Mental Health Support

Synthesize assessment data into a coherent case conceptualization and practice delivering feedback to clients.

Transitions from acute intervention to long-term maintenance, applying habit formation principles and creating relapse prevention plans to ensure sustainable lifestyle changes.

Students analyze mood and activity data to evaluate intervention effectiveness, practicing the role of the scientist-practitioner in a clinical setting.

Utilize the ABC model to conduct a functional analysis of avoidance behaviors and understand their reinforcing contingencies.

Distinguish between goals and values and use assessment tools to identify intrinsically motivating activities for clients.

Introduces the TRAP/TRAC framework for identifying avoidance patterns and implementing alternative coping strategies when clients face internal or external barriers.

Learn the technical skill of activity monitoring and baseline assessment using mastery and pleasure scales.

Analyze the behavioral cycle of depression, focusing on how life events lead to avoidance and a lack of positive reinforcement.

Focuses on the technique of breaking down overwhelming tasks into manageable micro-steps to build self-efficacy and momentum in clients.

Students bridge the gap between abstract values and concrete behaviors by creating structured schedules. The focus is on identifying activities that provide 'Mastery' and 'Pleasure' to counteract depressive withdrawal.

The sequence culminates with students mapping local community resources that support the PLEASE skills for low-income or marginalized clients.

Students learn to adapt movement recommendations for mood regulation for clients with physical disabilities or chronic pain, focusing on 'building mastery'.

This lesson addresses sleep hygiene for clients in crowded or noisy environments, focusing on environmental adaptation and behavioral modifications.

Students modify nutritional advice for clients with limited budgets or access, developing realistic harm-reduction strategies for 'Eating Balanced'.

Students critique standard PLEASE skills through a socioeconomic lens, identifying how food deserts, shift work, and environment impact emotional regulation.

Students compile their tracking data into a final report analyzing which physical factors most impact their emotional resilience.

Students explore movement as a coping tool, rating subjective emotional states before and after different types of physical activity.

Students analyze eating patterns to identify 'vulnerability foods' or timing issues that affect energy and irritability.

Students implement a specific sleep hygiene change and track results, while troubleshooting barriers like technology and caffeine.

Students design a personal tracking system for the PLEASE skills, defining measurable metrics for mood and physical behaviors to serve as a baseline.

A collection of Progressive Muscle Relaxation resources including a quick-reference handout and a diverse library of guided scripts for various contexts.

A comprehensive set of self-regulation tools for adult learners, focusing on managing frustration, impulsivity, and social provocation in educational and professional settings.

A comprehensive set of self-regulation tools for adult learners, focusing on managing frustration, impulsivity, and social provocation in educational and professional settings.

A set of practical tools and scripts designed to help young adults manage physical symptoms of anxiety, specifically chest tightness and muscle tension.

A culminating simulation where students face timed cognitive challenges while practicing their chosen regulation techniques. This bridges the gap between knowing a technique and using it under pressure.

Learners identify personal sensory preferences that induce calm. They design and assemble a portable or digital 'kit' of resources to use during high-stress periods.

Students learn the sequence of tensing and releasing muscle groups to identify and release held physical tension. The lesson emphasizes the connection between physical relaxation and mental clarity.

A technical workshop on breathwork, focusing on Box Breathing and 4-7-8 breathing to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system. Students use biofeedback tools to measure the efficacy of different ratios.

Students practice the 5-4-3-2-1 technique and other sensory-based orientation strategies to reconnect with the present moment. The lesson explains the science of how sensory input overrides ruminative thought loops.

The sequence culminates with students mapping local community resources that support the PLEASE skills for low-income or marginalized clients.

Students learn to adapt movement recommendations for mood regulation for clients with physical disabilities or chronic pain, focusing on 'building mastery'.

This lesson addresses sleep hygiene for clients in crowded or noisy environments, focusing on environmental adaptation and behavioral modifications.

Students modify nutritional advice for clients with limited budgets or access, developing realistic harm-reduction strategies for 'Eating Balanced'.

Students critique standard PLEASE skills through a socioeconomic lens, identifying how food deserts, shift work, and environment impact emotional regulation.

Behavioral strategies to enhance patient adherence to medical regimens and chronic illness management.

