and storytelling in schools, communities, groups, social work settings, board rooms, family gatherings and back yards. Whether they are spread out across the kitchen bench or on the tables of policy makers and politicians, these cards can be used as tools for reconciliation, social justice and pride...

  • Tell A Trusted Adult

    Tell A Trusted Adult

    by Sharon Hynes & Katerina Meda

    Teaching child safety is a responsibility that teachers in Australia (and in many other countries) have as a requirement of the curriculum. An important aspect of this social and emotional learning is empowering children to stay safe from abuse by teaching them to recognise their body signals or ‘early warning signs’. But many educators, family workers and parents are wondering how to teach child safety, and what key body signals to focus on? Using beautiful, gentle, original artwork, Tell a Trusted Adult is a resource for supporting early learning...

  • Tell A Trusted Adult Kit

    Tell A Trusted Adult Kit

    by Sharon Hynes & Katerina Meda

    Teaching child safety is a responsibility that teachers in Australia (and in many other countries) have as a requirement of the curriculum. An important aspect of this social and emotional learning is empowering children to stay safe from abuse by teaching them to recognise their body signals or ‘early warning signs’. But many educators, family workers and parents are wondering how to teach child safety, and what key body signals to focus on? Using beautiful, gentle, original artwork, Tell a Trusted Adult is a resource for supporting early learning...

  • The Bears

    The Bears

    by Innovative Resoruces

    We live our lives in the company of our feelings and emotions. And yet it can be very hard to talk about them. Beloved by teachers, counsellors, parents and human service workers of every discipline, The Bears is a simple yet powerful resource for identifying, talking about and reflecting on feelings. Originally conceived as a ‘family sculpting’ tool, it have proved to be one of our most enduring and versatile card sets. The Bears is able to speak directly to our feelings and emotions at a very deep level....

  • The Greater Me Cards

    The Greater Me Cards

    by Leanna Lopez

    *A Tool for Children and Young People to Develop Self-Advocacy Skills and Build Resilience* This conversational tool made up of 52 cards and accompanying guidance, helps young people build their advocacy skills by establishing their own strengths and needs. Organised into 10 categories, the cards cover additional needs, feelings and communication, how to seek help, and many more useful topics to develop resilience. There are around 150 questions which can be used flexibly by young people and facilitating adults, such as: What do I think I am good at/not...

  • The Values Cards

    The Values Cards

    by John Veeken

    Our values are what we hold as precious to us. They are a preference or an internal reference point for what we believe is good, right and important. They are like a compass that can keep us on course. They influence our attitudes and behaviour. They guide our approach to life and relationships. They inform our way forward through the many choices we are offered every day, as we react and interact with others and situations. Mostly we act in accordance with our values to maintain a sense of...

  • Toxins and Antidotes: A Therapeutic Card Deck for Exploring Life Experiences

    Toxins and Antidotes: A Therapeutic Card Deck for Exploring Life Experiences

    by Bonnie Thomas

      Help clients to reflect on their life experiences with this therapeutic card set. Featuring 100 cards with words and phrases relating to family, relationships, education, religion and physical and mental health, clients can use the cards to decide whether an experience has been a toxic influence or a more positive antidote to a particular issue. Ideal for use with people aged 16+, this original activity will help clients gain a deeper understanding of themselves and will show how they can reframe perspectives around negative experiences to aid healing and...

  • Two Worlds

    Two Worlds

    by Innovative Resources

    * * *When relationships end and parents separate* When a couple separates, one world becomes two. When that couple has children, they face the challenges of navigating their way through the two new worlds of their parents. These changes can be daunting—even overwhelming. It can be very challenging for children and young people to express their feelings and have their voices heard by the adults around them. Adults also experience the emotional and physical upheaval of their previous world coming to an end, and the challenge of creating a new world...

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