Today, increasing numbers of young people are struggling
through school and life with emotional and social needs that adversely affect
their learning and challenge schools and welfare agencies. Bullying, anxiety,
depression, youth suicide and substance abuse are major issues.
This extensively updated and revised edition of Bounce Back!
aims to help young people function well, both at school and in life. It
provides practical strategies to help them cope with the complexity of their
everyday lives and learn how to ‘bounce back’ when they experience sadness,
difficulties, frustrations and challenging times.
Each Book has nine curriculum units:
Core values: developing positive and pro-social
values
People Bouncing Back: developing strategies for
coping and bouncing back
Courage: finding courage in both everyday life and
difficult circumstances
Looking on the bright side: teaching
optimistic thinking
Emotions: amplifying positive emotions and managing
negative emotions
Relationships: skills for building and maintaining
friendships
Humour: as
a coping skill
No bullying: skills for countering bullying
Success: (STAR, CHAMP, WINNERS): skills and attitudes
for being successful
A Bounce Back "Scope and Sequence" schedule has been developed covering all year levels. Students engage in lessons on a weekly basis.