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Risk Rules

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Risk Rules – A Practical Guide to Structured Professional Judgment and Violence Prevention

Assessing risk of future violence is an issue of perennial public concern. The field of violence risk management was born in a 1977 article by psychologist Peter Duncan Scott, who combined science with experience to lay the foundation for accurate clinical judgement as to an individual’s likelihood of future violence. Scott pointed to certain variables that were likely to predict future violence and others that, contrary to popular belief, were not. More than forty years on the field has blossomed, with a host of books, papers, instruments and specialist tools designed to aid clinicians in assessing children, sex offenders, prisoners, terrorists and more. Yet while academics may applaud this rapid accumulation of scholarship, real-world uptake of new ideas and information has often been less than ideal. Risk Rules – A Practical Guide to Structured Professional Judgment and Violence Prevention cuts through this complexity, offering a short, readable ‘primer’ that will give students, trainees and those working in the field a clear, contemporary overview of key principles and practices.

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Multi-agency Safeguarding 2nd Edition

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Any practitioner who begins work in the difficult and unique professional arena of public protection feels that they are entering a different world, made up of its own unique processes and guidelines and which, on many occasions, appears to have a language of its own.

This long-awaited second edition of our best-selling book has been fully updated by its expert editors, Dr Russell Wate QPM and Nigel Boulton, both former police officers and current specialist consultants in safeguarding. It has been considerably expanded to include new legislation and guidance (including full compliance with Working Together 2018), as well as to tackle contemporary issues that are of much concern to workers in today’s safeguarding arena, including:

• Lived Experience of Children
• Gangs and county lines
• Unaccompanied minors
• Private fostering
• Modern slavery
• Edge of care and transitioning
• Young carers
• GDPR
• Safeguarding in non-statutory settings
• Harmful cultural practices

The book is a vital aid to all those working in the field of child and adult services. It provides a valuable overview of the major and very different areas of public protection practice. It aims to translate the processes, guidelines and language to enable them to have a workable understanding of the varied areas of practice that may impact their own working lives.

Successful International Communication

Cover of the book - Successful International Communication - Understand and enhance your communication skills

Have you ever felt frustrated talking to someone? Have you ever been puzzled by the way someone communicates? Perhaps you have struggled to understand what people really mean? If so, Successful International Communication is the book for you.

Communication issues can be amplified when communicating internationally with people who have different practices to our own. If left unresolved, these difficulties can escalate.

Successful International Communication is for anyone communicating across cultures, whether socially or for work. You might be using English to play your part in an international team. Perhaps you are communicating virtually, or maybe you are a globe-trotter. Or you might be a language teacher or communications trainer, supporting your learners to become international communicators.

This handy guide is filled with relatable anecdotes and discussions on the use of English as a global language as well as the key issues of intercultural communication. Combining theory and practice, it explores different interpersonal skills- for example, relationship building and conflict management skills. Throughout the book, there are a number of critical incidents, discussion questions and other such tasks for you to complete. These will encourage you to reflect on your own opinions, thoughts, experiences, and possible prejudices, whilst promoting self-awareness. Useful tip sections throughout the book summarise key points from the practical units, as a reminder of the steps to follow for successful international communication.

Successful International Communication is the first title in Pavilion ELT‘s Communication Skills series.

Reviews

“The author displays an acute sensitivity to cultural differences and approaches them in a non-judgmental, productive manner…. a great tool for anyone in the ELT industry interested in honing their communication skills or embedding the fundamentals of successful international communication into the lives of students.” – Virginia Mawer, English Australia Journal, Vol 35, 2019.

“This 176-page book provides a wealth of helpful information for anyone involved in international communication… The book includes refreshingly personal anecdotes and is punctuated by reflective tasks and critical incidents.” – Pete Sharma, EL Gazette, September 2019. 

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Understanding Teenagers in the ELT Classroom

Cover of the book - Teaching English Understanding Teenagers

Understanding Teenagers in the ELT Classroom is a practical handbook full of lesson ideas, exercises and tips for teaching English to teenage students.

This practical book (shortlisted for the ELTons) goes much further than simply telling you what to do and how to do it. It also looks at the why. It explains the deeper rationale for decisions we might make, as well as exploring the underlying principles and factors that can make or break a lesson.

Have you sat at home thinking over why one of your classes is not going the way that you want? Or perhaps you’ve seen a really good teaching idea at a conference and are wondering how to make it work in your own class? Understanding Teenagers in the ELT Classroom provides reflections and ideas to help you.

