What's the Buzz with Teenagers?

<p>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. <i>What's the Buzz with Teenagers?</i> 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. </p> <p>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 <i>What's the Buzz with Teenagers?</i>: </p> <p></p> <ul> <p> <li>is a deeply structured resource to teach young people in the 12- to 15-year-old developmental range; </li> <p></p> <p> <li>offers a connecting approach to bring young people together to learn without the pressure of 'getting social interaction right' all the time;</li> <p></p> <p> <li>aims to normalise the anxieties sensitivities and loneliness that many young people experience during adolescence by sharing thoughts and exploring this common ground;</li> <p></p> <p> <li>explicitly teaches how to 'read' the emotional needs of others show empathy and build relationships; and</li> <p></p> <p> <li>uses a developmental model that ensures relevance and inclusion to young people with a broad range of backgrounds abilities and challenges. </li> <p></p></ul> <p></p> <p>The programme provides lessons that educators and health professionals can adapt to suit their individual circumstances and time frames and creates a framework for a warm engaging and interactive space in which learning is optimised.</p> <p></p> <p>The book is complemented by the website www.whatsthebuzz.net.au which offers online downloadable resources and a further six lessons.</p> <p></p> <p>Also available are <i>What's the Buzz?: A Social Skills Enrichment Programme for Primary Students </i>and<em> What's the Buzz? For Early Learners</em><i>: A Complete Social Skills Foundation Course</i>.</p>