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| therapy activities for adolescents: Activities for Adolescents in Therapy Susan T. Dennison, 1998 This how to do it book has been written primarily for experienced group clinicians-social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and school counselors. However, it may also be adapted for use by other experienced helping professionals who work with troubled adolescents in group settings, such as art therapists, special education teachers, recreation therapists, and speech/language pathologists. Although the activities are intended for groups, modifications can easily be made for use in individual therapy. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Therapy Games for Teens: 150 Activities to Improve Self-Esteem, Communication, and Coping Skills Kevin Gruzewski, 2020-09-15 Build teen self-esteem and communication skills with 150 simple, effective therapy games Planning thoughtful and productive therapy activities for teens doesn't have to be a complex challenge or require a lot of specialized resources. Therapy Games for Teens makes it easier to reach them, with 150 games based in recreation therapy that help teens cope with stress, bullying, grief, anxiety, depression, and more. These fun and inclusive therapy games are designed specifically with teens in mind. Step-by-step instructions show you how to guide them as they practice everything from labeling their own emotions to creative ways of venting frustration, with techniques that incorporate mindfulness and self-reflection. Give teens the tools to navigate life's challenges effectively, so they can grow up into confident, self-aware adults. Therapy Games for Teens helps: Put teens in control--Designed for both groups and individuals, these therapy games use self-exploration and creative expression to help teens let their guard down and learn valuable coping skills. Discussion questions--Each activity includes tips, talking points, and open-ended questions to help teens put what they learned into perspective and apply it to their lives. Practical and doable--The therapy games use simple materials like pencils, paper, dry-erase boards, and tape so there's no need for expensive or specialized tools. Help teens arm themselves with skills to manage their emotions and step into their potential. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Assessment and Treatment Activities for Children, Adolescents, and Families Liana Lowenstein, 2008 In this comprehensive resource, Liana Lowenstein has compiled an impressive collection of techniques from experienced practitioners. Interventions are outlined for engaging, assessing, and treating children of all ages and their families. Activities address a range of issues including, Feelings Expression, Social Skills, Self-Esteem, and Termination. A must have for mental health professionals seeking to add creative interventions to their repertoire. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Play Therapy Techniques Charles E. Schaefer, Donna M. Cangelosi, 2002 The second edition of Play Therapy Techniques includes seven new chapters in addition to the original twenty-four. These lively chapters expand the comprehensive scope of the book by describing issues involved in beginning and ending therapy, using metaphors, playing music and ball, and applying the renowned Color Your Life technique. The extensive selection of play techniques described in this book will add to the clinical repertoire of students and practitioners of child therapy and counseling. When used in combination with formal education and clinical supervision, Play Therapy Techniques, Second Edition, can be especially useful for developing treatment plans to address the specific needs of various clinical populations. Students and practitioners of child therapy and counseling, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, and child life specialists will find this second of Play Therapy Techniques informative and clinically useful. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Creative Therapy Angela Hobday, Kate Ollier, 1998-04-08 Containing over 50 activities (exercises, worksheets and games) which can be used in working with children, adolescents or families, this text aims to encourage creativity in therapy and assist in talking with children to facilitate change. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Cognitive Therapy Techniques for Children and Adolescents Robert D. Friedberg, Jessica M. McClure, Jolene Hillwig Garcia, 2014-10-17 Providing a wealth of practical interventions and activities - all organized within a state-of-the-art modular framework - this invaluable book helps child clinicians expand their intervention toolkits. Building on the bestselling Clinical Practice of Cognitive Therapy with Children and Adolescents, which addresses the basics of treatment, Friedberg et. al., in their latest volume, provide additional effective ways for engaging hard-to-reach clients, addressing challenging problems, and targeting particular cognitive and behavioral skills. Fun and productive games, crafts, and other activities are described in step-by-step detail. Special features include over 30 reproducible forms and handouts, which bookbuyers can also download and print from Guilford's website in a convenient full-page size.--Pub. desc. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Active Interventions for Kids and Teens Jeffrey S. Ashby, Terry Kottman, Donald G. DeGraaf, 2008 |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Play Therapy with Adolescents Loretta Gallo-Lopez, Charles E. Schaefer, 2010 Adolescents are often resistant, hostile, moody, and difficult, but they can also be fascinating, creative, spontaneous, and passionate. How do mental health professionals get past the facade? Play Therapy with Adolescents is the first book to offer a complete variety of play therapy approaches specifically geared toward adolescents. The chapters, written by experts in the field, offer readers entry into the world of adolescents, showing how to make connections and alliances. