Let's Talk Relationships

For youth workers, teachers, and others working with young people, Rogers, a teacher, youth worker, and author who delivers professional development training programs in the UK, offers activities to get young people from ages 13 to 19 talking about sensitive issues. Positive relationships with their family, boyfriend or girlfriend, peer group, those in authority, and others in community settings are discussed along with building self-esteem and making healthy choices. For use in group settings, the activities and worksheets relate to friendship and other relationships, bullying, peer pressure, assertiveness, house rules, conflicts, and love and sex. This edition includes several new activities. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Vanessa Rogers is a qualified teacher and youth worker with over ten years' experience both at practitioner and management levels. Prior to becoming a nationally acclaimed youth work consultant, Vanessa managed a wide range of services for young people including a large youth centre and targeted detached projects in Hertfordshire, UK. Vanessa has written a number of popular resource books aimed at those working with young people, including Working with Young Women, Working with Young Men and Cyberbullying, all published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Vanessa's website can be found at www.vanessarogers.co.uk.