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15 Minute Focus Depression Signs And Strategies For Counselors Educators And Parents

15 Minute Focus Depression Signs And Strategies For Counselors Educators And Parents written by Melisa Marsh and has been published by National Center for Youth Issues this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-13 with Education categories.

In 15-Minute Focus: Depression: Signs and Strategies for Counselors, Educators, and Parents, Dr. Melisa Marsh provides a comprehensive look at depression and its effects on children and teenagers. While depression is a common problem in our world today, it often goes unreported and untreated. And sadly, many youth believe they are alone in their pain. Children and teens may not know how to identify their troubling thoughts and emotions, so they need the adults in their lives to recognize their cries for help. This book will equip counselors, educators, and family members with a detailed understanding of depression and offer tools for intervention so no student or peer goes unnoticed in their struggle. In this book, you'll discover: - Symptoms of depression - Different types of depressive disorders - How to identify depression versus sadness - The connection between depression and other mental illnesses - How school staff can support students with depression - Successful management of depression Each chapter includes a case study that illustrates an aspect of dealing with depression, along with questions to apply the book's principles in your own context. In addition, Dr. Marsh provides a comprehensive list of tools adults can use to support and improve the overall mental health of students, themselves, and peers.

15 Minute Focus Behavior Interventions Strategies For Educators Counselors And Parents

15 Minute Focus Behavior Interventions Strategies For Educators Counselors And Parents written by Amie Dean and has been published by National Center for Youth Issues this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-07 with Education categories.

In 15-Minute Focus: Behavior Interventions, Amie Dean gives educators, counselors, and parents knowledge, strategies, and resources to teach children and teens how to communicate and make decisions to get their needs met in positive ways through behavior instruction and coaching. If a child or teen is struggling to manage emotions or make good choices, it is rarely because they want to be "bad" or disrespectful. Most adults look for the "right" way or a magic formula that will transform challenging students, with no luck on finding one. Impacting behavioral change in another person is hard work, and every individual has unique needs and circumstances that should be considered. This book will help you view children's words and actions as a lack of coping skills in the moment, or a skill deficit that can be taught and improved. You'll discover: - The function of behavior - Ways to rethink responses to behavior - De-escalation techniques - Steps to create a trauma-sensitive classroom - Principles for a positive classroom - Actionable strategies, curated resources, and more! This guide will ask you to consider that there is likely a barrier keeping children from being successful, and it is our opportunity as the adults who care for them to help them through it.

15 Minute Focus Trauma And Adverse Childhood Experiences

15 Minute Focus Trauma And Adverse Childhood Experiences written by Melissa A. Louvar Reeves and has been published by National Center for Youth Issues this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-01 with Education categories.

In 15-Minute Focus: Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences, Dr. Melissa Louvar Reeves gives counselors and educators a primer on how to support students who have experienced trauma. Trauma interferes with the executive functions required to be successful in the classroom; and it impacts our ability to trust our environment and others. In this book, Reeves explains trauma and the overlap with anxiety, and provides understanding for behaviors associated with trauma and why they occur, along with a variety of strategies for school mental health professionals, educators, and administrators. What you'll get: - Identification of the different types of stress and symptoms that accompany trauma exposure - Explanation of commonalities between externalizing disorders and trauma and stressor related disorders - Practical strategies for school mental health professionals, educators, administrators, and parents - Curated list of resources, including organizations, training, curriculum, books, and more! This guide will provide school counselors, educators, and administrators with an increased understanding regarding trauma and effective interventions to provide better supports that facilitate growth and achievement in all areas of life.

15 Minute Focus Growth Mindset Resilience And Grit

15 Minute Focus Growth Mindset Resilience And Grit written by Raychelle Cassada Lohmann and has been published by National Center for Youth Issues this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-17 with categories.

In 15-Minute Focus: Growth Mindset, Resilience, and Grit, Dr. Raychelle Cassada Lohmann offers counselors and educators data-driven strategies to help students cultivate a growth mindset, nurture resilience, and build grit. These qualities are the internal components that help youth maximize their potential, persevere, and bounce back from setbacks.

15 Minute Focus Anger Rage And Aggression

15 Minute Focus Anger Rage And Aggression written by Raychelle Cassada Lohmann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-21 with categories.

In 15-Minute Focus: Anger, Rage, and Aggression, Dr. Raychelle Cassada Lohmann gives counselors and educators a primer on how to support students who struggle with anger, rage, and aggression.It is often said that the aftermath of a storm is worse than the storm itself, and the same is true about anger, rage, and aggression. Unfortunately, the repercussions of anger can be extensive, and the cleanup process is often met with hefty consequences and vast destruction.Anger-related issues are the most common reasons children are referred for mental health services. Prolonged periods of anger and aggression have been linked with depression, suicide, substance use, and more long-term psychological and physical health issues such as anxiety, cardiovascular disease, and premature death.In this book, you'll discover:The distinct characteristics of anger, rage, and aggression and how they differThe causes and symptoms of anger, rage, and aggressionWays to integrate culturally inclusive practicesStrategies for self-regulation and de-escalationWays to support parents and families dealing with anger, rage, and aggressionWe have to help our students learn coping skills early. By doing so, we may be helping them live longer and more meaningful lives. This book will help you better understand the scope of anger, rage, and aggression but, most importantly, support you in helping your students learn effective ways to manage anger, rage, and aggression.

15 Minute Focus Grief Processing And Recovery

15 Minute Focus Grief Processing And Recovery written by David A. Opalewski and has been published by National Center for Youth Issues this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-01 with Education categories.

In 15-Minute Focus: Grief: Processing and Recovery, Dave Opalewski offers school counselors and educators a primer on how to handle the death of a student or staff member. No matter if the death was sudden or the result of a long illness, it can devastate an entire school family and its surrounding community. Students are impacted every time they walk into a classroom and see a classmate's empty desk or a substitute teacher sitting at a deceased teacher's desk. When tragedies like this occur, schools must respond quickly and offer what grieving students and staff need most comfort. In this book, Opalewski gives schools a guide for addressing the death of a student or staff member, including what to say and what not to say to students along with helpful communication and intervention strategies for school counselors, educators, and administrators. What you'll get: - Learning the concepts and implementation process of comfort before counseling - Grief research and data for children and adolescents - Grief support group setup - Activities to help students process grief, classroom activities, tips for parents, and more! No school can truly prepare for the death of a student or staff member. A loss like this will shake the school family. But this book will give counselors and educators the information they need to respond to tragedy with understanding and comfort so that they can help students and staff work through their grief in a positive and productive way.