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: The Therapist's Notebook for Children and Adolescents Catherine Ford Sori, Lorna Hecker, Molli E. Bachenberg, 2015-07-24 In The Therapist's Notebook for Children and Adolescents, 2nd ed, you'll find the most powerful tools available for aiding children with their feelings, incorporating play techniques into therapy, encouraging appropriate parental involvement in family sessions, and providing group therapy to children. This ready reference is divided into ten thoughtfully planned sections to make it easy to find the right activity, handout, or intervention for the problem at hand, whether you’re looking for creative ideas, running a children’s group, putting interventions into practice in the classroom, or looking for ways to increase parental and familial involvement. Instructions for the activities are clearly explained and highlighted with case examples and many illustrations. Chapters are by leading experts, including Eliana Gil, Risë VanFleet, Liana Lowenstein, Howard Rosenthal, and Volker Thomas, and explore strategies for treating children both individually and in a family context. With more than 60% new material, this expanded version delves into the latest research and thinking on family play therapy and addresses many pertinent issues of our time, including bullying, suicidal ideation, ADHD, autism, adolescents and sex, and cultural issues. It’s a must-have arsenal for both novice and experienced professionals in family therapy, play therapy, psychology, psychiatry, counseling, education, nursing, and related fields. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: What Works when with Children and Adolescents Ann Vernon, 2002 Designed for counselors, school psychologists and others, this practical handbook offers creative, useful interventions for problems children and adolescents commonly experience. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Creative Play Therapy with Adolescents and Adults Denis' A. Thomas, Melanie H. Morris, 2020-04-16 This practical, user-friendly manual shows mental health professionals how to implement play therapy with adolescents and adults and how to conceptualize client struggles using a wealth of creative approaches. Creative Play Therapy with Adolescents and Adults follows an accessible seven-stage process for professionals to address clients’ core needs and establish an empathic therapeutic relationship. The book charts the stages of play therapy and explores a range of expressive arts including art, drama, dance, writing and sand play and the key materials needed for each. It also considers additional aspects of play therapy including resistance, spirituality and self-care. Filled with techniques, skills and case studies to help demystify complex client work, the book outlines an easy-to-follow treatment protocol for healing and resolution. This book will be of interest to a wide range of mental health professionals working with adults and adolescents as it encourages a more creative career and lasting, tangible progress in clients. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: 150 More Group Therapy Activities & TIPS Judith Belmont, 2020-04-23 Bestselling author Judy Belmont has created another treasure chest of hands-on and easy-to-use handouts, activities, worksheets, mini-lessons and quizzes that help clients develop effective life skills. 150 More Group Therapy Activities & TIPS, the fourth in her Therapeutic Toolbox series, provides a wealth of psycho-educational ideas with Belmont's signature T.I.P.s format ( Theory, Implementation, and Processing ). Ready-to-use tools include: Interactive strategies for leading successful group experiences DBT, CBT, ACT and positive psychology-inspired resources Communication skills-building activities Coping skills using mindfulness and stress resiliency practices Self-esteem and self-compassion guides for changing thoughts Fun team building exercises and icebreakers Practical resources for adults, adolescents & children |
| therapy activities for adolescents: More what Works when with Children and Adolescents Ann Vernon, 2009 Presents approximately eighty activities for counseling children and adolescents, which address such issues as anxiety, depression, stress, grief, low frustration tolerance, anger, bullying, and acting out. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: The Teen Girl's Survival Guide Lucie Hemmen, 2015-11-01 As a teen girl, you are likely feeling pressure and stress from every direction. Having good, healthy relationships with friends you can count on makes all the difference. In this guide, psychologist and teen expert Lucie Hemmen offers ten tips to guide you toward creating and maintaining the social life you want. Even better, the real experts that make this guide special are older teen girls who have recently been where you are now—and have plenty to say about it. As you move through this fun and engaging guide, you will get a sense of who you are as a friend, appreciate authentic qualities you can share with others, and get moving toward expanding the quality and quantity of your social connections. Before you know it, small steps will lead to big changes and you will find yourself more confident, connected, and happy. Grounded in evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), the ten tips guide you in developing yourself in both simple and significant ways. You will engage in thought-provoking exercises and take fun quizzes spaced between tips to get you thinking more deeply about yourself and others. If you’re ready to get going on your social life, this book will show you the way. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Creative Therapy Angela Hobday, Kate Ollier, 1998 A user-friendly resource that encourages creativity in therapy and assists therapists in talking with children to facilitate change. Ranging from simple ideas to the more complicated and innovated, the activities have been designed to be used as tools to supplement a variety of approaches to an individual child's needs. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Cognitive Therapy for Adolescents in School Settings Torrey A. Creed, Jarrod Reisweber, Aaron T. Beck, 2011-06-14 The first concise guide to conducting cognitive therapy (CT) in school settings, this book features in-depth case examples and hands-on clinical tools. The authors—who include renowned CT originator Aaron T. Beck—provide an accessible introduction to the cognitive model and demonstrate specific therapeutic techniques. Strategies are illustrated for engaging adolescents in therapy, rapidly creating an effective case conceptualization, and addressing a range of clinical issues and stressors frequently experienced in grades 6–12. The challenges and rewards of school-based CT are discussed in detail. In a convenient large-size format, the book contains 16 reproducible handouts, worksheets, and forms. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Structured Play-Based Interventions for Engaging Children and Adolescents in Therapy Angela M. Cavett, Ph.d., Ph. D. Angela Cavett, 2010-10-01 Structured Play-Based Interventions for Engaging Children and Adolescents in Therapy is a compilation of playful interventions for use by mental health professionals treating children and adolescents with emotional or behavioral problems. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: ACT for Adolescents Sheri L. Turrell, Mary Bell, 2016-05-01 In this much-needed guide, a clinical psychologist and a social worker provide a flexible, ten-week protocol based in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help adolescents overcome mental health hurdles and thrive. If you’re a clinician working with adolescents, you understand the challenges this population faces. But sometimes it can be difficult to establish connection in therapy. To help, ACT for Adolescents offers the first effective professional protocol for facilitating ACT with adolescents in individual therapy, along with modifications for a group setting. In this book, you’ll find invaluable strategies for connecting meaningfully with your client in session, while at the same time arriving quickly and safely to the clinical issues your client is facing. You’ll also find an overview of the core processes of ACT so you can introduce mindfulness into each session and help your client choose values-based action. Using the protocol outlined in this book, you’ll be able to help your client overcome a number of mental health challenges from depression and anxiety to eating disorders and trauma. If you work with adolescent clients, the powerful and effective step-by-step exercises in this book are tailored especially for you. This is a must-have addition to your professional library. This book includes audio downloads. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Therapeutic Activities for Children and Teens Coping with Health Issues Robyn Hart, Judy Rollins, 2011-05-03 Winner of the American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year 2011 (Category: Maternal And Child Health) Building on children's natural inclinations to pretend and reenact, play therapy is widely used in the treatment of psychological problems in childhood. This book is the only one of its kind with more than 200 therapeutic activities specifically designed for working with children and teenagers within the healthcare system. It provides evidence-based, age-appropriate activities for interventions that promote coping. The activities target topics such as separation anxiety, self-esteem issues, body image, death, isolation, and pain. Mental health practitioners will appreciate its cookbook format, with quickly read and implemented activities. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Exposure Therapy for Treating Anxiety in Children and Adolescents Veronica L. Raggi, Jessica G. Samson, Julia W. Felton, Heather R. Loffredo, Lisa H. Berghorst, 2018-02-02 Written by a team of clinicians specializing in the treatment of children and adolescents, this professional guide offers a comprehensive, practical resource for implementing exposure therapy when treating children and adolescents with anxiety. Each chapter is devoted to tailoring exposure work to a specific anxiety-related condition, such as separation anxiety, phobias, panic, social anxiety, and more, using a variety of creative exposure ideas and activities. In Exposure Therapy for Treating Anxiety in Children and Adolescents, you’ll find detailed hierarchies and clinical suggestions for treating each specific childhood anxiety condition, including separation anxiety, school refusal, selective mutism, specific phobia, generalized anxiety, panic disorder, social anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and emotion tolerance. The book also offers an overview of exposure therapy and its implementation in children and adolescents, including a review of current research and empirical findings on this approach. With this book, you’ll also find solid strategies for conducting detailed clinical assessments, so you can gain a greater understanding the specific anxiety triggers and factors that play a role in the development of and maintenance of the child’s problem, and learn how this information can be used to guide you in your development of specific exposure exercises. Finally, you’ll find tips on how to assess for family variables that may contribute to the maintenance of the child’s condition, as well as ways to work with parents in becoming effective coaches for their children during exposure-based activities. Children are vastly different than adults in their treatment needs and in the process through which effective therapy is implemented. If you’re looking for clear, practical guidelines for designing, adapting, and implementing specific exposure exercises for your young clients, this book provides everything you need in one place. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Creative Therapy Kate Ollier, Angela Hobday, 2004-01-01 This title provides ways of working with teenagers to help them regain confidence and feel positive about their future and to make their therapeutic journey a stimulating yet emotionally stabilising time. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: The PTSD Workbook Mary Beth Williams, Soili Poijula, 2013-04-01 Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an extremely debilitating anxiety condition that can occur after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal. Although many know that this mental health issue affects veterans of war, many may not know that it also affects victims of domestic violence, sexual violence, natural disasters, crime, car accidents and accidents in the workplace. No matter the cause of their illness, people with PTSD will often relive their traumatic experience in the form of flashbacks, memories, nightmares, and frightening thoughts. This is especially true when they are exposed to events or objects that remind them of their trauma. Left untreated, PTSD can lead to emotional numbness, insomnia, addiction, anxiety, depression, and even suicide. In The PTSD Workbook, Second Edition, psychologists and trauma experts Mary Beth Williams and Soili Poijula outline techniques and interventions used by PTSD experts from around the world to offer trauma survivors the most effective tools available to conquer their most distressing trauma-related symptoms, whether they are a veteran, a rape survivor, or a crime victim. Based in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), the book is extremely accessible and easy-to-use, offering evidence-based therapy at a low cost. This new edition features chapters focusing on veterans with PTSD, the link between cortisol and adrenaline and its role in PTSD and overall mental health, and the mind-body component of PTSD. This book is designed to arm PTSD survivors with the emotional resilience they need to get their lives back together after a traumatic event. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Reaching Teens Kenneth R. Ginsburg, Zachary Brett Ramirez McClain, 2020-06-29 Completely revised and updated, Reaching Teens provides communications strategies to effectively engage with today's teenagers. This groundbreaking multimedia resource combines video and text to show how recognizing, reinforcing, and building on inherent strengths supports positive youth development. Key Features New edition expands guidance on trauma, by reframing the approach to show that working with youth can be trauma sensitive and also incorporates positive youth development and resilience. Twenty-nine new chapters--93 total New website companion, which includes Full book content, plus references Expanded version of select chapters In-chapter access to videos and group learning and discussion Tailored learning resources for different audiences created in conjunction with subject matter experts: Youth development programs Education settings Health care settings Juvenile justice settings Foster care settings Substance use programs and recovery settings Includes 400 video clips. Earn CME credits/CEUs |
| therapy activities for adolescents: The Mindfulness Matters Program for Children and Adolescents Randye J. Semple, Christopher Willard, 2019-07-08 This indispensable resource provides a flexible framework and a wealth of engaging tools for teaching mindfulness to children and adolescents with varying needs in school or clinical settings. Numerous kid-friendly mindfulness practices are presented, complete with step-by-step instructions, sample scripts, suggested variations, and discussion questions. The benefits of mindfulness for enhancing children's social–emotional competencies are clearly explained. Clinicians and teachers are guided to select and sequence activities for groups struggling with specific challenges: stress and anxiety, depression, attention problems, behavioral and emotion regulation issues, and trauma. In a convenient large-size format, the book includes 14 reproducible handouts. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: CBT Express Jessica M. McClure, Robert D. Friedberg, Micaela A. Thordarson, Marisa Keller, 2019-08-15 Offering vital tools for working with 4- to 18-year-olds in a wide range of settings, this book presents engaging cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) activities that can be implemented rapidly and flexibly. Concise chapters guide the provider to quickly identify meaningful points of intervention for frequently encountered clinical concerns, and to teach and model effective strategies. Each intervention includes a summary of the target age, module, purpose, rationale, materials needed, and expected time for completion, as well as clear instructions and sample dialogues and scripts. In a convenient large-size format, the book features helpful graphics and 77 reproducible handouts and worksheets in the form of Handy and Quick (HQ) Cards. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. |
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| therapy activities for adolescents: The Therapist's Notebook Lorna L Hecker, Sharon A. Deacon, 2013-02-01 When did you last have enough free time to carefully create, develop, and test a therapeutic concept or teaching method to improve the help you provide to your patients? With The Therapist's Notebook, a compilation of original ideas by practicing clinicians, you can tap into the knowledge and experience of seasoned professionals to give your clients tangible, field-tested assignments that will represent their work and progress in therapy. Appropriate for practicing marriage and family therapists, psychologists, social workers, and other therapists of any professional affiliation who deal with children, adolescents, adults, couples, or families, this dynamic handbook provides you with handouts and homework activities that are quick and easy and require little effort or experience to use. The Therapist's Notebook is a valuable resource for both experienced and novice clinicians. Established clinicians will know how to fit each chapter to a particular clientele, while uninitiated clinicians or trainees will appreciate how the ready-made materials help their clients and spur their own creativity in intervening. You'll find therapeutic work becomes less stressful and more enjoyable as you learn about helping these populations deal with important issues: Adults--goal setting, boundary issues, life transitions, communication, problemsolving, compulsivity, feelings Couples--trust, infidelity, leisure time, communication, conflict resolution, sexuality, enrichment Families--rules/punishment, decisionmaking, gender roles, chores and responsibilities, communication Children--self-esteem, school problems, social skills, abuse, discipline problems Adolescents--peer pressure, school issues, communication, involvement in therapy, behavior Other--resistant clients, crisis counseling, linking clients with social resources The Therapist's Notebook gives you a tangible, useful product you can utilize with clients. The book's compilation of homework, handouts, and activities that have been successfully applied to client populations is valuable not only for therapists’daily use, but also to illustrate creative, clinically tested interventions to future counselors, therapists, social workers, teachers, school psychologists, and special educators. Particularly useful as an ancillary text in university courses in psychotherapy-related fields, the book's user-friendly format will enliven practicum courses and ensure heightened student participation. