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Skills for Big Feelings - by Casey O'Brien Martin (Paperback)

Skills for Big Feelings - by  Casey O'Brien Martin (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Skills for Big Feelings is a comprehensive 12-week social emotional learning guide for educators and mental health professionals working with children aged 6-12. This book will help you teach children to cope with their feelings effectively.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Help children develop healthy emotions with this 12-week plan.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Are you an educator or mental health professional searching for a <em>powerful all-in-one program</em> for helping kids regulate their emotions, cope with their feelings, and manage their anxiety? Then this book is for you!</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Inside this heartfelt, comprehensive guide, you'll join School Adjustment Counselor and Licensed Mental Health Counselor Casey O'Brien Martin</strong> as she reveals a powerful, practical framework to help children cope with their feelings and learn to thrive. Built on a selection of cognitive-behavioral techniques, breathing exercises, and mindfulness, as well as engaging activities including stretching, gratitude, visualization, and positive self-talk, Skills for Big Feelings</em> seeks to empower kids to embrace their emotional growth over the course of a comprehensive 12-week plan.</p><p><br></p><p>With over a dozen activities including accepting mistakes, identifying support systems, acknowledging triggers and much more, this complete guide provides educators and mental health professionals alike with a detailed, objective-based framework for promoting optimal social-emotional health.</p><p><br></p><p>Book details: </strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>A Complete 12-Week Guide Designed For Teaching Relaxation, Regulation, and Coping Techniques To Children Age 6-12</li><li>Practical Tools and Advice For Clinicians and Educators, Including S.M.A.R.T. Treatment Plans and IEP Objectives, Family Handouts, Letters, and Surveys</li><li>A Fun 28-Page Coloring Workbook To Promote Stretches, Breathing Techniques, and Relaxation Skills</li><li>16 Trauma-Informed Guided Relaxation Scripts For Helping Kids Destress</li><li>Tips and Tricks To Help You Implement in a variety of settings including Individual, Small Group, and Whole Classroom Environments</li><li>And a Wealth of Engaging Social-Emotional Activities Including Identifying and Accepting Feelings, Dealing With Unhelpful Thoughts, and More</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Casey and her colleagues have personally seen this program deliver results</strong> for their students. Arming children with the tools and knowledge they need to learn coping mechanisms is an essential part of their development into emotionally-healthy adults. Using the Feeling-Breath-Thought-Skill framework, Skills for Big Feelings</em> equips kids with these vital techniques and shows them how to thrive.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A creative, comprehensive and concrete guide to helping children regulate their emotions, with special emphasis on anxiety. Martin's skillful and contemporary book should be on the desks of every counselor, educator, and professional who works with children, as well as parents who want to raise resilient children." ― Paul Foxman, Ph.D. Author of The Worried Child, Dancing with Fear, and The Clinician's Guide to Anxiety Disorders in Kids and Teens "An accessible guide to sharing powerful practices with children. With compassion and clarity Casey O'Brien Martin lays out a step by step plan for supporting, encouraging and empowering children to navigate the inevitable challenges of life. I'm enjoying exploring it with my own children." ― Jennifer Cohen Harper, author of Thank you Mind: Understanding My Big Feelings on Tricky Days "It's refreshing to see the importance of adult influence and joined-up relationships between home and other settings at the centre of the programme. Skills for Big Feelings will give you the confidence to deliver practical, effective sessions that will enlighten, entertain and empower children to grow their self-awareness and self-compassion." ― Poppy O'Neill, author of Sometimes I'm Anxious "If you're looking for a science-backed, structured twelve-week holistic program with detailed ready-to-go plans that include breathing exercises, mindfulness activities, and relaxation techniques, then this is a must-have book. By providing children with these coping strategies, we are planting seeds of health and wellness for their entire lives." ― Giselle Shardlow, Kids Yoga Stories "Each creatively curated practice invites the child to reflect on their unique experience of the world, planting seeds of compassion and curiosity that will support them through their development!" ― Hannah Sherman, LCSW, author of Mindfulness Workbook for Kids: 60+ Activities to Focus, Stay Calm, and Make Good Choices "Casey O'Brien Martin has done a masterful job of creating a workbook that can be used in clinical, school and home settings. She deftly draws upon her extensive experience as an art therapist, mental health counselor and registered nurse to provide the reader with a comprehensive, user friendly text that can be applied to children. I applaud Ms. Martin for her careful review of the empirical research needed to form the foundation of this guide, as well as her knowledge of the interventions that work with children. Her love and respect of children, as well as her intent to support their healthy development, is evident in her writing." ― Laurie Zelinger, PhD, ABPP, RPT-S, Board certified psychologist; credentialed play therapy supervisor, author of Please Explain Anxiety to Me!<br><br><p>"Ms. Martin's<em> Skills for Big Feelings</em> is a book for our times. As a busy child psychiatrist fighting depression, anxiety, suicide, and delinquency I am usually asked to find a pill to make things better. But as I say often; pills are not skills. Practical, easy to learn skills like those in <em>Skills for Big Feelings</em> are desperately needed so medications are not left to carry the whole burden. <em> Skills for Big Feelings</em> is a big-hearted book full of fun mindfulness tools to help children learn to understand their feelings, manage and cope in a challenging world." - Jeff Turley, M.D. Consulting School Psychiatrist, Regional Psychiatrist for the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services</p><p><br></p><p>"Casey O'Brien-Martin guides teachers, parents, care-givers and counsellors through this comprehensive toolkit for emotional intelligence from start to finish. Each session is carefully designed and features original, user-friendly resources. It's refreshing to see the importance of adult influence and joined-up relationships between home and other settings at the centre of the programme. <em>Skills for Big Feelings </em>will give you the confidence to deliver practical, effective sessions that will enlighten, entertain and empower children to grow their self-awareness and self-compassion. " - Poppy O'Neill, author of <em>Sometimes I'm Anxious</em></p><p><br></p><p>"Casey O'Brien Martin's new book, <em>Skills for Big Feelings</em>, is a treasure for therapists and families! The book is wonderfully illustrated, and the relaxation and coping skills are clearly explained for therapists to use in individual or group sessions with children. Ms. O'Brien Martin also includes a detailed section for IEP or treatment planning which is valuable for anyone working in schools, residential treatment centers or agency settings. I definitely recommend this book. and it's printable handouts for any therapist working with children!" - Carol Lozier MSW LCSW, Author of <em>DBT Therapeutic Activity Ideas for Kids and Caregivers</em></p><p><br></p><p>"I was really impressed with Casey O'Brien's <em>Skills for Big Feelings</em> book. Anxiety is something I see in school often. Students need skills to help them deal with anxiety, and this book provides a detailed 12-week course to help children and adults deal. Each week, 3 new techniques are shown to help manage strong emotions. I recommend this book for anyone wanting to teach children useful strategies to help keep these strong emotions balanced." - Bryan Smith, author of Executive FUNction Book Series</p><br>

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