Assertive communication strategies for requesting needs and setting boundaries using the Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) framework. Targets each step of the DEAR MAN acronym to enhance interpersonal effectiveness while maintaining self-respect.
A refined therapy worksheet for adopted youth, focusing on emotional health, role adjustment, and communication. Features improved writing space for sentence starters and a structured reflection table.
A 5-week individual lesson series for 8th-grade students with social-emotional disabilities, introducing core DBT modules: Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Walking the Middle Path.
A 6-week social-emotional learning curriculum for a 13-year-old girl on the autism spectrum, focusing on managing specific triggers through a strength-based "Integrity Blueprint" lens.
A 6-week curriculum for 11th and 12th graders focused on practical conflict resolution strategies with peers, teachers, parents, and romantic partners.
An 8-week student group curriculum utilizing CBT cognitive reframing and DBT interpersonal effectiveness skills to help middle and high school students manage school drama, navigate social conflicts, and build healthy relationships.
A comprehensive multi-age Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills training curriculum. Includes a 16-week master curriculum for middle schoolers (ages 12-14, 2-hour sessions) and an 8-week 'Greatest Hits' curriculum for children (ages 8-11, 1.5-hour sessions) with in-person and online adaptation tracks.
A comprehensive 13-week curriculum for middle school students focused on the four core modules of Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance. Students learn and practice key coping strategies in a supportive group setting.
A comprehensive 16-week DBT program adapted for children with high-functioning autism, using shipwrecks and plane crashes as high-interest metaphors for emotional regulation, mindfulness, and distress tolerance. Each week includes a counselor guide, parent guide, and client worksheet themed around historical salvage and survival missions.
A four-part Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) unit designed specifically for grades 9-12 vocational shop classes. It teaches self-management, distress tolerance, behavioral chain analysis, and interpersonal effectiveness using practical, real-world trades scenarios to enhance shop safety and professionalism.
A comprehensive six-week DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) skills curriculum for middle schoolers, focusing on mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
A counseling series using the iceberg analogy to help students with ADHD understand their neurodiversity, master emotional regulation, and develop self-advocacy skills. Each lesson dives deeper into specific 'underwater' challenges.
A comprehensive sequence of lessons designed for high school students managing re-entry and school-based anxiety. The curriculum focuses on physical and psychological safety, self-regulation tools, self-advocacy skills, and navigating social peer dynamics.
A comprehensive suite of evidence-based mental health interventions and resources for school clinicians, covering grief, depression, anxiety, conduct disorders, and crisis prevention for K-12 students.
An interactive SEL mystery centered on a gaming-themed conflict. Students act as 'Moderators' to resolve a toxic server lockdown by identifying emotions, managing frustration, and practicing perspective-taking.
A 90-minute session empowering middle schoolers to identify barriers related to mental health or disabilities and practice assertive self-advocacy strategies through a laboratory-themed framework.
A high-energy lesson on assertive communication for high schoolers, focusing on the 'I-statement' framework and distinguishing between passive, aggressive, and assertive styles. Students will analyze scenarios across social, academic, and professional settings.
A social skills lesson for high school students with lower cognitive functioning, focusing on the DEAR MAN model to help them advocate for their needs in conversation.
An interactive DBT-based lesson introducing high school students to the DEAR MAN framework. Students learn to assertively advocate for themselves with adults and peers through guided scripting and realistic role-play scenarios.
A telehealth session lesson designed for a 12-year-old girl to learn and practice 'I' statements. The lesson focuses on self-advocacy, managing anxiety, setting family boundaries, and resolving online or offline friend drama using engaging, scrapbook-themed, and text-message-styled interactive slides.
A comprehensive lesson designed for adult learners to master assertive communication techniques including I-Statements and the DBT DEAR MAN framework to effectively express personal needs in a mental health context.
This lesson focuses on teaching the student specific phrases and tools to communicate needs and feelings in the moment, reducing reliance on non-verbal or behavioral outbursts.
A therapeutic transition session bridging deep active listening with robust boundary setting, somatic emotional containment, and de-escalation skills. This lesson equips clients with tools to preserve emotional bandwidth while remaining compassionate.
A DBT-informed lesson designed to help students navigate interpersonal connections at a new school. This lesson introduces and practices the DEAR MAN strategy for clear self-advocacy and the GIVE skillset for building warm, authentic relationships.
A lesson focused on teaching 6th graders how to navigate social conflicts and disagreements with a focus on emotional regulation and effective communication.
Empower students to communicate their needs and feelings assertively without blame using 'I-Statements'. This lesson provides a structured approach for K-12 students to practice constructive communication through direct instruction, guided practice, and role-playing.
