It can be difficult to come up with ideas for therapy groups in the middle of your speech therapy group sessions. So here are..
Looking for meaningful and fun Fall counseling activities? Your students will love these fall themed activities in classroom guidance or small groups!
Looking for an engaging character education lesson to teach your students about integrity? This resource is designed to instigate critical thinking and discussions surrounding integrity among students. Perfect for classroom settings, character education lessons, or small group sessions, this resource offers engaging activities housed within a convenient Google Slides slideshow format. With no preparation required, teachers or counselors can seamlessly integrate these activities into their lesson plans. The 20 scenarios and writing prompt presented in this resource prompt students to contemplate real-life situations where integrity can be used, stimulating critical thinking and ethical decision-making skills. What is included: Teacher Instructions Ideas for Use Integrity Google Slideshow The slideshow includes: Title Slide Integrity Explanation Slide How to Play Slide 20 Scenario slides 1 Writing Prompt Students type directly on the slides or the slideshow can be projected for students to write on their own paper! Let's be Friends! Join the Oh So Simple ELA Monthly Newsletter! Oh So Simple ELA Blog Oh So Simple ELA Pinterest Oh So Simple ELA Facebook Oh So Simple ELA Instagram Follow me on Teachers Pay Teachers- You will receive notifications about new resources, sales, and freebies!
Who says rocks can't be a letter builder's best friend? For students, it's a super fun way to nail their ABCs! Just grab some pebbles and let the letter-building games begin! This cool activity is perfect for group sessions or literacy centers. Plus, it's a top pick for sensory playtime too!
Discover creative and energizing ideas to enhance your women's Bible study group. Get inspired and engage in meaningful discussions.
Looking for a fun and meaningful activity for your school counseling worry group? Help your students make a worry monster! Get details here:
Validation is a DBT skill that has a soothing impact and reduces emotional distress. Conversely, invalidation leads to problematic behaviors and interpersonal conflicts. When we invalidate, we dismiss or disregard our own experiences and those of others, and one of the ways to break the cycle is to recognize when we’re putting ourselves and others down. The DBT Validation Worksheet is designed to help clients practice validation in their daily experiences. Clients are to read each action and phrase carefully, and then determine if it is a form of validation or invalidation. They need to place a checkmark in the appropriate box to indicate their assessment. Using this worksheet helps kids and teens become more aware of how their words and actions affect others, which can lead to healthier communication and relationships. Parents may also practice answering this sheet with their child to improve family interactions. This worksheet pairs well with several other validation handouts and worksheets in our store, including our DBT Validation Basics and DBT Validation Skills handouts. *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: Kuo, J. R., Fitzpatrick, S., Ip, J., & Uliaszek, A. A. (2022). The who and what of validation: an experimental examination of validation and invalidation of specific emotions and the moderating effect of emotion dysregulation. Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-022-00185-x Rathus, J. H., Campbell, B., Miller, A. L., & Smith, H. (2015). Treatment Acceptability Study of Walking The Middle Path, a New DBT Skills Module for Adolescents and their Families. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 69(2), 163–178. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2015.69.2.163
We all know that exercise is good for us but for some reason, the older we get, the less we do. Contrary to popular belief, poor balance and muscle weakness has a lot more to do with inactivity than age. In this article we cover: The Benefits of Exercise for the Elderly How to Get Resident to Participate Make Group Exercises Fun with Props Use Music to Lift Spirits Keep Sessions Short Tips for Running Group Sessions Sample Exercise Routine
It can be difficult to come up with ideas for therapy groups in the middle of your speech therapy group sessions. So here are..
Looking for a fun and meaningful activity for your school counseling worry group? Help your students make a worry monster! Get details here:
I am always looking for ideas to shake up my OT treatments and try to get creative with activity tolerance activities, because it is just NOT functional or
This resiliency group counseling curriculum is awesome for helping students deal with whatever life throws their way. It works as a changing families group for students experiencing life changes such as: foster care, divorce or separation, re-marriage or blended families, incarceration, deployment, deportation, moving, death, etc. It’s also great for students impacted by sticky life circumstances or kiddos just needing some […]
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It can be difficult to come up with engaging and easy ideas for therapy groups. Here are my 5 suggestions for speech therapy!
