For adults with ADHD, it can be difficult to focus on important tasks. ADHD may lead to procrastination, distraction, feelings of overwhelm, or simply...
This handout makes a great addition to your digital Social Work Tool Box (also known as the Social Work Tool Kit). Along with this hand-out, a non-scholarly narrative follows to explain this import…
This page presents narrative therapy worksheets.
Planning for mixed speech therapy groups can be OVERWHELMING at times. So many students with different abilities and needs, it can feel like a total time suck. I started using YouTube videos to help me create low-prep, easy lesson plans for my mixed speech groups and I love the results! Click through to learn more!
Like many SLPs right now, I'm a newly minted teletherapist due to school closures during the COVID 19 pandemic. After three months of diving into speech
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Looking for a mindfulness group art activity? Your students will love this artistic expression of emotion after practicing a grounding technique!
An inspiring information with affirmations.
Therapists, counselors, parents, and kids all seem to enjoy the movie Inside Out. I loved it and have also loved how it has helped children in my therapy practice to talk about their emotions and understand the value of all of their feelings. Parents can easily fall into the habit of encouraging kids to not …
A collection of free PDF mental health workbooks & worksheets based on cognitive behavioural therapy and other evidence-based therapies.
INSTANT PDF AND PPT DOWNLOADS Great therapeutic resource for both in-person and remote learning or teletherapy! Purchase this listing for printable "articulation bingo" boards to use for practicing specific sounds in different word positions. Includes Powerpoint drag-and-drop versions with moveable chips! Tip: upload to Google Drive to use with Google Slides. Upon purchase, you will receive the following downloads: - 3 PDFs (/r/ blends in the initial, medial, and final word positions). Printable boards include 3 board versions, which makes it great for group therapy or play! - 1 PPT with 3 drag-and-drop slides (/r/ initial, medial, and final word position) For personal use only. Please note that copyrights/trademarks of the characters/logos/clipart used in this design are not being sold. We do not claim ownership of these characters/logos/images. This fee is only for the time spent designing the item(s).
Description: This is an online resource shared via Google Slides to work on various Fine Motor OT Skills. This activity can be screen-shared virtually or printed as a fun exercise during sessions. These activities were inspired by the viral tik-tok and instagram challenges, modified by an occupational therapist and graded to focus on specific fine motor and visual-motor skills. No equipment and no prep required! Directions: Copy each hand emoji movement with your own hands! Duration: 15-25 minutes Ways to modify the activity: Can screen-share the activity during a virtual session Can print each slide to make them into playing cards Can use this for a group activity or an individual session Can have them try to do it as fast as they can Can set a timer to see how long it takes to complete each level Can do the movements forwards then backwards Can show the slide then have them try and memorize the movements Can set a metronome and have them do the movements to the beat Can have them do it to the beat of music There are 3 different levels of increasing difficulty, with 5 stages for each level. Disclaimer: Emoji images may vary depending on Apple or Chromebook device.
I invite you to just take a moment and focus your attention on your heart center in your body. Imagine all of the people, pets, memories, and other significant things resting here. They are being c…
Distorted thinking, or cognitive distortions, are ways of thinking that are self-sabotaging, wrong, or emotionally damaging. One of the most common cognitive distortions is black-and-white, or all-or-nothing, thinking. It's when our thoughts bounce between two extremes while ignoring the middle. I use to live in those extremes and when I started working on my anger/anxiety/depression working on black-and-white thinking was one of the first things I did. I had to learn how to balance myself (this is called emotion regulation in DBT). Pretty much everyone has black-and-white thinking. Sometimes it shows up in small ways: You try something new for the first time and you're just no good at it, you might think that you should stop immediately. You're working in the extremes of if you can't do it well, you're not going to do it at all, and you're completely ignoring the 'gray area' that says you can practice and improve. Sometimes it shows up in big ways: You make a mistake at work and decide you're never going to be good enough for the position so you quit. The 'gray area' is that the mistake was fixable, you could learn from it, and one mistake doesn't define all of your ability. These worksheets go through more examples, ask you to take a step-by-step look at your own black-and-white thought patterns, and then walk you through how to begin to change how you see those situations. You are not stuck in these self-sabotaging thought-loops. I used to think I couldn't change anything about my thoughts, but with practice, you definitely can. Here's What's Inside! -14 page PDF (with a black and white version for easy printing!) - What is Black and White Thinking? - Examples of B&W Thinking - How a 10-point scale can help - Changing Your Thought Patterns - A worksheet for when you're in the moment - A worksheet for reviewing B&W Thinking in your life - Digging deeper into where those feelings come from **PLEASE READ** This is an Instant Digital Download - you will not receive a physical product in the mail. Upon your purchase, you will immediately receive a link to download your order in your email and it will also be available from your "Purchases and Reviews" tab on your Etsy profile. I am not a mental health professional! I create from lived experiences and I hope that my personal interpretation of different coping skills can encourage you to work with a therapist to apply them to your own life! FORMAT/SIZE All of my worksheets are in standard US Letter Size (8.5 x 11 inches) and in PDF format. Use the (free) Adobe Acrobat to open PDF files. PRINTING This workbook is standard US Letter Size and should be printed on standard US Letter Size Paper. When printed, the colors might be darker or vary from what you see on your computer screen. TERMS OF USE These worksheets are copyrighted and are intended for personal use only. You can reprint pages as many times as you’d like, as long as they are for your personal use. Please do not resell or redistribute to others. If you're looking for commercial use information check out the shop page on my website or email me at Dominee [!at] BlessingManifesting.com REFUNDS I can only offer refunds if you have not downloaded the files. All sales are final but if you have any issues, please let me know!
