Students define self-regulation, explore its importance in high school life, and begin identifying their personal triggers.
A restorative, intervention-focused lesson designed to address active bullying, social exclusion, or bystander behaviors. Provides a structured, objective, and deeply empathetic framework for restorative justice, self-reflection, and behavior correction.
A preventative Advisory-focused lesson that analyzes peer pressure, the psychological mechanics of herd mentality, and the courage required to stand alone. Students engage in self-reflection, case analysis, and scenario-based writing prompts to develop an 'outlier' mindset.
A powerful social-emotional learning lesson series designed for high school teachers to foster relationship-building, self-regulation, active communication, self-awareness, and integrity through quick daily classroom routines.
A complete lesson designed for first-time job seekers (students) to transform their school projects, volunteering, and extracurricular activities into professional resume bullet points. Includes a structured teacher guide, instructional presentation slides, a student drafting worksheet, and a peer feedback checklist.
DBT emotion regulation session teaching 'Check the Facts' to verify if emotional reactions match the actual objective facts of a school or social situation.
DBT emotion regulation session teaching 'Opposite Action' to change painful or unhelpful emotions by deliberately acting contrary to emotional urges.
DBT distress tolerance session teaching 'Radical Acceptance' to tolerate painful realities that cannot be changed immediately without making them worse.
CBT and ACT session focusing on identifying core personal values and taking committed action steps toward them in school and life.
Interpersonal effectiveness session covering DBT FAST skills (Fair, Apologies, Stick to values, Truthful) to build self-respect and set healthy personal boundaries with peers.
Interpersonal effectiveness session covering the second half of DBT DEAR MAN (Mindful, Appear confident, Negotiate) to guide active communication delivery and conflict negotiation.
Interpersonal effectiveness session covering the first half of DBT DEAR MAN (Describe, Express, Assert, Reinforce) to teach structured assertive communication.
DBT session focusing on the 'Urge Surfing' technique to ride out intense emotional impulses and urges without acting on them destructively.
DBT session focusing on Behavior Chain Analysis to trace the sequence of events, thoughts, physical sensations, and actions that lead to emotional outbursts.
DBT crisis survival session focusing on the TIPP skills, specifically Paced breathing and Paired muscle relaxation to activate the parasympathetic nervous system.
DBT crisis survival session focusing on the TIPP skills, specifically Temperature shift and Intense exercise to down-regulate the nervous system.
Somatic and relaxation session focusing on Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) and diaphragmatic breathing to release physical stress.
Somatic grounding session utilizing sensory-based techniques to de-escalate anxiety and hyperarousal in school situations.
CBT session focusing on identifying automatic negative thoughts (ANTs) and cognitive reframing techniques using a 'Thought Detective' metaphor.
An interactive, sensory-focused lesson introducing incoming high school freshmen to Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic (VAK) learning styles. Designed to build academic self-awareness, ease transition anxiety, foster peer connections, and teach actionable study strategies.
Administrative materials and briefing resources to coordinate Richardson ISD's Summer Melt prevention campaign.