Want to teach kids about resilience? Try these hands-on activities in your classroom guidance lessons or small group counseling sessions!
Activities have the power to engage mental health clients in groups where they learn knowledge and skills to cope with the challenges they face. Use these activities to make your groups fun.
My oldest son starts half day PreK in a few weeks. I made some activities for him to practice basic skills such as letters, shapes and numbers. I am so excited to share them with you! These activities are perfect for Preschool and Kindergarten. I love that they practice fine motor skills as well. Each activity can be printed and placed in a clear view pocket (such as the dry erase kind), or the activities can be laminated and then placed in a Math or Literacy center. Just add your favorite manipulatives. I chose to use pom poms. First up are Letter Cards. The cards come in 4 different printing options: -Full sheet color -Full sheet black and white -Half sheet color -Half sheet black and white Students practice building capital and lowercase letters. Next are the Shape Mats. Students practice building 2D shapes. The sheets come in color and black and white printing options. Next, is Color Word Practice The Find and Cover Alphabet Sheets and Find and Cover Number Sheets are designed to help practice letter and number identification. Find and Cover Teen Numbers The Find and Cover Numbers 0-10 is FREE to download in my store here. Lastly, I have made a few sets to practice sight words. All of these sheets can also be used as Print and Go activities. Just grab markers, crayons, colored pencils, bingo dabbers, etc and you have activities for morning work, small groups, sub tubs, fast finishers and more! If you haven't already grabbed the Number Freebie, just click the picture below! I hope you love these activities! Be sure to check these out it my money saving bundle here! Please be sure to note that when purchasing the bundle the items have been discounted by 50 percent!
Our Art Therapy Emotion Wheel Worksheet can be downloaded and give you the ability to fill it out on a digital device or print it out.
Last year I set a goal to have Brooklyn be able to get her Good Canine Citizen award. Well if you spend more than two minutes around my dog you will instantly know we didn't reach our goal. She is a catalyst of bad behavior. So this year my goal has been for her to walk in Nashville's Christmas Parade with other Nashville Pitties. I always do a lesson on goal setting, but what good is a goal if you aren't organized enough to ensure the steps are in place to meet it? My goal for Brooklyn was a lofty one, in fact it was too big. So we are reorganizing to reduce the stress of dog and mother. This reorganization made and the stress I put on myself to accomplish made me think about how I could change my lesson on organization. After a lot of brainstorming and about 5 drafts here is my new lesson for 4th Grade on responsibility and organization: Lesson 1: We started with a scavenger hunt. I gave teams either an organized back pack or a messy back pack and a list of items. I started the timer and they were off. Most of the teams with organized back packs finished the scavenger hunt within 2-3 minutes and the teams with messy backpacks anywhere from 4-8 minutes. They really got into this, especially because I hid stinky socks, cereal, stuffed animals, and toys in the messy backpacks. Next we discussed that if you were organized that would save you about 2 minutes per day, just enough time to recheck your work, 14 mintues in a week, enough time to read a chapter or two in your new favorite book, and about 56 minutes a month, enough time to watch an entire episode of their favorite Disney show. We ended with a pre-test of work habits so they could identify what they specifically need to improve on. Lessons 2/3: We talked about responsibility and what it means. We watched the video "I Can Do It! Taking Responsibility" which shows the students different scenarios and allows us time to stop and discuss each one. Next we charted what kinds of responsibilities they had in 4th grade. We then role played different responsibilities (the examples are from AIM Education) and in teams practiced what we would do. For example: A new movie you and your best friend are dying to see has just opened up, and your friends wants the two of you to see it this Saturday. The trouble