Jeff Tarrant, Ph.D., BCN
It鈥檚 important to understand that traumatic experiences can significantly affect our perceptions and our sense of self, and can sensitize us to sensations, thoughts, and emotions. Fortunately, there are helpful ways to ensure that meditation instruction is trauma-informed, with an emphasis on grounding and physical and emotional security.
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The "Kitten Chow" activity
Karen Thatcher, Ed.D., CCC-SLP
We all play a vital role in the development of the kids that we serve. As providers, we not only affect a child's current development, we also have the ability to shape a child's future academic and social success when we help them learn to love reading.
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A Self- Compassion Lesson Every Teen Needs to Learn
Lee-Anne Gray, Psy.D.
Self-compassion and mindfulness skills can be adapted to almost any challenging situation teens face. The card deck I created provides over fifty conversation starters and exercises you can use with teens to help build mindful awareness, compassion, empathy, and kindness. Try this easy-to-implement exercise on forgiveness.
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Debra Burdick, LCSW, BCN
Get 2 free handouts to help tailor your psychotherapy approach for kids and teens with ADHD.
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How to Explain Dialectics to Our Clients
Lane Pederson, Psy.D., LP, DBTC
If you've ever struggled to explain dialectics to your client, you're not alone. Learn how to clearly explain DBT to your clients, and get a free worksheet to help your client bring about dialectical balance and assist them in seeing options in their lives.
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How to guide couples through the trauma of betrayal and infidelity
John M. Gottman, Ph.D., Julie Gottman, Ph.D.
In this video, John and Julie Gottman will step you through the different phases of their Trust Revival Method to help rebuild and nurture trust in a relationship.
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Jennifer Abel, Ph.D.
Have you noticed that when people tell you 鈥渞elax鈥 or 鈥渃alm down鈥 you only feel more agitated and may even feel like flipping them off? Yet we usually give ourselves the same advice as we try to quiet the thoughts in our head. How do we address our anxiety without making it worse?
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Progressive Muscle Relaxation Worksheet Included
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Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) is a great technique to use with children struggling with self-regulation because it allows for personalization of the scripted passages we use to guide the exercise. Read more to download your FREE PMR Worksheet...
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When children with Autism learn to navigate their sensory world and understand that a simple touch on the shoulder is not a threat, they are better able to reach out socially.
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Susan P. Epstein, LCSW
When everyone in the family contributes to the chores, you teach a valuable lesson: The family is a team. Here are some tips and tricks to getting everyone involved with household chores.
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