• Topics
      Anger Management, Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Emotional Problems, Feelings, Positive Thinking, Self-Control, Self-Esteem, Spirituality
    • Objective

      To increase knowledge about a technique in which children learn to lower their body-arousal state and inhibit aggressive impulses by practicing calming alternatives to manage their anger.

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      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
      4
    • Topics
      ADD/ADHD, Anger Management, Anxiety Disorders, Asperger's Syndrome, Behavior Management, Emotional Problems, Relationships, Self-Control, Social Skills
    • Objective

      To increase knowledge about self-control training, which gives a child the skills and understanding necessary to control problematic symptoms and behaviors by regulating automatic behavior that has become harmful; incorporates cognitive restructuring, role-play, modeling, problem-solving, self-evaluation, and self-reinforcement.

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      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
    • Topics
      ADD/ADHD, Anger Management, Asperger's Syndrome, Behavior Management, Emotional Problems, Self-Control, Stress
    • Objective

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      Early Elementary 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
    • Topics
      Anger Management, Behavior Management, Critical Thinking, Emotional Problems, Goals, Motivation, Positive Thinking, Self-Esteem
    • Objective

    • Types of Tools
      Discussion, Worksheet
    • Grades
      High School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application
    • Number of pages
      3
    • Topics
      Adoption, Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Management, Depression, Divorce, Emotional Problems, Self-Esteem
    • Objective

      To encourage children who have suffered trauma, prolonged illness, severe deprivation, or abuse to return to a form of play that is developmentally below his or her age level in order to recapture some of the experiences and deficits missed earlier in life.

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, Preschool
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2
    • Topics
      Alcohol and Drug Prevention, Emotional Problems, Goals, Health Issues, Recovery
    • Objective

      To promote boundary recognition as a step to recovery.

    • Types of Tools
      Activity, Handout, Technique
    • Grades
      High School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      3
    • Topics
      Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Management, Depression, Emotional Problems, Self-Esteem, Stress
    • Objective

      To increase knowledge about a technique where the therapist meets on a regular basis with a child and simply asks the child to use drawing as a symbol to express feelings and problems.

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, Preschool
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application
    • Number of pages
      3
    • Topics
      Behavior Management, Critical Thinking, Emotional Problems, Goals
    • Objective

      A written template to document information gathered and discussed during a particular counseling session.

    • Types of Tools
      Assessment, Technique
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, High School, Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2
    • Topics
      Anger Management, Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Emotional Problems, Feelings, Health Issues, Self-Control, Stress
    • Objective

    • Types of Tools
      Assessment
    • Grades
      Adult
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      3
    • Topics
      Anxiety Disorders, Emotional Problems, Feelings, Health Issues, Stress
    • Objective

      To increase knowledge about a technique for children with phobic reactions, to focus on a song with a theme of courage or confidence building as a way to block the phobic symptom.

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2