• Reducing Stress: A Fill-in-the-Blank Story

    • Topics
      Anger Management, Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Management, Emotional Problems, Feelings, Positive Thinking, Stress
    • Objective

      To help children deal with their fears and anxieties.

    • 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

  • Response Prevention

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

      To increase knowledge about response prevention, which is a technique that uses systematic exposure to an object that is causing fear or anxiety.

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      High School, Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Rest and Relaxation Soup

    • Topics
      Anxiety Disorders, Emotional Problems, Leisure, Stress
    • Objective

      To learn the importance of rest and relaxation, and identify ways to get it.

    • Types of Tools
      Worksheet
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Reworking

    • Topics
      Adoption, Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Management, Depression, Divorce, Emotional Problems, Health Issues, Loss & Grieving, Recovery, Stress
    • Objective

      To increase knowledge about an art therapy concept that encourages children who have been abused or traumatized to keep a chronological portfolio of their artwork, so they can go back and make changes, giving children a sense of control over past hurts or problematic behaviors.

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

  • Right to Change

    • Topics
      Anger Management, Anxiety Disorders, Assertiveness, Behavior Management, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Critical Thinking, Emotional Problems, Positive Thinking, Relationships, Stress
    • Objective

      To increase assertive skills by recognizing the right to change a situation.

    • Types of Tools
      Activity, Discussion, Worksheet
    • Grades
      High School, Middle School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      3

  • Risa’s Good Day: A Fill-in-the-Blank Story

    • Topics
      Anger Management, Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Management, Emotional Problems, Feelings, Positive Thinking, Self-Control, Stress
    • Objective

      To help children learn to deal with frustration and maintain a positive attitude.

    • Types of Tools
      Worksheet
    • Grades
      Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Rituals in Therapy

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

      To increase knowledge about a technique in which forms of ritual therapy, such as imitation, transference, and symmetry or polarity, are used to promote healing when a child believes that particular rituals, sequences, or acts produce particular effects.

    • 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

  • Rseolution

    • Topics
      Anger Management, Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Management, Emotional Problems, Motivation, Self-Control, Stress
    • Objective

      To use art to illustrate an anger management technique on a tee-shirt; to explore methods of managing anger and resolving disagreements.

    • Types of Tools
      Activity
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      A:B1 Improve Learning, PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Sad Emily

    • Topics
      Depression, Emotional Problems, Feelings, Loss & Grieving, Stress
    • Objective

    • Types of Tools
      Discussion, Handout
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application
    • Number of pages
      3

  • Sandplay/Sand Tray Therapy

    • Topics
      Anxiety Disorders, Emotional Problems, Loss & Grieving, Stress
    • Objective

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2