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B 97535B 97535 DBT Skills Workbook for Teens
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 255 Copyright: 2021

Subtitle: A Fun Guide to Manage Anxiety and Stress, Understand Your Emotions and Learn Effective Communication Skills. Adolescence is a crucial period for developing and maintaining social and emotional habits essential for mental well-being. Imagine your teen had all the skills necessary for: Coping with stressful times like exams, Balancing powerful feelings and emotions in an effective way, Navigating interpersonal relationships effectively, Overcoming rejections and failures, Developing mindfulness to stay focused in the moment, Life skills to become confident and resilient, Anger management skills, Accepting themself and their current situation. This DBT skills workbook for teens teaches all of these skills that are simple yet effective. DBT is a form of therapy that helps people find the balance between accepting themselves and changing what they don’t like about themselves. The workbook takes your teen on a journey going through four quests to learn the four key skills in DBT.
DBT Skills Workbook for Teens T  
B 97540B 97540 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Toolbox
Grade Lvl: T Author: Caufield, Calvin
Length: 200 Copyright: 2023

Subtitle: 90 Exercises and Worksheets to Help Overcome Depression, Addiction, OCD, and Reduce Anxiety. If you’re struggling with depression, anxiety, OCD, addiction or just deepening your practice of ACT, these 90 Tools created in collaboration with a clinical psychologist will help you move forward. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy or ACT, has been proven to be effective for a wide range of mental health issues. Using the proven principles of ACT this book gives tools and exercises to quickly help anyone suffering from: Stress and Anxiety; Depression; Chronic Pain; Relationship Issues; Addiction; Painful memories and emotions; PTSD; OCD.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Toolbox T  
B 97543B 97543 ACT Made Simple: An Easy-To-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Grade Lvl: T Author: Harris, Russ
Length: 373 Copyright: 2019

Offers clear explanations of the six ACT processes and a set of real-world tips and solutions for rapidly and effectively implementing them in your practice. This book gives you everything you need to start using ACT with your clients for impressive results. Inside, you'll find: scripts, exercises, metaphors, and worksheets to use with your clients; a session-by-session guide to implementing ACT; transcripts from therapy sessions; guidance for creating your own therapeutic techniques and exercises; and practical tips to overcome "therapy roadblocks."
ACT Made Simple: An Easy-To-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therap T  
B 97046B 97046 AIM: A Behavior Analytic Curriculum for Social-Emotional Development in Children
Grade Lvl: T Author: Dixon, Mark R / Paliliunas, Dana
Length: 385 Copyright: 2018

This text introduces and blends together the concepts of Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Applied Behavior Analysis. Together the approach seeks to improve the lives of children with or without disabilities who struggle with social and emotional challenges. Suited for every child. Included in this book you will find: •75 easy-to-implement mindfulness lessons designed specifically for children. •150 ACT lessons that are presented in tiers of intervention intensity. Tier 1 is designed for quick •1-5 min interventions, Tiers 2 and 3 are crafted for more intensive sessions. •Functional assessment data sheets, token / point sheets, daily worksheets, treatment integrity checklists. •The all new Childhood Psychological Flexibility Index that measures a child's self-rules, and beliefs about the world around them. This book is a comprehensive theoretical overview, detailed program guide, and entire curriculum.
AIM: A Behavior Analytic Curriculum for Social-Emotional Development in Chi T  
B 121455B 121455 All My Stripes: A Story for Children With Autism
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Rudolph, Shaina
Length: 40 Copyright: 2015

Zane rushes home to tell his mother about problems he faced during his school day, and she reminds him that while others may only see his "autism stripe," he has stripes for honesty, caring, and much more. Mothers and sons- Fiction. Also includes a Reading Guide plus a Note to Parents & Caregivers. IL K-2.
All My Stripes: A Story for Children With Autism KP  
B 124092B 124092 All My Treasures: A Book of Joy
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Witek, Jo
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

A gentle message about the immateriality of happiness, this story reminds us to take pleasure in everyday moments. Board book / die cut format. Moveable paper flaps throughout storybook. Social emotional development. Series fiction: Growing Heart. IL Pres-3. AR 2.4.
All My Treasures: A Book of Joy KP  
B 125690B 125690 Always Mom, Forever Dad
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Rowland, Joanna / Weber, Penny
Length: 30 Copyright: 2014