Exploring the bidirectional link between chronic pain and emotion regulation using a DBT lens.

Clinical approaches to treating sleep-related trauma and emotional avoidance through nightmare exposure and rescripting.

Integration of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) protocols within a DBT framework to improve sleep efficiency.

Students master the tools for comprehensive sleep assessment and learn to differentiate between behavioral insomnia and medical sleep disorders.

Execute real-time coaching protocols for clients in active crisis, focusing on de-escalation and skill deployment.

A graduate-level training lesson for school counseling students focused on moving beyond surface-level complaints to identifying core themes and underlying emotional drivers.

A clinical session focused on identifying and understanding cognitive schemas, their impact on depression, and their role in substance use recovery. Includes a presentation, matching activity, and reflection worksheet.

Specialized resources for supporting children and adolescents, focusing on age-appropriate explanations and creative memory-keeping.

A practical lesson dedicated to identifying and implementing healthy coping mechanisms to manage the intense emotional waves of loss.

An introductory lesson focused on understanding the landscape of grief and assessing the severity of the client's current experience to guide treatment planning.

This lesson covers the ACT core process of Willingness (Acceptance), providing a mini-lesson on the 'Window of Tolerance' to distinguish between helpful stretching (willingness) and overwhelming distress (flooding).

Synthesize assessment data into a coherent case conceptualization and practice delivering feedback to clients.

Transitions from acute intervention to long-term maintenance, applying habit formation principles and creating relapse prevention plans to ensure sustainable lifestyle changes.

Students analyze mood and activity data to evaluate intervention effectiveness, practicing the role of the scientist-practitioner in a clinical setting.

Utilize the ABC model to conduct a functional analysis of avoidance behaviors and understand their reinforcing contingencies.

Distinguish between goals and values and use assessment tools to identify intrinsically motivating activities for clients.

Introduces the TRAP/TRAC framework for identifying avoidance patterns and implementing alternative coping strategies when clients face internal or external barriers.

Learn the technical skill of activity monitoring and baseline assessment using mastery and pleasure scales.

Analyze the behavioral cycle of depression, focusing on how life events lead to avoidance and a lack of positive reinforcement.

Focuses on the technique of breaking down overwhelming tasks into manageable micro-steps to build self-efficacy and momentum in clients.

Students bridge the gap between abstract values and concrete behaviors by creating structured schedules. The focus is on identifying activities that provide 'Mastery' and 'Pleasure' to counteract depressive withdrawal.

Advanced clinical training on identifying when PLEASE skills might be co-opted by disordered eating pathology. Students practice modifying interventions for high-risk populations and assessing for orthorexia and exercise compulsion.

This lesson focuses on the 'Get Exercise' component of PLEASE as a form of behavioral activation. Students develop strategies for implementing movement with clients experiencing severe lethargy or physical barriers without reinforcing perfectionistic or aesthetic-focused exercise.

A review of the physiological links between nutrition and mental health, focusing on the evidence base for nutritional psychiatry. Students learn to provide non-prescriptive psychoeducation that supports client autonomy and emotional resilience.

A somatic regulation workshop teaching students discreet grounding and breathing techniques to manage test-day physiological anxiety.

A graduate-level training lesson for school counseling students focused on moving beyond surface-level complaints to identifying core themes and underlying emotional drivers.

A comprehensive guide for students to navigate high-pressure academic periods, focusing on goal-setting, study habits, and holistic well-being.

This lesson covers the ACT core process of Willingness (Acceptance), providing a mini-lesson on the 'Window of Tolerance' to distinguish between helpful stretching (willingness) and overwhelming distress (flooding).

A psychoeducational lesson designed for clinical staff to help clients understand their physiological responses to stress and trauma through the metaphor of a 'Body Alarm System'.

A collection of evidence-based tools designed to help adults manage generalized anxiety through cognitive behavioral techniques.

A comprehensive lesson focused on managing workplace anxiety through practical coping mechanisms like breathing, journaling, and music exploration. Students will engage with scenarios, readings, and self-reflection exercises.

Introduces mindfulness practices and relaxation techniques to help clients ground themselves in the present moment and manage physiological arousal.

Utilizes behavioral experiments and structured activity scheduling to test anxious predictions and increase engagement in rewarding activities.

