Description: Talkabout Sex & Relationships 1 is a comprehensive toolkit for all therapists, educators and support staff who deliver relationship education to people with special needs. It is intended primarily to support groupwork but activities can be easily adapted to suit the needs of individuals with varying abilities. The resource emphasises the importance of happy, healthy and positive relationships. It looks at the life cycle of a relationship from finding a partner, coping with problems, staying safe and maintaining a relationship to dealing with the potential ending of a relationship. This toolkit is the first in a two volume set, the second of which will focus on sex. Created by Alex Kelly and Emily Dennis as part of the bestselling Talkabout series, this publication constitutes the most complete and trustworthy set of resources available for groupwork focussing on relationships for people with special needs. Table of Contents Introduction Assessment Topic 1: Getting to know us Topic 2: Staying safe Topic 3: Introduction to relationships Topic 4: Starting a relationship Topic 5: Developing relationships Topic 6: Coping with problems Topic 7: When a relationship ends Topic 8: Looking to the future Forms References Index

Series: Talkabout

Author: Kelly, Alex;

Publisher: Speechmark Publishing Ltd/TANDF

Year Published: 2017

Format: SPI

Keywords: relationships education for special needs; groupwork;