In this reassuring picture book, young readers see children who have two households―whether because of divorce, separation, or other circumstances―experiencing life’s ups and downs with both parents ― secure in the knowledge that Mom will always be Mom, and Dad is forever Dad. Story of divided households. Juvenile fiction. IL Pres-3. AR 3.2. Lexile 570.
Always Mom, Forever Dad KP  
B 124909B 124909 American Road Trip
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Flores-Scott, Patrick
Length: 330 Copyright: 2018

Brothers Teodoro and Manny Avila take a road trip to address Manny's PTSD following his tour in Iraq, and to help T. change his life and win the heart of Wendy Martinez. Includes information and resources about PTSD. Consequences of war. Realistic fiction. Bildungsroman / Coming of age. IL 7-12.
American Road Trip JS  
B 122106B 122106 Anxiety Survival Guide for Teens: CBT Skills to Overcome Fear, Worry, and Panic
Grade Lvl: JST Author: Shannon, Jennifer
Length: 235 Copyright: 2015

Using cognitive behaviorial therapy (CBT), this resource guide offers teens simple strategies to work through situations that cause anxiety. Cognitive therapy for teenagers. Includes chapters on social anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, generalized anxiety, separation anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other issues (insomnia & depression). IL 7-T.
Anxiety Survival Guide for Teens: CBT Skills to Overcome Fear, Worry, and P JST  
B 125034B 125034 Astonishing Color of After: A Novel
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Pan, Emily X. R
Length: 472 Copyright: 2018

After her mother's suicide, grief-stricken Leigh Sanders travels to Taiwan to stay with grandparents she never met, determined to find her mother who she believes turned into a bird. Realistic fiction. Racially mixed. Secrets fiction. Iowa High School Book Award 2020-2021. IL 9-12. AR 4.8. RC 5.2. Lexile 670.
Astonishing Color of After: A Novel JS  
KM 13227KM 13227 Astonishing Color of After: A Novel (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Pan, Emily X. R
Length: 472 Copyright: 2018

Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: When her mother died by suicide, she turned into a bird. Leigh, who is half Asian and half white, travels to Taiwan to meet her maternal grandparents for the first time. There, she is determined to find her mother, the bird. In her search, she winds up chasing after ghosts, uncovering family secrets, and forging a new relationship with her grandparents. And as she grieves, she must try to reconcile the fact that on the same day she kissed her best friend and longtime secret crush, Axel, her mother was taking her own life. Alternating between real and magic, past and present, friendship and romance, hope and despair, The Astonishing Color of After is a teen novel about finding oneself through family history, art, grief, and love. Contains hardcover, playaway and 5 way splitter. Playaway runtime: approximately 12 hours. Iowa High School Book Award 2020-2021. IL 9-12. AR 4.8. RC 5.2. Lexile 670.
Astonishing Color of After: A Novel (Playaway) JS  
B 123657B 123657 Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Palacio, R. J.
Length: 303 Copyright: 2015

Three previously-published novellas that shed further light on the world of Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face, set before he entered Beecher Prep and during his first year there and told from other characters' points of view. "The Julian Chapter" reveals why the bully dislikes Auggie so much. "Pluto" is about the lifelong friendship between Auggie and Christopher. And, finally, "Shingaling" offers a view of how the girls at Beecher Prep see Auggie when he first comes on the scene. Realistic fiction. Book companion (#113769). IL 3-8. AR 4.3. RC 4.2. Lexile 680. GR V.
Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories PIJ  
KM 12873KM 12873 Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Palacio, R. J.
Length: 303 Copyright: 2015

These three stories are an extra peek at Auggie before he started at Beecher Prep and during his first year there. Listeners get to see him through the eyes of Julian, the bully; Christopher, Auggie's oldest friend; and Charlotte, Auggie's new friend at school. Together, these three stories are a treasure for listeners who don't want to leave Auggie behind when they finish Wonder. Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain; Scott Merriman; and Taylor Ann Krahn. Listen time: 8 hours. Realistic fiction. Book companion (#113769). IL 3-8. AR 4.3. RC 4.2. Lexile 680. GR V. Kit includes: book, 1 set of earbuds, 5 port splitter to support small group of listeners, and playaway.
Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories (Playaway) PIJ  
B 123995B 123995 Bad Seed
Grade Lvl: KP Author: John, Jory
Length: 40 Copyright: 2017

