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Teaching Kids About Healthy Friendships and Boundaries
Free age-specific worksheets on healthy friendships and boundaries
Christina Furnival, MA, LPCC, and author of The Not-So-Friendly Friend, shares how to help kids handle tough issues with confidence, plus free worksheets and coloring sheets.
Ask The Expert: Q&A with Dr. Frank Sileo, PhD
Free printable worksheets from his new book, The Small and Tall Ball
Frank Sileo, licensed psychologist and author of The Small and Tall Ball, shares his most frequently asked questions and suggestions on how to use his book in a classroom setting.
EMDR with Children: Top 3 Challenges You’ll Face & How to Overcome Them
Help young clients cope with their symptoms using EMDR
EMDR therapy can be beneficial for children who have experienced trauma or struggling with other mental health issues. Christine Mark-Griffin, LCSW, shares 3 challenges EMDR-trained clinicians might face when working with young clients and how to overcome them.
Creating a Mindfulness-Based Play Therapy Intervention
Free infographic to help you determine the level of mindfulness from play therapy interventions
Tracy Turner-Bumberry, LPC, helps you determine the level of mindfulness play therapy interventions have when working with young clients.
Using Drawing Interventions in Play Therapy
Free worksheet download to help you and young clients increase mindfulness
Tracy Turner-Bumberry, LPC, shares the benefits of art-based therapy interventions for young clients and drawing interventions you can download for FREE to use in your next session.
Implementing a Trauma-Informed Affirming Practice for Autistic Clients
Empower your autistic clients with these trauma-informed best practices
Watch Laura Sibbald, MA, CCC-SLP, ASDCS, CYMHS, share how to support your autistic clients in their ability to make a decision about what to do or what to say in a given scenario and move them toward independence and self-determination.
6 Resilience-Building & Inclusive Children’s Books for National Read Across America Day
Celebrate diverse experiences with these children's books
To celebrate National Read Across America Day on March 2, we’ve selected six of our favorite children’s books that teach kids resilience-building skills and celebrate diverse experiences.
Help Parents Navigate Divorce with Kids
Interventions for anxious, depressed and oppositional children
Watch child-family psychologist, Dr. Steve O’Brien, provide you with a practical treatment approach for children struggling with anxiety, depression, and oppositional behavior secondary to divorced and blended family stressors.
The 3 R's of Anxiety Management for Children
Actionable skills and strategies to help students struggling with anxiety
Anxiety expert Dr. Steve O’Brien shares the 3 R’s of Anxiety Management, including a handful of actionable skills and strategies to help students struggling with anxiety and help create a learning-conducive environment for all your students.
Anxiety in Schools in a Post-Pandemic World
Strategies to effectively treat anxiety in a school setting
Anxiety especially is at an all-time high and appears to be affecting larger percentages of the population. Ashley Rose, LCSW, LSSW, shares classroom-based strategies to treat anxiety and help children heal in a post-pandemic world.