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This slideshow is aimed for educators and school staff. The information provided is based on research and training on the subject of supporting students across the gender spectrum in school settings. Expect statistics, Massachusetts law / DESE and mental health information from a variety of sources.

This is a brief SEL lesson aimed at helping students better understand when they are ready for learning. Through building self awareness of what it looks like, feels like and sounds like when our battery is full / empty. This lesson can become part of a daily practice with a "battery level check in" which students could do verbally, written, or creatively in your classroom space. Everything you need is included in the slideshow, and pages can be printed for students to complete individually or t

Having worked with parents for many years, parenting my own son and learning from others I have put together my best reccomendations for helping parents and families develop behavior improvement plans for the whole family. This plan utilizes social thinking practices, CBT approaches and clear input from children to build investment into the plan. I often help parents impliment plans like this in a theraputic setting, and advise them on crafting plans based off of these principles. These ideas ar

This presentation was created to support the diverse populations including migrants in school settings. As large groups of students who are re-settled begin entering public schools there is often a lack of broad understanding of what these populations bring with them each day. Learn how trauma and specific types of trauma impact the students we see day to day.

CBT informed worksheets meant to support social, emotional development for all ages / cognitive levels.

This brief and informative slide show can be used as a way to support classroom teachers in creating a climate of calm within the classroom. Providing an overview of what disregulation is, how it presents, causes and ways to mitigate with environmental adjustments to support students.

I created a simple progress monitoring tool used in counseling to keep quick and easy documentation of student goals, benchmarks and recording progress each session. This tool could be used digitally or printed for quick use on a clipboard.

This was created to help counselors obtain a robust intake from clients before starting treatment. It reviews medical, family and mental health history as well as a format for starting your treatment planning.

These worksheets utilize the fundamental ideas of CBT as well as break them down into smaller, scaffolded pieces to accommodate learners of all ages/developmental levels.

Visual Journals represent my need for quick, engaging and helpful tools for students to use either in session, or as a daily practice. These care fun to color in, and only take moments to complete. After trying many different types of journals, I have found that students and adults alike are eager to complete this and compliance with this work is easy!

These worksheets utilize the fundamental ideas of CBT as well as break them down into smaller, scaffolded pieces to accommodate learners of all ages/developmental levels.