A bad seed who cuts in line, never washes his hands or feet, and lies. He has a bad temper, bad manners, and a bad attitude. He's been bad since he can remember! This seed cuts in line every time, stares at everybody and never listens. But what happens when one mischievous little seed changes his mind about himself, and decides that he wants to be--happy? A tale that reminds us of the remarkably transformative power of will, acceptance, and just being you. Proves that positive change is possible for each and every one of us. Trauma sensitive. Behavior fiction. Humorous stories. IL Pres-3. AR 2.0. RC 1.3. Lexile 390.
Bad Seed KP  
B 123431B 123431 Before We Go Extinct: A Novel
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Rivers, Karen
Length: 252 Copyright: 2016

After Sharkey's best friend commits suicide (or was it an accident?) in front of him, he spends the summer processing his grief on an abandoned beach resort island where his dad is the caretaker. First person (point of view). Realistic fiction. IL 8-12. AR 4.6. RC 5.6. Lexile 750.
Before We Go Extinct: A Novel JS  
B 123574B 123574 Being Fishkill
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lehrer, Ruth
Length: 312 Copyright: 2017

Born in the backseat of a moving car, Carmel Fishkill was unceremoniously pushed into a world that refuses to offer her security, stability, love. At age thirteen, she begins to fight back. Carmel Fishkill becomes Fishkill Carmel, who deflects her tormenters with a strong left hook and conceals her secrets from teachers and social workers. But Fishkill's fierce defenses falter when she meets eccentric optimist Duck-Duck Farina, and soon they, along with Duck-Duck's mother, Molly, form a tentative family, even as Fishkill struggles to understand her place in it. This fragile new beginning is threatened by the reappearance of Fishkill's unstable mother--and by unfathomable tragedy. Realistic fiction. Poverty. IL 9-12.
Being Fishkill JS  
B 93271B 93271 Being Your Best: Character Building for Kids 7-10
Grade Lvl: T Author: Lewis, Barbara
Length: 165 Copyright: 2000

Text, anecdotes, and activities introduce and discuss how to build important character traits, such as caring, citizenship, cooperation, courage, fairness, honesty, respect, and responsibility.
Being Your Best: Character Building for Kids 7-10 T  
B 124315B 124315 Best You: Calm Down
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Rice, Dona
Length: 24 Copyright: 2018

Describes how children can take time to calm down after getting upset or angry. Series nonfiction: TIME FOR KIDS. Emerging reader. IL Pres-2. AR 2.2. GR J.
Best You: Calm Down KP  
B 94912B 94912 Beyond Consequences, Logic and Control: A Love-Based Approach to Helping Children with Severe Behaviors
Grade Lvl: T Author: Forbes, Heather / Post, B. Bryan
Length: 141 Copyright: 2006

Subtitle: A Love-Based Approach to Helping Children with Severe Behaviors by Heather T. Forbes and B. Bryan Post. Covers the effects of trauma on the body-mind and how trauma alters children's behavioral responses. The first four chapters help parents and professionals understand the neurological research behind the basic model given in this book (The Stress Model). The next seven chapters are individually devoted to seven behaviors typically seen with attachment-challenged children. Includes lying, stealing, hoarding and gorging, aggression, defiance, lack of eye contact. Authors end with a Parenting Bonus Section: true testimonials from parents who have been able to make significant changes in their homes with this model of parenting, giving real-life examples.
Beyond Consequences, Logic and Control: A Love-Based Approach to Helping Ch T  
B 96642B 96642 Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Grade Lvl: T Author: Van Der Kolk, Bessel
Length: 464 Copyright: 2014

An expert on traumatic stress outlines an approach to healing, explaining how traumatic stress affects brain processes and how to use innovative treatments to reactivate the mind's abilities to trust, engage others, and experience pleasure. Transforms our understanding of traumatic stress, revealing how it literally rearranges the brain’s wiring—specifically areas dedicated to pleasure, engagement, control, and trust. The author shows how these areas can be reactivated through innovative treatments including neurofeedback, mindfulness techniques, play, yoga, and other therapies. The Body Keeps the Score offers proven alternatives to drugs and talk therapy—and a way to reclaim lives. Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma T  
B 121237B 121237 Bounce Back: How to Be a Resilient Kid
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Moss, Wendy
Length: 112 Copyright: 2016

