Teens - Out-of-the-Box Coping Skills - Facilitator Reproducible Activities for Groups and Individuals (Transitional Life Skills for Teens Series) - Softcover

Carol Butler; Ester R.A. Leutenberg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1570253250 ISBN 13: 9781570253256

Publisher: Whole Person Associates, Inc, 2015

Synopsis

Reproducible Assessments, Exercises & Educational Handouts

Written for practitioners working with individuals and groups.

As teens mature, their sources of stress can grow too. The activities in Teens Out-of-the-Box Coping Skills tap into the fun and energetic creativity of teens to teach them new coping skills to deal with stress, change, and the many obstacles they face as they grow into responsible and caring adults.

The seven chapters include:

• De-Stress
• Build Emotional Empowerment
• Develop Healthy Habits
• Manage Social Media
• Stand Up for Self and Others
• Overcome Obstacles
• Advance Beyond Coping

Why is this book is entitled Teens ~ Out-of-the-Box Coping Skills? At the start of every session, a teen takes an item from a brightly decorated box to introduce an activity. Every activity involves actions that encourage the skill of thinking outside-of-the-box. Participants will be encouraged to reflect, ask questions, give opinions and receive feedback; draw, write, act, play games; be a leader or a team member; create posters, bumper stickers or tee shirt slogans; and participate in many other creative activities.

*IMPORTANT* The many handouts and activities in this workbook are reproducible for your convenience.

About this title

About the Author

Ester R.A. Leutenberg has worked in the mental health field for many years as a publisher, author and advocate for those suffering from loss. She personally experienced a devastating loss when her son Mitchell, after struggling with a mental illness for eight years, died by suicide in 1986. Soon after, as a way of both healing and helping others, with her daughter Kathy A. Khalsa, she began developing therapeutic products that help facilitators help their clients. With Whole Person Associates, Ester has co-written the following series of reproducible activity workbooks and card decks created for facilitators: GriefWork, Mental Health & Life Skills, Teen Mental Health & Life Skills, Mind-Body Wellness, the Coping series, Transitional Life Skills for Teens and Erasing the Stigma of Mental Health through Awareness. Ester has also co-written the following individual books: Creating a Healthy Balanced Life, Motivation, The Complete Caregiver Support Guide, Veterans Surviving and Thriving after Trauma, Breaking Up is Hard to Do, and Life Skills to Help Teens Balance WAY TOO MUCH!

Carol A. Butler, MSEd, RN, C, has a Master of Science in Education and School Counseling, a Certificate in Alcohol and Drug Studies and is a Board Certified Psychiatric and Mental Health Registered Nurse. The activities in her publications were developed in response to clients needs, and have been utilized effectively with diverse populations. She has taught children and adults, provided vocational and employee assistance counseling, worked in mental health care for children, adolescents and adults in hospital and community settings. Carol is the author of the book and corresponding car deck, 100 Interactive Activities for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Recovery. Together, Ester and Carol have authored Motivation ~ Identifying Strengths, Interests, Abilities, Hopes and Dreams, and Veterans ~ Surviving and Thriving after Trauma, and, the Transitional Life Skills for Teens series, Teens ~ Body Image and Beyond, Teens ~ It's Time to Grow Up, Teens ~ Social Skill Strategies, Teens ~ Relationships with People, Places and Things and Teens ~ Accept and Embrace Diversity.

Edition details

• Publisher: Whole Person Associates, Inc
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1570253250
• ISBN 13: 9781570253256
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 116