Guides clients through the process of systematic desensitization and exposure therapy to reduce avoidance behaviors and build courage.

Focuses on identifying, challenging, and restructuring maladaptive thought patterns and cognitive distortions associated with anxiety.

Students design and pitch a sustainable community care initiative tailored to their specific academic or professional cohort.

Develops skills for leading group stress check-ins, managing dynamics, and ensuring psychological safety in group settings.

Focuses on preventing compassion fatigue through emotional and temporal boundaries and professional referral protocols.

Practical workshop on active listening, validation, and holding space for peers without the pressure to provide immediate solutions.

Examines the buffering hypothesis and the psychological mechanics of how social connection mitigates stress, contrasting co-rumination with constructive disclosure.

Students synthesize their learning by constructing a Professional Resilience Manifesto and practicing cognitive rehearsal to prepare for future academic challenges.

Participants distinguish between adaptive excellence and maladaptive perfectionism, exploring the 'law of diminishing returns' in academic work and its anxiety cost.

This lesson focuses on detaching self-worth from academic critique, practicing objective responses to harsh feedback and adopting a growth mindset toward evaluation.

Students learn to identify common cognitive distortions like catastrophizing and all-or-nothing thinking using CBT frameworks to provide a vocabulary for cognitive restructuring.

An art therapy session focused on exploring self-identity, navigating emotional transitions, and building distress tolerance through creative expression and mindfulness.

A gentle and supportive activity focused on sharing cherished memories of loved ones through creative story starters and guided discussion.

A comprehensive lesson focused on building resilience and coping strategies for life transitions, designed for middle school students through adults. The lesson uses a navigation theme to help individuals map out their past changes, understand their emotional responses, and plan for future stability.

Specialized resources for supporting children and adolescents, focusing on age-appropriate explanations and creative memory-keeping.

A practical lesson dedicated to identifying and implementing healthy coping mechanisms to manage the intense emotional waves of loss.

An introductory lesson focused on understanding the landscape of grief and assessing the severity of the client's current experience to guide treatment planning.

A culminating presentation where students share their re-authoring plans and participate in a formal 'definitional ceremony'.

Students learn to draft therapeutic documents, such as letters and certificates, that solidify a client's preferred identity and agency.

An introduction to Outsider Witness practices, focusing on the four-step structure of witnessing to validate preferred identity stories.

Students explore the dual-landscape model, learning to connect specific actions to profound identity conclusions to 'thicken' preferred stories.

Students analyze how 'taken-for-granted' societal truths regarding success and gender impact mental health and support problem narratives.

Focuses on recognizing signs of vicarious trauma and implementing professional boundaries and self-care strategies for clinicians hearing detailed trauma narratives.

Examines how cultural narratives, metaphors, and communication styles influence the construction of a trauma story and the therapeutic relationship.

Focuses on creative modalities like comic strips and digital storytelling to adapt the narrative process for children and adolescents.

Teaches modifications such as 'pendulation' and third-person narrative to maintain dual awareness and prevent destabilization in highly dissociative clients.

Explores the Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) protocol for survivors of multiple, prolonged traumas, contrasting it with single-event processing.

A capstone lesson where students synthesize auditory and somatic tools into a personalized multi-sensory regulation plan. They create a 'Sensory First Aid Kit' designed for acute grief management.

Investigates how grief and trauma are stored in physical tension patterns (armoring). Students learn somatic awareness techniques, body scanning, and gentle movement to facilitate the release of emotional pain from the body.

Explores the somatic power of rhythm and entrainment for grounding and anxiety management. Students engage in rhythmic exercises to experience how external pulses can stabilize internal physiological states during loss.

Students apply music therapy theory to design therapeutic playlists tailored to the stages of grief. This lesson emphasizes the curation of soundscapes for emotional containment, validation, and eventual release.

Behavioral strategies to enhance patient adherence to medical regimens and chronic illness management.

Exploring the bidirectional link between chronic pain and emotion regulation using a DBT lens.

Clinical approaches to treating sleep-related trauma and emotional avoidance through nightmare exposure and rescripting.

Integration of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) protocols within a DBT framework to improve sleep efficiency.