A guide to being resilient for children, with advice and practical strategies on how to know yourself better, deal with decisions, compromise, cope with stress, and more. IL 4-7.
Bounce Back: How to Be a Resilient Kid IJ  
B 121165B 121165 Bouncing Back: Dealing With the Stuff Life Throws At You
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Jones, Jami Biles
Length: 112 Copyright: 2007

Offers advice to teens on how to handle stress, discussing the importance of developing resiliency, describing strategies designed to help teens manage, or even escape their problems for short periods of time, and including personal stories in which teens tell how they dealt with difficult situations.
Bouncing Back: Dealing With the Stuff Life Throws At You IJS  
KM 12934KM 12934 Boxed Books: Julia Cook PBK (10 Books)
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Julia Cook
Length: 0 Copyright: 2018

Ten assorted paperback Julia Cook titles. Includes: Bubble Gum Brain: Ready, Get Mindset...Grow!; Deployment: One of Our Pieces is Missing; Don't Be Afraid to Drop!; I Want to Be the Only Dog: A Story About Sibling Rivalry; Jumping Into Kindergarten; Lying Up a Storm; Rumor Has It; Study Skilled...Not!!!; The Technology Tail: A Digital Footprint Story; Uniquely Wired: A Book About Autism and Its Gifts; Cliques Just Don't Make Cents; and Peer Pressure Gauge. Character education, life skills and social responsibility. Boxed book set. IL K-6.
Boxed Books: Julia Cook PBK (10 Books) KPI  
B 96643B 96643 Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook--What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing
Grade Lvl: T Author: Perry, Bruce / Szalavitz, Maia
Length: 275 Copyright: 2007

Child psychiatrist Bruce Perry shares the stories of trauma and transformation he has encountered in his line of work, describing what happens to a child's brain when exposed to extreme stress and how innovative treatments are helping those children heal and become healthy adults. He has treated children faced with unimaginable horror: genocide survivors, witnesses, children raised in closets and cages, and victims of family violence. Perry says severe and occasionally even not-so-severe emotional or physical abuse can chemically alter early brain development, resulting later in the inability to make appropriate, socially sanctioned behavioral decisions. Perry doesn't promote what he calls the "abuse excuse"for antisocial or criminal behavior; rather, he makes a powerful case for early intervention for disruptive children to prevent adult sociopathy. Abnormal psychology- Case studies. Post-traumatic stress disorder Treatment Case studies. PTSD.
Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's T  
B 124739B 124739 Boy With the Perpetual Nervousness: A Memoir
Grade Lvl: S Author: Caveney, Graham
Length: 259 Copyright: 2018

Raised in a small town in the north of England known primarily for its cotton mills, football team, and its deep roots in the "Respectable Working Class," Graham Caveney armed himself against the confusing nature of adolescence with a thick accent, a copy of Kafka, and a record collection including the likes of the Buzzcocks and Joy Division. All three provided him the opportunity to escape, even if just in mind, beyond his small-town borders. But, when those passions are noticed and preyed upon by a mentor, everything changes. Now, as an adult, Caveney attempts to reconcile his past and present, coming to grips with both the challenges and wonder of adolescence, music, and literature. By turns angry, despairing, beautifully written, shockingly funny, and ultimately redemptive. Autobiography. Adult child abuse victims. Teacher preview recommended. IL 10-12.
Boy With the Perpetual Nervousness: A Memoir S  
B 124091B 124091 Brave As Can Be: A Book of Courage
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Witek, Jo
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

An older sister explains to her younger sister all the things she used to be afraid of, along with some tricks to help, whether it's a special blanket for bedtime or singing during a storm. Board book / die cut format. Social emotional development. Series fiction: Growing Hearts. IL Pres-3.
Brave As Can Be: A Book of Courage KP  
DVD 2952DVD 2952 Broken Places
Grade Lvl: T Author: Weisberg, Roger
Length: 76 Copyright: 2018

