Role-play scenarios based on common middle school conflicts to be used during the Mediation Lab simulation.
A one-page reference checklist for students featuring 'circuit breaker' coping skills to use when feeling emotionally overwhelmed or 'sucked into' a friend's mood.
A comprehensive facilitator's guide for teachers or counselors, providing a roadmap for individual and dyad sessions, key talking points, observation checklists, and troubleshooting tips for addressing trauma bonding.
A two-page individual 'self-repair' guide for students featuring grounding exercises, strength identification, the 'Yet' reframing technique, and daily journaling prompts to build personal resilience.
A one-page 'pocket guide' for students featuring conversation scripts, a friendship agreement, and a menu of emotional regulation tools to maintain healthy boundaries.
A two-page student activity featuring 'The Backpack Exercise' for identifying emotional ownership and three 'Upgrade the Moment' scenarios for practicing healthy boundaries and responses.
A two-page student-facing fact sheet and reflection guide that explains the concept of 'emotional mirroring' (trauma bonding) and introduces the 'both can be true' mindset for healthy friendship boundaries.
A comprehensive one-page master checklist of all coping skills, organized by tactical 'Sectors' (Hardware, Software, Base Camp, Toolkits, Advanced Ops) with rating and field note sections.
A refined one-page master checklist of coping skills for middle school students, featuring a tactical 'Master Inventory' aesthetic with space for ratings and observations.
A handout for middle schoolers focusing on journaling, mental games, art-based expression, and visualization as creative 'Mental Toolkits' for anxiety.
Updated master list and tracking worksheet that includes all four phases of coping skills (Hardware, Software, Base Camp, and Toolkits) for student rating and pattern recognition.
A handout for middle schoolers explaining the biological importance of sleep, exercise, and emotional labeling as foundational 'Base Camp' maintenance for managing anxiety.
A tactical handout focused on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) techniques, explained as 'software overrides' for the brain.
Updated technical handout for middle schoolers explaining breathing, PMR, and grounding skills through the lens of nervous system biology.
An answer key for the Humor Filter worksheet, providing correct categorizations for scenarios and an expanded list of suggested boundary-setting scripts.