Use this art therapy exercise to help clients practice mindfulness and relaxation through awareness and control of their breathing.
Feeling overwhelmed or a little stressed about becoming a distance teaching SLP? Then check out this list of free speech therapy digital materials...
Paper Bag Dramatics: A fun activity for Team Building and Developing Community. Here's an idea that can be used just about anywhere at any time. It encourages groups to solve problems, think creatively, and work as a team.
Chain Analysis Read more about behavioral, marsha, linehan, behaviors, sensations and skillful.
The Wheelchair Yoga and Movement Digital Game is perfect for breaks, movement at home, strengthening and/or use as an intervention for PT, OT, or speech in a digital manner. When you purchase the Wheelchair Yoga and Movement Digital Game will receive one zipped file containing the PowerPoint file, link to a Google Slides copy, and PDF file. You can play these games by playing in PowerPoint, Google Slides or using the PDF file to play! Even the PDF file can be played interactively!!! Read more details below.
I have had the best time, this summer, exploring a host of unbelievable school counseling and other education blogs. It always amazes me of how clever educators are. These folks are such inspirations to those of us who read about their latest endeavors and ideas! In my perusing, I began following Scrapbook of a School Counselor. One of her posts speaks about her shopping excursion at the ASCA Conference (so much fun!). I immediately recognized one of the books in her picture as Hunter and His Amazing Remote Control, written by Lori Ann Copeland. I immediately thought to myself, "She made a great purchase!" I have been using this resource for over 10 years and I wanted to post how I use this book with my students. Maybe some of you will want to use the last few weeks of summer to create any props you may use with this resource. The book includes: a story about Hunter (who has difficulty with self-control), lesson plans and activities/games, and printables. It is well laid out and extremely easy to use. I use this book in small support groups for students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 with impulsivity and self-control issues. Depending on the students, I think it could also be used with 6th graders. It is a novel concept, but the concept definitely provides a hook for these students. Each button on the remote control stands for a particular strategy/concept in maintaining self-control. For example, the Channel Changer button reminds students that when their minds drift off to another channel (or topic) different than the channel (or topic) they are supposed to be thinking about, students need to press the Channel Changer button to switch their minds back to the correct Channel. So, if the teacher is teaching about fractions in math class and his/her mind drifts off to the "What I'm Doing After School Channel" then he/she needs to press the Channel Changer button to get back on the Fractions Channel. I split up the book into 8 sessions. Each session focuses on one of the buttons. I have doubled up on the buttons in sessions...but that usually occurred with last few buttons. Overall, the basic agenda of each session is as follows: 1. Review of group rules 2. Review of the remote control button(s) from previous sessions 3. Introduce the remote control button to be taught today by using the small wooden remote control. These are foam bottons attached by Velro to a painted piecte of wood. All foam sheets were purchased at ACMoore. 3. Read section of the Hunter book that goes with today's remote control button being taught. 4. Further teach/define today's self-control strategy. Refer to the small wooden remote control. 4. Using a crayon, color today's button on personal paper remote control (this printable is located in the book). Students keep this paper remote control at the end of the group and is displayed on desk or in folder, etc. 5. Add today's foam button on large remote control. This is a cake board - cardboard rectangle, maybe 13" x 19" or so, purchased in the cake section of ACMoore. I made 8 of them. These stay in my room - students do not get to keep these. 6. Complete an activity which goes along with today's remote control button and strategy. I developed a workbook to go along with each group session. Sometimes we complete the workbook pages during the group session, but sometimes I give a page as homework. I use the homework method to further build on the ideas of self-control and personal responsibility presented in the group and will reward students for returning the workbook the next day. Students take home the workbook when it is completed. Pages in the workbook include: Ways I will use the Channel Changer button at home Ways I will use the Channel Changer button at school 5 ways I will use the Pause button A time when I didn't use the Fast Forward button.... Next time I will... As the book outlines, prior to the last session, I send a letter home to parents (teachers or other staff members) of each group member. The letter asks these folks to secretly write a letter of affirmation for the student and get them to me prior to the last session date. On the last session (Way to Go!) students read their letters (privately or aloud - whichever they feel most comfortable with). This is the most powerful session and activity. Who doesn't love to read/hear positive things about themselves? Have fun with Hunter and His Amazing Remote Control!