“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places.” Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms Why are some children permanently damaged by early adversity while others are able to thrive? To help answer this question, filmmaker Roger Weisberg dug into his extensive film archives to update a few of the stories of the abused and neglected children he filmed decades ago. Viewers are given a unique time-lapse perspective on how the trauma that these children experienced shaped their lives as adults. BROKEN PLACES interweaves these longitudinal narratives with commentary from a few nationally renowned experts in neurobiology and early childhood development in order to illuminate the devastating impact of childhood adversity as well as the factors that can foster resilience. Educational edition. Digital Streaming access available for Keystone Consultants only for workshop model. Contact Librarian Mindy Reimer or Sector Coordinator for access. Professional DVD.
Broken Places T  
B 123572B 123572 Bubbles
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Cooper, Abby
Length: 262 Copyright: 2017

While trying to cheer up her depressed mother, twelve-year-old, biracial Sophie gets roped into doing a triathlon, as part of a school project on risk-taking, and discovers she can see people's thoughts in bubbles above their heads. Realistic fiction. IL 4-8.
Bubbles IJ  
B 97342B 97342 Building a Trauma-Informed Restorative School
Grade Lvl: T Author: Brummer, Joe / Thorsborne, Margaret
Length: 240 Copyright: 2021

Covering both theory and practice, this book will teach educators everything they need to know about developing restorative practices in their education settings, in a way that is also trauma-informed. The first part of the book addresses the theory and philosophy of restorative approaches, and of trauma-informed and trauma-sensitive schools. The second part outlines the five restorative skills (mindfulness, honest expression, empathy, the art of asking questions and the art of requests), what they look like in practice (including using circles, respect agreements and restorative dialogue), and how to implement them. Every strategy is clearly explained and adapted to be appropriate for children and adults who have experienced trauma.
Building a Trauma-Informed Restorative School T  
B 97196B 97196 Building Resilience in Students Impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Whole-Staff Approach
Grade Lvl: T Author: Romero, Victoria E / Robertson, Ricky
Length: 248 Copyright: 2018

Learn how to integrate trauma-informed strategies into daily instructional practice through expanded focus on the different experiences and unique challenges of students impacted by adverse childhood experience (ACE)s in urban, suburban, and rural schools, including suicidal tendencies, cyberbullying, and drugs; behavior as a form of communication and how to explicitly teach new behaviors; how to mitigate trauma and build innate resilience through a read reflect, and respond model.
Building Resilience in Students Impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences: T  
KM 12428KM 12428 Bunny Peek a Boo
Grade Lvl: K Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2012

SmartGames 3D puzzle game for children ages 2-5 has a wooden rabbit, 3 wooden building blocks & 30 challenge cards. Each card has two challenges for a total of 60 challenges with four levels: Starter- challenges 1-15; Junior- challenges 16-30; Expert- challenges 31-45; Master- challenges 46-60. Child tries to build what is pictured on a challenge card. A solution is found when the front view of a construction matches the image on the card. Develops logical reasoning, strategic planning, visual & spatial perception. Children can solve the challenges or play with the pieces to explore concepts like above/below, inside/outside, etc. Single player. IL Pres.
Bunny Peek a Boo K  
KM 12972KM 12972 Calm Classroom: Elementary & Middle School
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2017

The Calm Classroom Elementary & Middle School manual includes 42 scripted mindfulness-based techniques that are easy to learn and teach. Audio recordings* of the techniques are provided to support teachers in learning how to lead the techniques and for use in the classroom. The curriculum includes breathing, stretching, focusing and relaxation techniques designed to meet the developmental needs of students in both elementary and middle school classrooms. The manual also includes guidance around creating an effective implementation schedule, introducing the program, and engaging students with leadership opportunities. *Audio recording download link is printed on the copyright page of the manual. 12 Breathing Techniques 15 Focusing Techniques 
 4 Relaxation Techniques 11 Stretching Techniques
Calm Classroom: Elementary & Middle School PIJ  
KM 12973KM 12973 Calm Classroom: High School
Grade Lvl: JST Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2017

The Calm Classroom High School manual includes 25 scripted mindfulness-based techniques that are easy to learn and teach. Audio recordings* of the techniques are provided to support teachers in learning how to lead the techniques and for use in the classroom. The curriculum includes breathing, stretching, focusing and relaxation techniques designed to meet the developmental needs of students in high school classrooms. The manual also includes guidance around creating an effective implementation schedule, introducing the program, and engaging students with leadership opportunities. *Audio recording download link is printed on the copyright page of the manual. 7 Breathing Techniques 11 Focusing Techniques 
3 Relaxation Techniques 4 Stretching Techniques
Calm Classroom: High School JST  
KM 12971KM 12971 Calm Classroom: PreK & Kindergarten
Grade Lvl: K Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2017

