• You Can Learn to Talk with Others About Your Feelings

    • Topics
      Depression, Emotional Problems, Feelings, Loss & Grieving, Relationships
    • Objective

      To increase awareness about the value of talking with others about your feelings of grief and loss.

    • Types of Tools
      Handout
    • Grades
      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

  • You Can Learn to Understand That Dying is Part of Living

    • Topics
      Depression, Loss & Grieving, Relationships
    • Objective

      To increase awareness about dying as being part of the life cycle.

    • Types of Tools
      Handout, Helpful Hints
    • Grades
      Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      A:B1 Improve Learning
    • Number of pages
      2

  • You Didn’t Make it Happen: A Fill-in-the-Blank Story

    • Topics
      Depression, Emotional Problems, Loss & Grieving
    • Objective

      To increase awareness about how to cope with guilty feelings when a sibling dies.

    • Types of Tools
      Worksheet
    • Grades
      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

  • About My Coping Strategies

    • Topics
      Alcohol and Drug Prevention, Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Feelings, Goals, Health Issues, Loss & Grieving, Physical Health, Positive Thinking, Self-Esteem, Spirituality
    • Objective

      To recognize and identify coping strategies from the past that one can use again to deal
      with stress or adversity.

    • Types of Tools
      Activity
    • Grades
      Adult
    • ASCA Standards
      A:A2 Acquire Skills for Improving Learning, A:B1 Improve Learning
    • Number of pages
      2

  • You Can Learn to Deal with Grief

    • Topics
      Depression, Emotional Problems, Feelings, Loss & Grieving, Recovery
    • Objective

      To increase awareness about coping with grief and loss when a loved one dies.

    • Types of Tools
      Handout
    • 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

  • Play Stories

    • Topics
      Anger Management, Behavior Management, Emotional Problems, Feelings, Loss & Grieving, Relationships, Self-Esteem
    • Objective

      To increase knowledge about non-directive play therapy, or Story Play, in which the therapist enters into the play story as a way to help a child feel that his/her perceptions are valued.

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, Preschool
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills
    • Number of pages
      2