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Innovative Interventions in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Christine Lynn Norton, 2010-09-13 Innovative Interventions in Child and Adolescent Mental Health is a unique composite of the literature on various innovative interventions for children and adolescents, and provides a developmental and neurobiological rationale for utilizing innovative interventions with this population. Based on the latest research, this book emphasizes that children and adolescents need more than just talk therapy. These innovative interventions can be applied in a variety of practice settings including schools, juvenile justice, community-based counseling centers, and residential treatment. This book bridges the gap between theory and practice, and provides a historical, theoretical, and research-based rationale, as well as a helpful case study, for each type of intervention being discussed. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Suicidal Adolescents Alec L. Miller, 2017-05-19 Filling a tremendous need, this highly practical book adapts the proven techniques of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to treatment of multiproblem adolescents at highest risk for suicidal behavior and self-injury. The authors are master clinicians who take the reader step by step through understanding and assessing severe emotional dysregulation in teens and implementing individual, family, and group-based interventions. Insightful guidance on everything from orientation to termination is enlivened by case illustrations and sample dialogues. Appendices feature 30 mindfulness exercises as well as lecture notes and 12 reproducible handouts for Walking the Middle Path, a DBT skills training module for adolescents and their families. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print these handouts and several other tools from the book in a convenient 8 1/2 x 11 size. See also Rathus and Miller's DBT? Skills Manual for Adolescents, packed with tools for implementing DBT skills training with adolescents with a wide range of problems.ÿ |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Activity Manual for Adolescents Cheryl L. Karp, Traci L. Butler, Sage C. Bergstrom, 1998 Designed for use along with Treatment Strategies for Abused Adolescents therapist manual, this activity manual is accessibly directed toward the adolescent in a therapeutic setting healing from early physical, sexual, or emotional trauma. Addressing the critical need for materials designed for this age group, Cheryl L. Karp, Traci L. Butler, and Sage C. Bergstrom present a four-stage approach to recovery that includes building a therapeutic relationship, incorporating corrective and reparative experiences during the abuse-focused portion of treatment, repairing the sense of self, and becoming more future oriented. The trauma resolution activities in this book are interesting, well-planned out, and developmentally structured. Each chapter begins with an introduction skillfully and sensitively addressed to the adolescent. Together with the therapist manual, this activity manual is a welcome and timely package for therapists who often find frustration and dead-ends when searching for publications that are age-appropriate for this group of young people. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Creative Therapy with Children & Adolescents Kate Ollier, 2001 |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Counseling Adolescents Through Loss, Grief, and Trauma Pamela A. Malone, 2016-02-19 Loss, grief, and trauma come into the lives of adolescents in many forms and with more frequency than the adults in their lives may realize. Assessing the depth and nature of their emotions can be difficult; adolescents are typically reluctant to show strong emotions and can be difficult to reach, particularly when they experience the untimely death of a loved one. How best to work with a young person who may have trouble communicating their emotions even under the best of circumstances? And what if he or she has learned about the death of a loved one or classmate from another peer rather than a family member? What about gender differences and the influence of culture and family? What role do cell phones, text messaging, and technologies such as Facebook play in the adolescent grief experience? Adolescents’ use of technology creates unlimited access to friends, support systems, and information, but news that spreads quickly without buffering effects can intensify the strength of the adolescent grief responses. Counseling Adolescents Through Loss, Grief, and Trauma not only examines these issues; it also provides clinicians with a wealth of resources and time-tested therapeutic activities that are sure to become an indispensable part of any clinician’s practice. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents Laura Mufson, 2004-04-22 Grounded in extensive research and clinical experience, this manual provides a complete guide to interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed adolescents (IPT-A). IPT-A is an evidence-based brief intervention designed to meet the specific developmental needs of teenagers. Clinicians learn how to educate adolescents and their families about depression, work with associated relationship difficulties, and help clients manage their symptoms while developing more effective communication and interpersonal problem-solving skills. The book includes illustrative clinical vignettes, an extended case example, and information on the model's conceptual and empirical underpinnings. Helpful session checklists and sample assessment tools are featured in the appendices. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Building Bridges Julie Lowe, 2020-09-28 Knowing how to approach children and teens in counseling can be a challenge. Learning to enter into their world and draw them out can sometimes feel impossible. But with Julie Lowe’s Building Bridges—a practical workbook of expressive activities to do with kids and teens in counseling—you will find the biblical tools you’re looking for. There are thoughtful, biblically wise, and creative ways we can engage young people. The responsibility lies on us as adults to work hard at drawing kids out. Thankfully, there are helpful, practical ways to speak the gospel into their lives, and by building bridges with young people, we can build bridges with them to the Lord. With over fifteen years of counseling experience and by working as a registered play therapist supervisor, Julie Lowe understands there is a need to speak truth and hope into the lives of children and teens in a hands-on, meaningful way. That’s why the activities in Building Bridges can be used over and over in multiple contexts. This workbook walks men and women through the rationale for expressive activities, provides examples, and then shows counselors how to do it themselves. By pointing to the Lord through expressive mediums, counselors and youth workers will be able to reach kids and teens in a unique, biblical way. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Play Therapy with Adults Charles E. Schaefer, 2003-06-16 Learn how to incorporate adult play therapy into your practice withthis easy-to-use guide In the Western world there has been a widening belief that play isnot a trivial or childish pursuit but rather a prime pillar ofmental health, along with love and work. Play Therapy with Adultspresents original chapters written by a collection of internationalexperts who examine the diverse approaches and clinical strategiesavailable for successfully incorporating play therapy intoadult-client sessions. This timely guide covers healing through the use of a variety ofplay therapy techniques and methods. Various client groups andtreatment settings are given special attention, including workingwith adolescents, the elderly, couples, individuals with dementia,and clients in group therapy. Material is organized into four sections for easy reference: * Dramatic role play * Therapeutic humor * Sand play and doll play * Play groups, hypnoplay, and client-centered play Play Therapy with Adults is a valuable book for psychologists,therapists, social workers, and counselors interested in helpingclients explore themselves through playful activities. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Partners in Play Terry Kottman, Kristin Meany-Walen, 2016-01-08 Play therapy expert Terry Kottman and her colleague Kristin Meany-Walen provide a comprehensive update to this spirited and fun text on integrating Adlerian techniques into play therapy. Clinicians, school counselors, and students will find this to be the definitive guide for using Adlerian strategies with children to foster positive growth and effective communication with their parents and teachers. After an introduction to the basics of the approach and the concepts of Individual Psychology, the stages of Adlerian play therapy are outlined through step-by-step instructions, detailed treatment plans, an ongoing case study, and numerous vignettes. In addition to presenting up-to-date information on trends in play therapy, this latest edition emphasizes the current climate of evidence-based treatment and includes a new chapter on conducting research in play therapy. Appendixes contain useful worksheets, checklists, and resources that can be easily integrated into practice. Additional resources related to this book can be found in the ACA Online Bookstore at www.counseling.org/publications/bookstore and supplementary material Here *Requests for digital versions from ACA can be found on www.wiley.com. *To purchase print copies, please visit the ACA website. *Reproduction requests for material from books published by ACA should be directed to publications@counseling.org |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Solution-Focused Therapy with Children and Adolescents Elizabeth R. Taylor, 2019-03-20 Solution-Focused Therapy with Children and Adolescents offers mental health professionals an integration of creative and playful approaches and solution-focused therapy. The author presents developmentally appropriate and expressive alternatives to oral communication including sandtray, writing, puppetry, drawing and coloring, photography, and music. The text presents an overview of strength-based and creative approaches with a focused examination of the philosophy and process of solution-focused therapy, then divides chapters into specific stages of therapy—beginnings, searching for treasure, setting goals, and ending the session—with creative techniques offered in each section. The final chapter addresses working with children and adolescents in solution-focused groups, including how to set up groups and progress through different group stages, presenting specific techniques and activities focused on each stage of the group process. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: The Thriving Adolescent Louise L. Hayes, Joseph V. Ciarrochi, 2015-11-01 Adolescents face unique pressures and worries. Will they pass high school? Should they go to college? Will they find love? And what ways do they want to act in the world? The uncertainty surrounding the future can be overwhelming. Sadly, and all too often, if things don’t go smoothly, adolescents will begin labeling themselves as losers, unpopular, unattractive, weird, or dumb. And, let’s not forget the ubiquitous ‘not good enough’ story that often begins during these formative years. These labels are often carried forward throughout life. So what can you do, now, to help lighten this lifelong burden? The Thriving Adolescent offers teachers, counselors, and mental health professionals powerful techniques for working with adolescents. Based in proven- effective acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), the skills and tips outlined in this book will help adolescents and teens manage difficult emotions, connect with their values, achieve mindfulness and vitality, and develop positive relationships with friends and family. The evidence-based practices in this book focus on developing a strong sense of self, and will give adolescents the confidence they need to make that difficult transition into adulthood. Whether it’s school, family, or friend related, adolescents experience a profound level of stress, and often they lack the psychological tools to deal with stress in productive ways. The skills we impart to them now will help set the stage for a happy, healthy adulthood. If you work with adolescents or teens, this is a must-have addition to your professional library. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: Problem-Solving Therapy Thomas D'Zurilla, PhD, Arthur M. Nezu, PhD, ABPP, 2006-09-18 MAXIMIZE POSITIVE PATIENT OUTCOMES Enhance Function--Avert Relapses--Present New Problems In this new updated edition, authors Thomas J. D'Zurilla and Arthur M. Nezu, present some of the most useful advances in problem-solving therapy (PST) today. An excellent resource for maximizing positive patient outcomes, this all-inclusive guide helps enhance your problem solving skills and apply successful clinical techniques to help your clients improve their lives. Known for its presentation of solid research results and effective PST training tools, this best-selling guide has been fully updated to include: NEW research data on social problem solving and adjustment NEW studies on the efficacy of PST NEW social problem solving models NEW updated and more user-friendly therapist's training manual Written for a wide audience, from therapists and counselors to psychologists and social workers, this highly readable and practical reference is a must-have guide to helping your patients identify and resolve current life problems. The book set is designed to be read alongside its informal manual accompaniment, Solving Life's Problems: A 5-Step Guide to Enhanced Well-Being by D'Zurilla, Nezu, and Christine Maguth Nezu. Purchase of the two books as a set will get you these life-changing texts at an $7.00 savings over the two books bought individually. |
| therapy activities for adolescents: The Anxiety Workbook for Teens Lisa M. Schab, 2010-01-07 This professional edition includes both the Instant Help book and a companion CD that offers the complete book and printable worksheets for your clients. About one in four teens suffers from mild to serious problems with anxiety, and many of them get little or no help. The Anxiety Workbook for Teens, written by an experienced therapist, gives teens a collection of tools to help control anxiety and face day-to-day challenges. This workbook both gives anxious teens insight into their problems and offers practical guidance for overcoming them. |
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Anxious Teens Download - Between Sessions
Face Your Fears with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy 147 Objec:ve: To face and manage your fears instead of avoiding them. What to Do When You Worry Too Much About Your …
The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens ... - NCYI
The activities in this workbook are organized into twelve sections; each focuses on a topic, and the activities in that section are specific to that topic. Each activity begins with a brief overview …
DEALING WITH TRAUMA: A WORKBOOK FOR TEENS - TF-CBT
Homework activities can be assigned each week for the teen, caretaker, or dyad at the discretion of the therapist. The workbook includes a relaxation activity that is labeled as homework (it can …
Managing Trauma Workbook for Teens - Whole Person
hort-term assessments and activities to help teens manage their issues related to trauma and to experience a greater sense of well-being. In addition, this workbook is designed to .
ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN, …
Assessment and Treatment Activities for Children, Adolescents, and Families: VOLUME THREE Funny Faces Source: Lauren Snailham Theme: Engagement and Assessment Recommended …
Reproducible Materials: Behavioral Activation with Adolescents: A ...
This book presents the first behavioral activation (BA) program to help 12- to 18-year-olds overcome depression. The authors provide a systematic framework for increasing adolescents' …
Evidence-Based Group Interventions for Children and Adolescents
Anxiety: Social Effectiveness Therapy for Children & Adolescents (SET-C) • Behavioral treatment for social phobia • Components: • Social skills training • Peer generalization sessions • …
Self-Regulation Workbook for Teens - The OT Toolbox
1.Deep Breathing: Take slow, deep breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth. Deep breathing can help calm your mind and body when you're feeling overwhelmed or …
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Experiential Adolescent …
The aim of this group program is to use experiential mediums, for example painting or clay, to facilitate teenagers’ experience of the ACT concepts. Art allows them to explore their own …
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Skills Workbook - HPFT
are based on the principles of evidence based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. CBT looks at how your thoughts, physical feelings, emotions and behaviours are all interlinked and have an …
Telehealth Activities for Youth - Omnes IPA
16 Apr 2020 · Engaging youth in telehealth services can be difficult. These activities have been adapted to assist youth in better engagement through the screen. The activities are interactive …
Favorite Therapeutic Activities for Children, Adolescents, and …
A variety of activities are provided within each section to enable practitioners to choose interventions that suit their clients’ specific needs. Each technique outlines specific goals.
