200 pages
2014
ISBN: 9780863889103 Improving Concentration has been designed to help individuals improve their concentration skills. It is aimed primarily at those taking on a training role in relation to the individual concerned. However, it can also be used by the individuals themselves as a self-help resource.
This resource will help trainers to convey to their students:
- an understanding of concentration
- how concentration works for them
- how to improve their concentration skills
- how to manage concentration in relation to their performance
This Psychological skills training resource is arranged in a format that is both easy to use and clear to follow. The activities can be used with both individual students and groups
- Part 1 ‘The knowledge base’ outlines theoretical perspectives on concentration and describes the Bailey / Brown model of concentration.
- Part 2. ‘Improving concentration’ explains and describes how the Bailey/Brown model of concentration can be used as a guide to raising awareness, understanding, monitoring and evaluating interventions aimed at improving concentration in people.
- Part 3 ‘The activities’ in this resource can be used singly or combined as part of a structured intervention to improve an individual’s concentration skills.