Our Pre-K & Kindergarten manual includes 49 scripted mindfulness-based techniques that are easy to learn and teach. Audio recordings* of the techniques are provided to support teachers in learning how to lead the techniques and for use in the classroom. The curriculum includes breathing, stretching, focusing and relaxation techniques designed to meet the developmental needs of students in both Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten classrooms. The manual also includes guidance around creating an effective implementation schedule, introducing the program, and engaging students with leadership opportunities. *Audio recording download link is printed on the copyright page of the manual. Pre-Kindergarten: 6 Breathing Techniques
; 5 Focusing Techniques; 3 Relaxation Techniques; 10 Stretching Techniques Kindergarten: 6 Breathing Techniques; 8 Focusing Techniques; 4 Relaxation Techniques; 7 Stretching Techniques
Calm Classroom: PreK & Kindergarten K  
B 122110B 122110 Calvin
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Leavitt, Martine
Length: 181 Copyright: 2015

Born on the day the last Calvin and Hobbes comic strip was published, seventeen-year-old Calvin, a schizophrenic, sees and has conversations with the tiger, Hobbes, and believes that if he can persuade the strip's creator, Bill Watterson, to do one more strip, he will make Calvin well. Schizophrenia- Fiction. Mental illness- Fiction. AR 4.5 RC 5.2 Lexile 680 IL 8-12.
Calvin JS  
B 93272B 93272 Caring and Capable Kids: An Activity Guide for Teaching Kindness, Tolerance, Self-Control and Responsibility
Grade Lvl: T Author: Williams, Linda
Length: 202 Copyright: 1996

Designed to help children develop empathy, compassion, and assertiveness; deal effectively with anger; serve others; resist negative peer pressure; and exercise sound judgement and self-discipline when confronted with tough decisions. The developmental units include a theme story, student handout, several sharing circles, and 4-6 activities.
Caring and Capable Kids: An Activity Guide for Teaching Kindness, Tolerance T  
B 97545B 97545 CBT Toolbox For Children and Adolescents
Grade Lvl: T Author: Miller, Rachel Davidson
Length: 228 Copyright: 2020

Subtitle: The Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple For Managing Moods and Behaviors. Coping Skills For Kids and Teens to Boost Self-Esteem and Feeling BetterThis book breaks down CBT (Cognitive Based Therapy) techniques for clients with easy to use worksheets! It has a wide variety of topics such as stress management, depression, communication skills, anxiety, and more. School counseling. SEBH.
CBT Toolbox For Children and Adolescents T  
B 97547B 97547 CBT Toolbox, Second Edition
Grade Lvl: T Author: Riggenback, Jeff
Length: 357 Copyright: 2021

Subtitle: 185 Tools to Manage Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Behaviors & Stress. In this second edition of the bestselling CBT Toolbox, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy expert Dr. Jeff Riggenbach translates 20 years of practice and training into an accessible, step-by-step approach to create meaningful change for your clients.
CBT Toolbox, Second Edition T  
KM 13308KM 13308 CBT Toolkit for Children and Adolescents
Grade Lvl: IJST Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2020

The CBT Toolbox for Children and Adolescents gives teachers some resources to help students in their life handle their daily obstacles with support. This kit offers sensory stimulation through sound, touch and metacognition. Included in this kit are sensory stretch strings, portable sound machine that includes 15 natural sounds, 7 fan sounds and 7 white noise sounds, 4 different sand timers at 1, 3, 5 and 10 minute increments, A CBT Toolbox for Children and Adolescents workbook, a CBT workbook for Kids with 40+ activities and exercises to help them overcome anxiety, and a building blocks puzzle/toy for a welcome distraction to their feelings. IL 2-12.
CBT Toolkit for Children and Adolescents IJST  
B 97546B 97546 CBT Workbook for Mental Health
Grade Lvl: T Author: Rego, Simon A. / Alpert, Jonathan
Length: 183 Copyright: 2021