is, your science project is due on Monday, and you and your project partner agreed you would spend Saturday gathering plants in the park. What should you do? At the end of each skit we talked about the different feelings that come with responsibility: stress, disappointment, frustration, etc. That lead us to the postcard activity. I laid several postcards around the room each with a different picture on it. I asked the students to (in silence) find a card that represented how they feel about starting fourth grade and the new responsibilities they are taking on. When everyone had a card we broke into small groups and shared the card we choose and why. Next I asked everyone to set 3 goals for themselves: 1) Something they could accomplish this week. 2) Something they could accomplish in the next 2 months. (I like to remind them of their work habits pre test here) 3) Something they wanted to accomplish by the end of this school year. We then shared our goals with our small group and then with the entire class. I collected the cards and will give them to our students in two months with a personal check in note written on each. **In the past I have done this icebreaker with my faculty and with 6th grade. They filled out the card like an actual postcard and I mailed it to their homes half way through the year. Lesson 4: We continue our talk of responsibility and stress. First in groups they draw what it feels like to be stressed. Then each group shares and we look for similarities that we all have. Next we watch the Brain Pop on stress and at the end they go back to their drawings and surround themselves with things they can do to help alleviate their stress. To finish our series we take the same work habits post test and see if we have improved! Since I only see this grade once a month this 4 part series starts in Sept and ends at Christmas break. Before I know it the sleigh bells are ringing!
A valued heart is a substance abuse group activity to help facilitate conversations about what members truly value to help prevent relapse!
Worry Group Art Activity: Help your students in worry group personify their worries by making a worry monster with watercolors and deep breathing!
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The Pipe Cleaner (aka "Fuzzy Sticks") Challenge is one of my favorite STEM activities to introduce students to STEM learning. This is a fun, inexpensive, and engaging challenge that can be tailored to different ages, settings, and time-frames. This challenge is also an excellent
Check-ins are a predictable and helpful way to start your individual counseling sessions. They provide an opportunity for students to express themselves, allowing you to understand how the student is feeling and what they are thinking. WHY USE CHECK-INS Create a predictable start to sessions Understand a student's thoughts and feelings Build trust and open communication Learn about challenges and concerns Show empathy and care WHAT'S INCLUDED Feelings Check-Ins Feelings Chart Feelings Slips Feelings Spinner Scale Check-Ins Scales can help a student understand how big or strong their feelings are. Cup: Overflowing cups to symbolize stress or other big feelings. Weather: Sunny to Stormy Thermometer: Label with feelings and strategies. Goal Check-Ins Students reflect on their progress, their strategies, what got in the way, and what to do now. 3 different variations (Gardening, Treasure, Hike) Reflection Check-Ins These help students stop and think about their week or day or situation. Great way to get information they may not have thought to share. Magic Wand Time Machine Grateful Award In My Shoes DETAILS Color and Blackline Included Great for elementary and middle school students Perfect for individual and group counseling Great for school counselors, social workers, and psychologists SEE MORE Counseling Building Blocks Resources Copyright © Social Emotional Workshop. Permission to copy for a single user only. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.
Looking for fun and meaningful Kindergarten friendship activities? You'll love these for your small group counseling activities or classroom lessons!
Working on helping kids understand big deal/little deal? Check out my size of the problem lesson and see if it'll work for you!
This blog post includes ideas for 3 engaging activities for expanding utterances that you can use in your Speech Therapy sessions today!
