Guided by SEL learning outcomes, our free PDF writing prompts exercise written communication and promote the development of self-esteem and resilience.
Color in all the things that you did this past week, then talk about it!
What is play therapy? What is a play therapist? Is it right for my child? Learn more about the transformative power of play! Play therapy can benefit kids with ADHD, ASD, and trauma.
Motivational and easy group therapy activities for children and adults that requires little or no preparation and is effective and beneficial.
I'm sharing 5 Mindfulness Activities for Kids. Now, more than ever is the time to teach them how to manage stress and emotions.
When a person feels that they are being blamed—whether rightly or wrongly—it’s common that they respond with defensiveness. “I” statements are...
Does your teen struggle with self-esteem? Self-Esteem can be a hard skill to teach. Check out our helpful list of free self-esteem activities to help your teen...
Impulse Control Activities for Kids: Fun activities, games, and resources that will help your kids practice self-control
When experiencing emotional overwhelm, it can be difficult to think logically, and effectively deal with conflict. The DBT THINK skill is an interpersonal effectiveness skill that focuses on conflict resolution by putting yourself in someone else’s shoes and being kind and empathetic. The DBT THINK Skill Worksheet includes two worksheet activities that give clients opportunities to reflect on their use of the THINK skills by answering questions. They are invited to recall specific goals they’ve set for an interaction, think about what they could have done differently, and brainstorm coping skills to stay calm in the moment. Answering these worksheets encourages kids and teens to approach conflict calmly and reduces their impulsivity. Caring adults can offer additional support and clarification while their child completes the activity. Our DBT Think Skill handout is a helpful add-on summarizing each of the five think skills. *This item is an instant digital download. A link to download your files will be emailed to you once payment is confirmed. Want more resources like this? Check out our full catalog of DBT worksheets and handouts. References: Greene, R. W., & Ablon, J. S. (2005). Treating explosive kids: The collaborative problem-solving approach. Guilford Press. Howell SE - Search results - PubMed. (n.d.). PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Howell+SE&cauthor_id=30514033
People who recognize their own strengths tend to be happier and have greater self-esteem. However, when a person uses their strengths every day, they can...
ANT's are automatic negative thoughts that impact our thinking and beliefs about ourselves. Have students write various ANT's in the jar, then have them challenge each ANT with positive thinking outside the jar.
Free Anger and Feelings Worksheets for Kids
This post is all about selective mutism activities you can do with your child at home, in therapy, or at school.
Let Your Emotions R.A.I.N An Occupational Therapy activity worksheet for inpatient psych groups of all ages This activity was used to discus...
I've been having a hard time lately with some of the older kids I see. They don't see the point or the importance of what we are working on. I have been very frustrated, and our sessions have been less than productive. In desperation, I turned to Pinterest, and came across some UNO activities. I figured - what could it hurt? We aren't getting anything done anyway! Well, it was no less than MAGICAL!!! My most difficult student didn't want to come see me, but I asked him to give me just 10 min. We played the game, and he was happy about it. I started to pick up the cards, and he grabbed the UNO cards and starting dealing out the cards. We ended working for 30 minutes with smiles all around. Below is the activity I did today. Click on the picture for activity details. After the session, my mind was buzzing. Although the student did well, and shared, he didn't really listen to my comments. So I came up with this idea. This student needs to work on writing, so I made a handout so that he has to write down the other participant's comments. Click on the picture for activity details. There is just something about UNO that everyone loves. Here is another great idea showing how to use UNO cards in a session. Click on the picture for activity details. Thank you Pinterest for such great ideas and breaking my therapy block with my older students. I look forward to coming up with some more ideas. I'll let you know how it goes.
Does your teen struggle with self-esteem? Self-Esteem can be a hard skill to teach. Check out our helpful list of free self-esteem activities to help your teen...
Social Emotional Workshop offers practical tools for social emotional learning and counseling.
