Teaching Peer Support for Caring and Co-operation

Tina Rae specializes in social, emotional and behavioral disorders and difficulties. She has undertaken research in the areas of engagement and disaffection with learning in young people, debriefing following critical incidents, attachment disorders, emotional well being and the psychological assessment of young offenders. Rae is experienced in assessing children and young people with respect to learning difficulties, emotional well being and relationships with carers. She is a registered member of the Health Professions Council and a full member of the British Psychological Society. She is currently a Professional and Academic tutor on the Doctorate in Child and Educational Psychology at UEL. Tina is a member of the SEBDA executive and council and a member of ENSEC. With 68 publications to date, she has written extensively on topics such as well-being, attachment, resilience, emotional literacy, behavioural problems, anger and stress management, critical incidents, cognitive behavioural therapy, motivational interviewing, solution focused brief therapy, loss and bereavement in young people, youth offending and social skills development. Ruth MacConville is the Head of the Special Educational Needs service, based in Ealing.

• The Structure of the ProgrammeGuidelines for FacilitatorsFrequently Asked QuestionsStep 1: The Whole Class SessionStep 2: Setting up the GroupStep 3: Focus on Positive BehavioursStep 4: Taking ActionStep 5: Reflecting and Setting TargetsStep 6: Evaluation

′ In light of Every Child Matters agenda and of the current emphasis on giving children a voice in important decision making situations, this book could be a valuable tool′-Educational Psychology in Practice′... there is much in this programme that could be useful in whole class PSHE lessons in KS2 and it would an ideal choice for secondary schools looking for a way of supporting the transition of vulnerable Y7 pupils′ - Special Needs Information Press