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I have had the best time, this summer, exploring a host of unbelievable school counseling and other education blogs. It always amazes me of how clever educators are. These folks are such inspirations to those of us who read about their latest endeavors and ideas! In my perusing, I began following Scrapbook of a School Counselor. One of her posts speaks about her shopping excursion at the ASCA Conference (so much fun!). I immediately recognized one of the books in her picture as Hunter and His Amazing Remote Control, written by Lori Ann Copeland. I immediately thought to myself, "She made a great purchase!" I have been using this resource for over 10 years and I wanted to post how I use this book with my students. Maybe some of you will want to use the last few weeks of summer to create any props you may use with this resource. The book includes: a story about Hunter (who has difficulty with self-control), lesson plans and activities/games, and printables. It is well laid out and extremely easy to use. I use this book in small support groups for students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 with impulsivity and self-control issues. Depending on the students, I think it could also be used with 6th graders. It is a novel concept, but the concept definitely provides a hook for these students. Each button on the remote control stands for a particular strategy/concept in maintaining self-control. For example, the Channel Changer button reminds students that when their minds drift off to another channel (or topic) different than the channel (or topic) they are supposed to be thinking about, students need to press the Channel Changer button to switch their minds back to the correct Channel. So, if the teacher is teaching about fractions in math class and his/her mind drifts off to the "What I'm Doing After School Channel" then he/she needs to press the Channel Changer button to get back on the Fractions Channel. I split up the book into 8 sessions. Each session focuses on one of the buttons. I have doubled up on the buttons in sessions...but that usually occurred with last few buttons. Overall, the basic agenda of each session is as follows: 1. Review of group rules 2. Review of the remote control button(s) from previous sessions 3. Introduce the remote control button to be taught today by using the small wooden remote control. These are foam bottons attached by Velro to a painted piecte of wood. All foam sheets were purchased at ACMoore. 3. Read section of the Hunter book that goes with today's remote control button being taught. 4. Further teach/define today's self-control strategy. Refer to the small wooden remote control. 4. Using a crayon, color today's button on personal paper remote control (this printable is located in the book). Students keep this paper remote control at the end of the group and is displayed on desk or in folder, etc. 5. Add today's foam button on large remote control. This is a cake board - cardboard rectangle, maybe 13" x 19" or so, purchased in the cake section of ACMoore. I made 8 of them. These stay in my room - students do not get to keep these. 6. Complete an activity which goes along with today's remote control button and strategy. I developed a workbook to go along with each group session. Sometimes we complete the workbook pages during the group session, but sometimes I give a page as homework. I use the homework method to further build on the ideas of self-control and personal responsibility presented in the group and will reward students for returning the workbook the next day. Students take home the workbook when it is completed. Pages in the workbook include: Ways I will use the Channel Changer button at home Ways I will use the Channel Changer button at school 5 ways I will use the Pause button A time when I didn't use the Fast Forward button.... Next time I will... As the book outlines, prior to the last session, I send a letter home to parents (teachers or other staff members) of each group member. The letter asks these folks to secretly write a letter of affirmation for the student and get them to me prior to the last session date. On the last session (Way to Go!) students read their letters (privately or aloud - whichever they feel most comfortable with). This is the most powerful session and activity. Who doesn't love to read/hear positive things about themselves? Have fun with Hunter and His Amazing Remote Control!
This week I have been visiting third grade classrooms to do lessons on strategies for success on the SOLs. Third grade students will be taking the SOLs for the first time starting May 13th. Some of them shared that they are feeling scared, nervous, worried, excited, etc. The goal of this lesson is to build their confidence and give them strategies to help them do their best. The lesson is titled "You're In Control". We started by watching this video: Next, we moved on to identifying strategies that can help students be successful on the tests. There are many things students can do before, and the day of the test to help them do their best. We talked about being in control of our success. We used the buttons on a remote control as examples for things we can do to stay in control. As a class we came up with lots of ideas and then students picked their top 10 for their remote control. Here is an example of what your student might be bringing home: Here is a list of some strategies the classes came up with: Prepare and study-use your resources Take your time, you have as long as you need Relax and take deep breaths Flag questions you want to go back and review Reread Get enough sleep Eat a good breakfast Take breaks: water, walking, bathroom Circle key words Wear comfortable clothes and dress for success Cross out wrong answers Use your tools remove distractions BE CONFIDENT! You're going to rock this test!