Students master the tools for comprehensive sleep assessment and learn to differentiate between behavioral insomnia and medical sleep disorders.

The sequence concludes with students designing a 'Community Care Agreement' to establish norms for mutual support and collective rest in their own communities.

This lesson teaches specific bystander intervention strategies to bridge the gap between noticing distress and connecting a peer to resources.

Students learn to identify subtle behavioral and non-verbal signs of distress in their peers and practice gentle intervention strategies.

A workshop focusing on the listening skills required to support peers, emphasizing validation over immediate problem-solving.

Students define psychological safety and analyze its impact on team performance, using Google's 'Project Aristotle' as a primary case study.

A culminating presentation where students share their re-authoring plans and participate in a formal 'definitional ceremony'.

Students learn to draft therapeutic documents, such as letters and certificates, that solidify a client's preferred identity and agency.

An introduction to Outsider Witness practices, focusing on the four-step structure of witnessing to validate preferred identity stories.

Students explore the dual-landscape model, learning to connect specific actions to profound identity conclusions to 'thicken' preferred stories.

Students analyze how 'taken-for-granted' societal truths regarding success and gender impact mental health and support problem narratives.

The capstone lesson where students synthesize their knowledge to design a community action plan or advocacy initiative to address local gaps in survivor services.

Focuses on the long-term mental health impacts of trafficking, specifically Complex PTSD, the neurological effects of coercion, and the necessity of long-term therapeutic support.

Students critique the exploitation of survivor stories in media and fundraising, focusing on ethical guidelines for survivor-led advocacy and the 'nothing about us without us' movement.

This lesson addresses the criminalization of survivors and the importance of vacatur laws, exploring how trafficking-related criminal records create lifelong barriers to housing and employment.

Students define the core principles of trauma-informed care (safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, and empowerment) and analyze institutional procedures to identify practices that might re-traumatize survivors.

Synthesizes learning to create safety plans that incorporate community, spiritual, and family supports. Challenges the standard medical model by validating alternative support systems.

Focusing on the unique pressures faced by international graduate students, this lesson differentiates between adjustment fatigue and clinical crisis. Includes role-plays on visa anxiety and family pressure.

Examines the systemic reasons why specific populations resist professional mental health services, focusing on institutional trust and fears of involuntary hospitalization. Includes intersectional case studies.

Participants engage in identifying how stereotypes regarding race, gender, and ability affect the perception of danger or vulnerability in crisis scenarios. Includes a bias self-audit checklist and review of diagnostic disparity data.

Students explore how different cultures manifest and describe psychological pain, contrasting Western biomedical models with somatic or spiritual expressions. Includes a matching activity on cultural metaphors for depression.

Focuses on recognizing signs of vicarious trauma and implementing professional boundaries and self-care strategies for clinicians hearing detailed trauma narratives.

Examines how cultural narratives, metaphors, and communication styles influence the construction of a trauma story and the therapeutic relationship.

Focuses on creative modalities like comic strips and digital storytelling to adapt the narrative process for children and adolescents.

Teaches modifications such as 'pendulation' and third-person narrative to maintain dual awareness and prevent destabilization in highly dissociative clients.

Explores the Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) protocol for survivors of multiple, prolonged traumas, contrasting it with single-event processing.

Mastering grounding and containment techniques to manage dissociation and hyperarousal during and after trauma processing sessions.

Practical application of Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) lifeline techniques using symbolic flowers and stones to map a client's history.

Developing the therapeutic alliance through psychoeducation and motivational interviewing to explain the benefits of trauma narratives.

Clinical assessment of client readiness for narrative work using the window of tolerance and coping skill evaluation.

Exploration of the neurobiology of traumatic memory, focusing on hippocampal fragmentation and the amygdala's role in non-declarative storage.

Addresses the ethics of termination, the design of closing rituals, and post-group professional boundaries.

Reframes group conflict as a growth opportunity and teaches specific 'rupture and repair' mediation skills.

Examines the facilitator's role in monitoring vicarious trauma and using the Window of Tolerance to maintain group regulation.

Explores techniques for managing 'too much, too soon' disclosures and protecting members from vulnerability hangovers.

Focuses on the co-creation of group norms and the 'statement of shared expectations' to establish a therapeutic container.