The Needs Game

The needs game flashcards is an innovative teaching tool for psychosocial skills. It includes 64 cards and a leaflet with 10 game rules.

OBJECTIVES OF USE

Using The needs game flashcards, participants learn to:

• recognise their emotional state;
• link their emotional state to a satisfied or unsatisfied inner need.

PURPOSE

The needs game enables you to:

• judge the intensity of your needs;
• take responsibility for your needs;
• foster social skills and the quality of relationships.

SKILLS DEVELOPED

Introspection +++
Emotional expression +++
Listening skills and empathy +++
Oral participation ++
Questioning ++
Critical awareness +++

CONTENTS

The needs game comes in a cardboard box containing:

• 64 cards, including: 5 need family cards and 59 numbered need cards, with a main need on the front and two related needs on the back;
• instructions for use, including essential information on needs, 9 separate game rules and a complete list of the game's 177 needs.

The needs game lets you explore 177 deep human needs.

STRENGTHS

The needs game flashcards is:

• inclusive: it uses the Luciole font, designed for the visually impaired;
• all-round: it is suitable for all audiences, from schools to corporate seminars;
• illustrated: the drawings on the cards are evocative, inspiring and fun;
• ambitious: the game features an exceptionally wide range of 177 needs;
• eco-responsible: the cards and box are printed in Europe, on paper from responsible sources.

FORMAT ADVANTAGES

A sturdy, elegant box containing printed and laminated cards, plus instructions for use in the form of a small booklet.

OTHER FORMAT AVAILABLE

The needs game printable version in pdf.

CONTEXTS OF USE

• schools, colleges, training centers, universities, orientation;
• coaching, training sessions, business consulting, team management, skills assessment, retraining and return to work;
• therapy, discussion groups, workshops, individual interviews, psychological follow-up, conflict management, mediation.

TRAINING METHODS

• group workshop (recommended group size: 6 to 14 participants maximum);
• individual interviews.

USER PROFILES

• health professionals, prevention leaders, doctors, psychologists, therapists, dieticians, sex therapists, sexologists;
• teachers, educators, consultants, coaches, social workers, image consultants, trainers.

TARGET AUDIENCES

• children aged 6 and over;
• teenagers;
• adults, professionals, beginners and experts.

Language: English