The Counseling Kind

This resource is ideal for school counselors, social workers, behavior therapists, etc. who work in a therapeutic setting with students. The 1-10 scale is helpful for solution-focused counseling often used in school settings. The concrete visuals provide a reference for students in 6 areas of their life that could be stressors for them. Counselors can quickly assess the area, and create a dialogue to validate the student’s feelings, brainstorm strategies for helping that area, or celebrate wins.

This resource can be used as a choice board visual, or interactive tool for students who are in need of self-regulation strategies. Choice boards can be displayed in a classroom "calm down spot" or "peace corner". Students can make their own choices of strategies they like best, and use these strategies when in need of regulating or calming their bodies.

This pack contains 22 individualized BINGO cards that help introduce the counselor, and help students become acquainted with a counselor's duties. You can edit the cards for your name, and pictures to correspond to your school or district. There is also a list included that gives a description of how each item correlates to counseling. Use this as an introduction game, activity for guidance, or a way to have fun with students who come to see the counselor.

This chart is intended to help teach students self-control, mindfulness, and calming techniques. Print the chart, and cut out. It would be best to laminate the "I will take 5 deep breaths" Chart, as well as each of the 5 cards. Place velcro on the back of the 5 cards, and in each of the numbered squares. Students should breathe in and out while placing a card in the blank square. This will ensure that students slow their breathing, calm down, and think before acting.

Feelings chart is used to help children identify the emotion they may be feeling, but not have the words to express. Children can choose from 12 distinct emotions, and place the one they are feeling on the "Today I feel Chart". This will help the teacher or counselor to start a dialogue on how they child is feeling, and why. Children can learn coping skills once they have identified their emotions, and triggers. Great tool for younger students who do not have the vocabulary to share their fee

This contains 10 activities to teach conflict resolution; the process, cause-and-effect, and definition. These activities can be completed by individual, partners, small groups, or as a whole-group. These can be completed in small group counseling, or as independent study projects for Gifted and Talented students. Students will use critical thinking and creativity to complete these activities,while also learning about the process of conflict resolution. These activities can also lend them se

This project menu allows students to choose from a "menu" of options of activities to complete. The common theme in all the assignments revolves around the 6 pillars of character: Citizenship, Respect, Trustworthiness, Caring, Responsibility and Fairness. This is great for Gifted and Talented students, independent study projects, or guidance lessons with the counselor. Use this in whole group, small group, or individual settings. Students not only explore their creativity, critical thinking,

The student will identify and compare various feelings, as well as triggers for specific feelings. The student will create a plan for self-control to apply when experiencing intense feelings. This lesson plan uses real-world objects to create schema of what self-control looks and feels like. Students will learn various strategies. This lesson is designed for small-group centers, but can be utilized in a whole-group setting. Students will make a personalized plan on what works best for them to