We've all had 'em if you are a school-based speech-language pathologist. The challenges are real, especially as groups grow larger. And they are, with so many
Having a robust toolkit of activities in your back pocket is a must have for team and group coaches. Building onto other posts here at the Group Coaching Ins and Outs blog (Four Ways to Create Coaching Closure with Groups etc), today's post covers four of my favorite activities for opening group and team coaching sessions. Trust and connection is key to successful coaching conversations, and in a group setting, it is likely that people will not know each other. In a team setting, history, roles and power differentials can also impact trust and connection. These four activities can be adapted for the different groups and teams you work with: 1. Personal Logos: I've used this activity with multiple groups and teams. With teams it is always really interesting to see what themes emerge from the logos people choose. Instructions are simple, ask people to create a logo which represents what they bring to the group or team. Have them write it down as part of their name card. Get each person to introduce themselves according to their logo. Have the group or team notice the patterns, similarities etc. 2. Visual Cards - Visual cards can provide a new "spark" for conversation. Lay photographs (your own or a photo deck like Conversation Sparker Cards) out on a table and have people select the card that either: 1. Represents that they bring to the group; 2. Represents their hope for the work together; 3. Signifies where they see the team right now (for teams) If you have time, you may want to ask people to select a second photo which represents: 1. What they hope to gain or achieve through your work together 2 Where they would like to see the team going (for teams) Check out one of the blabs I did last fall, dedicated to working with visual cards. As I mentioned in my July Team and Group Coaching Newsletter (subscribe here), one of my biggest sellers at last month's ICF Mid-West Conference was the 40 Ways To Work With Visual Cards E-manual. Check it out here. 3. Patrick Lencioni's Personal Histories - Many coaches and trainers love the resources included the Patrick Lencioni's Five Dysfunctions of Team Playbook. One you will want to look up and consider using is his Personal Histories exercise. I have used it with executive teams from mining, full teams involved in television, and also with teams in customer service. When time has been available, it's been a valuable exercise in building connection at the start of one day and longer sessions. 4. And the generic go-round - Who are you, what's brought you here. For virtual shorter calls giving people an opportunity to connect and hear each other's voices can be important and can help with boosting engagement and ownership of the call. When people come to a virtual call and realize that something is a little different with their introductions, it may be easier to cut through the assumption that your program is goingt to be another experience of "Death by Conference Call" People remember the start and end of things and a memorable kick off can be very important.Taking time to focus on creating the space for trust and connection helps people feel safe to take the conversation to a deeper level, and really bring themselves into the conversation. What's going to help you feel confident around that? What are your next steps around this? Have a great week, Jennifer Jennifer Britton, MES, CPT, PCC Group Coaching Essentials | Potentials Realized Author of Effective Group Coaching (Wiley, 2010) and From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (Jossey-Bass, 2013) About Us: Jennifer Britton is author of Effective Group Coaching (Wiley, 2010) andFrom One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (Jossey-Bass, 2013) . Since 2004 she and her company, Potentials Realized, have supported thousands of coaches, trainers, and leaders, design and create more impactful team and group programs (in-person and virtual). Jennifer offers customized programs for organizations, as well as virtual public training programs. Our areas of specialty are team development, leadership and coaching. Our 2017 programming starts during the week of January 9th and will include: The Group Coaching Essentials teleseminar (8.75 CCEs), The Advanced Group and Team Coaching Practicum (10 CCEs), and the Mentor Coaching Group for ACC/PCC portfolio routes. Our 2017 Learning Lab and Design Studio Group for Coaches who want to build their business and expand their group and team programs starts January as well (2 group calls on Fridays throughout 2017)
A FUN, INTERACTIVE AND ENGAGING SIX WEEK GIRLS-COUNSELING GROUP Each group session includes a lesson plan (check-in, activity, check-out) and activities! There is very minimal prep involved for you! This group focuses on: -Self-Care -Self-Compassion -Self-Esteem
Learn effective counseling termination activities with children. Explore 23 interventions to say goodbye, reflect on progress, and plan for success.
Target all kinds of developmental skills with these low-prep, low-maintenance Teletherapy Activities in your next virtual therapy session!
Put peacemaking skills at your students��� fingertips with Conflict Cubes they make themselves. This resource encourages collaborative efforts to develop creative and meaningful solutions to common conflicts. Includes directions and a reproducible.
The Bad Seed activity: The Bad Seed is a moving and heartbreaking book that belongs on every single counselor's bookshelf! This post contains ideas for classroom guidance lessons or small group counseling activities using this title to promote kindness and acceptance in every classroom.