YOUR VERY OWN TF-CBT WORKBOOK
Homework activities can be assigned each week for the child, caretaker, or dyad at the discretion of the therapist. The workbook includes a relaxation activity that is labeled as homework (it can …
Creative Interventions for Online Therapy with Children: …
parating them. This article outlines several “online-friendly” interventions to facilitate rapport-building with children. Relational components including empathy, warmth, and therapeutic …
CBT for Adolescents With Anxiety: Mature Yet Still Developing
the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for ado-lescents with anxiety. Outcomes from mixed child and ado-lescent samples and from adolescent-only samples indicate that …
Favorite Therapeutic Activities for Children, Adolescents, and …
A variety of activities are provided within each section to enable practitioners to choose interventions that suit their clients’ specific needs. Each technique outlines specific goals.
DEALING WITH TRAUMA: A TF-CBT WORKBOOK FOR TEENS
Practice activities can be assigned each week for the teen, caretaker, or dyad at the discretion of the therapist. The workbook includes homework/practice activities that are labeled as practice …
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training with Adolescents
This section emphasizes the use of activities in teaching DBT skills to adolescents and describes activities for skills in all four DBT modules. It includes sample documents to assist in providing …
Theraplay Activities for Older Children and Young Teens - Schudio
Theraplay is a child and family therapy for building and enhancing attachment, self-esteem, trust in others, and joyful engagement. It is based on the natural patterns of playful, healthy …
Dealing with Grief - A TF-CBT Workbook for Teens Final
adolescents work through their grief. For teens who have experienced multiple losses, they may choose to focus on the most significant loss for the activities in this workbook, or they may …
Anxious Teens Download - Between Sessions
Face Your Fears with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy 147 Objec:ve: To face and manage your fears instead of avoiding them. What to Do When You Worry Too Much About Your …
The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens ... - NCYI
The activities in this workbook are organized into twelve sections; each focuses on a topic, and the activities in that section are specific to that topic. Each activity begins with a brief overview …
DEALING WITH TRAUMA: A WORKBOOK FOR TEENS - TF-CBT
Homework activities can be assigned each week for the teen, caretaker, or dyad at the discretion of the therapist. The workbook includes a relaxation activity that is labeled as homework (it can …
Managing Trauma Workbook for Teens - Whole Person
hort-term assessments and activities to help teens manage their issues related to trauma and to experience a greater sense of well-being. In addition, this workbook is designed to .
ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS…
Assessment and Treatment Activities for Children, Adolescents, and Families: VOLUME THREE Funny Faces Source: Lauren Snailham Theme: Engagement and Assessment Recommended …
Reproducible Materials: Behavioral Activation with Adolescents: A ...
This book presents the first behavioral activation (BA) program to help 12- to 18-year-olds overcome depression. The authors provide a systematic framework for increasing adolescents' …
Evidence-Based Group Interventions for Children and Adolescents
Anxiety: Social Effectiveness Therapy for Children & Adolescents (SET-C) • Behavioral treatment for social phobia • Components: • Social skills training • Peer generalization sessions • …
Self-Regulation Workbook for Teens - The OT Toolbox
1.Deep Breathing: Take slow, deep breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth. Deep breathing can help calm your mind and body when you're feeling overwhelmed or …
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Experiential Adolescent Group
The aim of this group program is to use experiential mediums, for example painting or clay, to facilitate teenagers’ experience of the ACT concepts. Art allows them to explore their own …
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Skills Workbook - HPFT
are based on the principles of evidence based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. CBT looks at how your thoughts, physical feelings, emotions and behaviours are all interlinked and have an …
Telehealth Activities for Youth - Omnes IPA
16 Apr 2020 · Engaging youth in telehealth services can be difficult. These activities have been adapted to assist youth in better engagement through the screen. The activities are interactive …
Favorite Therapeutic Activities for Children, Adolescents, and …
A variety of activities are provided within each section to enable practitioners to choose interventions that suit their clients’ specific needs. Each technique outlines specific goals.
YOUR VERY OWN TF-CBT WORKBOOK
Homework activities can be assigned each week for the child, caretaker, or dyad at the discretion of the therapist. The workbook includes a relaxation activity that is labeled as homework (it can …
Creative Interventions for Online Therapy with Children: …
parating them. This article outlines several “online-friendly” interventions to facilitate rapport-building with children. Relational components including empathy, warmth, and therapeutic …
CBT for Adolescents With Anxiety: Mature Yet Still Developing
the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for ado-lescents with anxiety. Outcomes from mixed child and ado-lescent samples and from adolescent-only samples indicate that …
