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The Homunculi Approach To Social And Emotional Wellbeing 2nd Edition

A Neurodiversity-Friendly CBT Programme to Build Resilience in Young People

Anne Greig author Tommy MacKay author Rebecca Price illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published:21st Sep '23

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The Homunculi Approach To Social And Emotional Wellbeing 2nd Edition cover

2nd edition of the Homunculi Approach to social and Emotional Wellbeing extended to be used for the whole classroom and mainstream schools, as well as pairs and individuals to build emotional and social resilience with the help of problem-solving agents and special gadgets for 7-16-year olds

The second edition of The Homunculi Approach brings the beloved world of the homunculi to the classroom. This fun CBT-based activity helps children and young people ages 7-16-years build emotional and social resilience. Includes downloadable resources, templates and videos to put the approach into practice.

Welcome to the world of the homunculi!

The homunculi are miniature agents with problem solving missions and special gadgets who live inside the brain and help out with distressing feelings and behaviours. Now adapted for use in the classroom, as well as pairs and individuals, this practical second edition allows you to use this fun CBT-based activity with children and young people aged 7-16.


This well researched approach is proven to help children who have difficulty identifying troubling feelings such as anger and fear and can be used in a variety of potentially distressing situations including bullying or tricky transitions from primary to secondary school. Complete with a large format skull poster, character and storyboard templates and downloadable record sheets this unique resource includes everything needed to get started on making stories cartoons or videos. Additional online resources show you how the programme was put in action in real-life individual and classroom settings, showcasing how the weirdly wonderful homunculi characters and stories created by children can come to life.

The Homunculi Approach has been used with many of our young people. The characters are accessible and the implementation is straightforward. A great tool in the basket of interventions for Additional Support Staff. -- Fiona Priestnall PT Inclusion (Learning and Teaching) South Ayrshire Council
A fantastic, flexible, fun, and perhaps most importantly, effective, programme to support the social and emotional development of children and young people. -- Russell Postlethwaite, Consultant Educational Psychologist and Director and Founder, Futures in Mind

ISBN: 9781839973949

Dimensions: 296mm x 210mm x 16mm

Weight: 540g

160 pages