Lily Ryan

This reference sheet can be used by students individually or with staff support. This can be complementary to psycho-education on size of the problem, as this sheet can be referenced to understand which coping skills/reactions are necessary and appropriate in small sized, medium sized, and large sized problems

This social and emotional lesson focuses on miscommunication and can be adapted to reach a 5th-12th grade audience. This lesson begins with a 5 minute activity that engages students and opens up a conversation about miscommunication. The following presentation includes a clear explanation of what miscommunication is through a cited video, when miscommunication usually happens, and the social and emotional consequences of miscommunication. The lesson concludes with steps to avoid miscommunication

This social emotional lesson allows students to engage in conversation around our ability to only control our own thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. This presentation challenges students to use given examples to practice their own reactions to difficult conflicts or situations, keeping in mind that they are not able to control others actions or reactions. Radical Acceptance, an important Dialectical Behavioral Therapy strategy, is defined and explained in the context of recognizing our limits to