• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Triggers

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

      To help one recognize the specific triggers of their PTSD, and their responses to those triggers.

    • Types of Tools
      Discussion, Worksheet
    • Grades
      Adult, High School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Positive Parenting Skills

    • Topics
      Anger Management, Behavior Management, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Parent Training, Relationships
    • Objective

      To identify and practice positive communication skills to enhance parenting.

    • Types of Tools
      Activity, Worksheet
    • Grades
      Adult, High School, Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      3

  • Prescribing the Symptom

    • Topics
      ADD/ADHD, Anger Management, Behavior Management, Emotional Problems
    • Objective

      To increase knowledge about a paradoxical intentionality technique in which a client or family with rigid behavioral patterns is asked to continue, or even exaggerate, an undesired behavior as a way to regain a sense of control, thereby leading to gradual extinction.

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      Adult, High School, Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      3

  • Pretending to Have Symptoms

    • Topics
      ADD/ADHD, Anger Management, Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Management, Emotional Problems
    • Objective

      To increase knowledge about a paradoxical intentionality technique to use when clients are exhibiting mindless behavior patterns that have been resistant to change. The therapist suggests that the client only pretend to have the symptomatic behavior, creating a playful, constructive tone for growth and change.

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      Adult, High School, Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      3

  • Preventing Relapse

    • Topics
      Alcohol and Drug Prevention, Anger Management, Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Health Issues, Recovery, Self-Control
    • Objective

      Increase recognition of symptoms and warnings signs of relapsing behavior, and to increase problem-solving in relapse prevention.

    • Types of Tools
      Activity, Worksheet
    • Grades
      Adult
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      3

  • Problem-Solving Therapy for Families

    • Topics
      Anger Management, Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Management, Communication, Critical Thinking, Emotional Problems, Feelings, Health Issues, Relationships, Stress
    • Objective

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      Adult, Early Elementary School, High School, 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
      3

  • Psychodrama

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

      To increase knowledge about a technique where the child is invited to participate in role-playing and skits in which he reenacts relevant and sometimes painful aspects of his own history, while providing distance from his distress.

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      Adult, Early Elementary School, High School, 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

  • What to Say If Someone Is Suicidal

    • Topics
      Depression, Emotional Problems, Self-Injury
    • Objective

      To increase awareness about what to say or do to support someone who is considering the possibility of committing suicide.

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

  • Why You May Not Feel Comfortable Speaking up about Suicide

    • Topics
      Assertiveness, Communication, Depression, Emotional Problems, Recovery, Relationships, Stress
    • Objective

    • Types of Tools
      Assessment, Worksheet
    • Grades
      Adult, High School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • What are Your Warning Symptoms?

    • Topics
      Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Management, Depression, Emotional Problems, Health Issues, Recovery, Stress
    • Objective

    • Types of Tools
      Assessment, Discussion, Worksheet
    • Grades
      Adult
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      3