• Exposure Point Chart

    • Topics
      Anxiety Disorders, Emotional Problems, Health Issues, Self-Control, Stress
    • Objective

      To record change in thoughts or actions surrounding anxiety-provoking situations as a way of keeping track of progress or regression.

    • Types of Tools
      Assessment
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, High School, Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      A:B1 Improve Learning, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Exposure Therapy

    • Topics
      Anxiety Disorders, Emotional Problems, Health Issues, Self-Control, Stress
    • Objective

      To raise awareness about a technique where exposure to object or situation causing anxiety gradually habituates client to that situation.

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, High School, Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      A:B1 Improve Learning, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      3

  • Expressing Anger: A Fill-in-the-Blank Story

    • Topics
      Anger Management, Anxiety Disorders, Communication, Emotional Problems, Feelings, Loss & Grieving, Stress
    • Objective

      To help children understand that anger sometimes masks sadness; to raise awareness about the value of expressing rather than suppressing anger.

    • Types of Tools
      Worksheet
    • Grades
      Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      A:A2 Acquire Skills for Improving Learning, PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Expressing Our Spiritual Self Through Nature

    • Topics
      Alcohol and Drug Prevention, Depression, Health Issues, Physical Health, Spirituality
    • Objective

      To introduce how spiritual symbolism, solace, and healing can be found in nature.

    • Types of Tools
      Worksheet
    • Grades
      Adult
    • ASCA Standards
      A:A2 Acquire Skills for Improving Learning, PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      3

  • Externalization

    • Topics
      Anxiety Disorders, Emotional Problems, Health Issues, Self-Control, Stress
    • Objective

      To raise awareness about a technique that directs a problem or conflict outward from the child experiencing it, so that the problem is separated from the individual and conceptualized as a concrete enemy that can be challenged.

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, High School, Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      A:B1 Improve Learning, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      3

  • Extinction

    • Topics
      ADD/ADHD, Anger Management, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Spectrum, Behavior Management, Self-Control
    • Objective

      To raise awareness about a therapy that involves the withholding or removal of positive reinforcement when undesirable behaviors are present.

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      A:B1 Improve Learning, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      3

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

    • Topics
      Anxiety Disorders, Emotional Problems, Health Issues, Stress
    • Objective

      To raise awareness about a behavioral therapy for children who have experienced a very specific trauma or fear.

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, High School, Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      A:B1 Improve Learning, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      3

  • Facial Expressions

    • Topics
      Communication, Feelings, Relationships, Social Skills
    • Objective

      To teach children the difference between various facial expressions and the feelings they represent.

    • Types of Tools
      Worksheet
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Facing Feelings

    • Topics
      Communication, Feelings, Relationships, Social Skills
    • Objective

    • Types of Tools
      Worksheet
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Facing Yours Fears: A Fill-in-the-Blank Story

    • Topics
      Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Emotional Problems, Feelings, Loss & Grieving, Motivation, Positive Thinking, Stress
    • Objective

      To help children learn to deal with their fears and anxieties.

    • Types of Tools
      Activity
    • Grades
      Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2