Each chapter follows the same pattern:

  • Each begins with a Discussion of a certain facet of teaching teens. Chris Roland identifies key issues and outlines situations he has experienced in his own teaching. He also draws upon writers and trainers who have played a role in his own development.
  • In the second part of each chapter, Practical applications, the discussion takes a more hands-on turn. Here, Chris Roland outlines some classroom applications and techniques which you can use in the classroom.
  • Each chapter ends with three summary sections. The Questions for reflection box helps summarise the chapter. The Things to try box suggests ideas for small scale projects, action research or professional development for you to try. Finally, the Things to share box contains prompts to help you exchange ideas.

Understanding Teenagers in the ELT Classroom is part of Pavilion ELT’s Teaching English series. Chris Roland is also the author of two other books for young learners: Structuring Fun for Young Learners in the ELT Classroom and Structuring Fun for Young Language Learners Online. 

Reviews:

“The book is packed with personal anecdotes and illuminating transcripts of real teacher-student exchanges. Often inspirational, it is written from the heart. Essential for those who teach teenagers. Highly recommended.” – Pete Sharma, EL Gazette (469), March 2020. You can read the full review here.

“The book not only offers activities, which is always a welcome feature, but it also offers the rationale and underlying principles of the activities. Those who pick up the book and read through it to be inspired are the teachers who care. I believe the book should be a must for every teacher who teaches teenagers.” – Hania Kryszewska, Humanising Language Teaching, December 2021. You can read the full review here.

ETpedia Grammar

Cover of the book - ETpedia Grammar - 500 ideas and activities for teaching grammar

ETpedia Grammar equips teachers with a wide range of classroom activities that lend themselves to engaging practice with the most common grammar points taught in the English language classroom.

Organised into 50 units each containing 10 ideas, it is easy to dip in and out of. It will save you planning time, provide inspiration, help you motivate students, and anticipate problems students might have with different aspects of grammar. Within the resource, grammar points are ordered in themed sets. These are presented in a sequence loosely based on the order you might expect to teach them on a course.

Every unit in ETpedia Grammar provides you with 10 different ideas and activities. Usually the first couple of ideas in a unit offer ideas for presenting the key points of the grammar. The main part of the unit then provides you with ideas for activities to practise the grammar in a fun, meaningful way.

Each unit also contains:

  • an activity based on a photocopiable handout (which you will find in the Appendix),
  • a motivating task for students to do after the lesson on their own,
  • tips on the difficulties students often have with the grammar point in question.

If you are new to teaching, ETpedia Grammar will be invaluable for supporting you on your way. If you’ve been teaching for a while, this resource might remind you of techniques and activities you haven’t used recently. It will also offer you fresh new ideas to increase your repertoire.

ETpedia Grammar is the eighth title in the popular ETpedia series.

Resources for I Can Feel Good (2nd edition)

Here you will find the accompanying materials for use with I Can Feel Good (2nd edition).

To view or download the materials click on the relevant link below.

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Downloadable resources

Mindfulness booster module (PDF)

Worksheets (PDF)

Forms (PDF)

Resource A (PDF)

Resource B (PDF)

Skills flash cards: Option A (PPTX)

Skills flash cards: Option B (PPTX)

Resources for Interactive Training

Interactive Training is a system of coaching that promotes learning through experience.

It is a practical hands-on approach that helps individual members of staff develop and use skills to support people who have severe learning disabilities to engage in meaningful activities.

Here are the PowerPoint slideshows you will need to run the training and a link to an external site (Vimeo) that hosts the videos you will also need.

Downloadable resources

Video resources (Vimeo):

Interval Recording
DVD Simulation 1: Pre-coaching observation
DVD Simulation 2: Post coaching observation
All videos

Slideshows (PowerPoint):

Session 1: Introduction (PPT)
Session 2: Overview (PPT)
Session 3: Support trainer observation using interval recording (PPT)
Session 5: Narrative recording (PPT)
Session 6: Feedback (PPT)
Session 7: Coaching (PPT)

Resources for Supporting People with Learning Disabilities and Dementia Self-study Guide

Here you will find the accompanying materials for use with Supporting People with Learning Disabilities and Dementia Self-study Guide.

To view or download the materials click on the relevant link below.

Need a copy of the self-study guide? If you would like more information about this product, or to purchase a copy, click here.

Downloadable resources

Video resource: Supporting Derek (Vimeo) – Produced and directed by Nine Lives Media

Self-study CPD certificate (DOCX)