Improving Concentration : A Professional Resource for Assessing and Improving Concentration and Performance

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 'Pathways to 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.