Whats the Buzz with Teenagers?: A universal social and emotional literacy resource [Paperback]

Pre-teens and teenagers are faced with a continually changing and complex social world that not only involves face-to-face action, but also online and social media interaction. Whats the Buzz with Teenagers? offers a highly practical programme designed to explicitly teach young people to get along and maintain healthy relationships with their friends, family and the broader community.

Embracing current thinking on self-awareness and behaviour transformation in adolescents, it uses highly interactive role plays, film-making, thinking exercises, quizzes, group discussions and confidence-building games to improve social skills and promote inclusion in a fun, effective and appealing way. Easy to implement in upper primary and middle schools, in healthcare settings and beyond, Whats the Buzz with Teenagers?:

• is a deeply structured resource to teach young people in the 12- to 15-year-old developmental range;
• offers a connecting approach to bring young people together to learn without the pressure of getting social interaction right all the time;
• aims to normalise the anxieties, sensitivities and loneliness that many young people experience during adolescence by sharing thoughts and exploring this common ground;
• explicitly teaches how to read the emotional needs of others, show empathy and build relationships; and
• uses a developmental model that ensures relevance and inclusion to young people with a broad range of backgrounds, abilities and challenges.

The programme provides lessons that educators and health professionals can adapt to suit their individual circumstancesl“Y