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Incredible Years Child Training Programs
The
Dinosaur Social Skills and Problem Solving curriculum is a child
training curriculum that strengthens children's social, emotional and academic competencies such as understanding and
communicating feelings, using effective problem solving strategies,
managing anger, practicing friendship and conversational skills, as well
as appropriate classroom behaviors.
The child
training program can be used by counselors or therapists to
treat "difficult" and highly aggressive children in small groups
or can be used by teachers as a prevention program for an entire
classroom of students.
The Dinosaur Child Training Program
includes:
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Understanding & Detecting Feelings
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Detective Wally Teaches Problem Solving Steps
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Tiny Turtle teaches Anger Management
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Molly Manners Teaches How to be Friendly
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Molly Explains How to Talk with Friends
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Dina Dinosaur Teaches How to Do Your Best in School
Dina Dinosaur Child Training Programs (Small Group
Therapy)
This treatment program is delivered in 2-hour weekly small group
sessions (6 children/group) lasting 20-22 weeks. Ideally it is
offered in conjunction with the 2-hour weekly parent group
sessions. Group leaders explain to parents ways they can foster
their children’s learning in Dinosaur School in their
interactions with them at home.
View
a clip of the sample sessions on the Child Program sample
sessions page
Dina
Dinosaur Classroom Curriculum
(Prevention)
This curriculum is delivered 2-3 times a week by teachers in the
classroom. It consists of 20-30 minute circle time lessons,
followed by small group practice activities and promotion of
skills throughout the school day. Program also includes letters
to be sent home to parents with suggestions for home activities
parents can do with their children. These activities reinforce
the classroom learning and promote parent involvement.
View
a clip of the sample sessions on the Child Program sample
sessions page
Preschool/Kindergarten or Primary Grades version
These two programs include:
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3
DVDs (4 hours)
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Comprehensive therapist manual or
teacher lesson plan manuals (specify treatment or
prevention)
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Wally's Feeling Wheel
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Wally's detective problem solving books for children (4)
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Wally's Detective Manual for home activities
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Magnet for children (additional sold separately)
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Letters to teachers and parents for each Program
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47 laminated and colored cue cards for teaching social skills,
anger management and problem solving concepts—laminated cards for
teaching from Wally's "solution" detective kit
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Stickers - 6 types (reflecting anger management, social skills and
problem solving)
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Black and white refrigerator pictures of key concepts for children
to take home (reproducible)
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Parent assignments for home activities
Supplemental Vignettes
Some of topics covered in the 53 vignettes:
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Talking about rules
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Calming down in Time Out
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Social skills such as trading, taking
turns, asking, ignoring, using friendly words, complimenting,
sharing, helping, teamwork, being a good sport
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Emotional regulation strategies such as
waiting, taking 3 deep breaths, going in your shell, problem
solving, and getting teacher’s help for hitting
Revised protocols and a supplemental
manual show you how these vignettes can be used.
Child Program Sample Sessions
Three sets of sample sessions for
teachers and group leaders
These sample sessions are for group
leaders/teachers who have received the initial training workshop for the Dinosaur Program will find these tapes an invaluable resource for furthering their group leadership skills. These tapes can be used for self-study or viewed with other group leaders and used as a trigger for discussion of group leadership skills.
View
a clip of the sample sessions on the Child Program sample
sessions page
Puppets
and Extras
Puppets are used with the Incredible Years child training programs. Each puppet is sold separately.
Please see the products page for details.
Extras, magnets, stickers, posters and more! See the order form.
Music
CD - Dina Dinosaur's Greatest Hits
Details
and lyrics on the Extras page
See
the order form for pricing |