Subtitle: Evidence-Based Exercises to Transform Negative Thoughts and Manage Your Well-Being. Not every mental health struggle involves a life-altering event or an official diagnosis, but that doesn’t mean it can’t take a toll on your life and happiness. The CBT Workbook for Mental Health shows you how to cultivate your sense of calm and confidence through the power of cognitive behavioral therapy. With expert advice, you’ll learn how to use CBT to bounce back from tough times.
CBT Workbook for Mental Health T  
KM 12581KM 12581 Challenge to Change: Kids Yoga
Grade Lvl: KPI Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2016

Challenge to Change Kids Yoga Cards will help instill the importance of practice and peace. Having the practice of yoga and meditation at a young age leads to greater patience and understanding as an adult. 41 card deck. Each card names the pose, the sanskrit name, and the benefits of each pose.
Challenge to Change: Kids Yoga KPI  
KM 12580KM 12580 Challenge to Change: Toddler Yoga
Grade Lvl: K Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2016

Challenge to Change Toddler Yoga Cards will help instill the importance of practice and peace. Having the practice of yoga and meditation at a young age leads to greater patience and understanding as an adult. 41 Card Deck. Each card names the pose.
Challenge to Change: Toddler Yoga K  
B 120762B 120762 Challenger Deep
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Shusterman, Neal
Length: 308 Copyright: 2015

As he struggles with schizophrenia, a teenage boy believes he is on a journey to reach the bottom of Challenger Deep, the deepest place on Earth. Mental Illness. AR 5.5 RC 6.3 Lexile 800 IL 9-12.
Challenger Deep JS  
B 123492B 123492 Chaos of Standing Still
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Brody, Jessica
Length: 406 Copyright: 2017

Ryn, eighteen, trapped by a massive blizzard in the Denver airport, meets some unique characters who help her cope with survivor's guilt on the first anniversary of her best friend's death. Realistic fiction. Contemporary Young Adult. Overcoming grief. IL 9-12.
Chaos of Standing Still JS  
B 93270B 93270 Character Education Activities for K-6 Classrooms
Grade Lvl: T Author: Peyser, Sandra
Length: 128 Copyright: 1997

Presents 50 activities that can be integrated into the curriculum (social studies, health, and language arts). Traits explored include what children should learn to be: hard-working, open-minded, polite, tolerant, responsible, honest, trustworthy, loyal, dependable, good sport, courageous, considerate, caring, compassionate, clean, well-mannered, respectful, etc.
Character Education Activities for K-6 Classrooms T  
B 97333B 97333 Classroom180: A Framework for Creating, Sustaining, and Assessing the Trauma-Informed Classroom
Grade Lvl: T Author: Forbes, Heather T
Length: 360 Copyright: 2019

A comprehensive roadmap of what it means to fully create, implement, and sustain a trauma-informed classroom from kindergarten through the twelfth grade. Additionally, Classroom180 includes an assessment tool, the Classroom180 Rubric, that can be used by administrators and others specialists who support teachers on the journey of becoming trauma-informed.
Classroom180: A Framework for Creating, Sustaining, and Assessing the Traum T  
B 97074B 97074 Connecting Paradigms: A Trauma-Informed & Neurobiological Framework for Motivational Interviewing Implementation
Grade Lvl: T Author: Bennett, Matthew S
Length: 211 Copyright: 2017

Connecting Paradigms: A Trauma-Informed & Neurobiological Framework for Motivational Interviewing Implementation provides an innovative approach to helping those struggling with past trauma to make critical life changes and heal from their pain and suffering. Scientific understanding of the brain, the impact of trauma, and research around behavioral change has grown exponentially over the last several decades. This knowledge is challenging and transforming thinking around how we provide mental health and substance abuse education, medical care, criminal justice, and social work. Connecting Paradigms presents an integrated model combining research in neurobiology, trauma, behavioral change, harm reduction, and Motivational Interviewing into a practical skillset easily implemented across a variety of settings and professions. Professional resource. Follow up with professional resource: (B 97073) Talking about Trauma and Change.
Connecting Paradigms: A Trauma-Informed & Neurobiological Framework for Mot T  
B 94414B 94414 Conscious Discipline: Building Resilient Classrooms
Grade Lvl: T Author: Bailey, Becky
Length: 328 Copyright: 2015

Provides an introduction to Conscious Discipline, a brain-based social-emotional intelligence classroom management program designed to give teachers the discipline skills they need to address the emotional and social issues of children and build pro-social behaviors. Emphasizes creating schools based on safety, connection and problem-solving which will then lead to academic success. Positive behavior.
Conscious Discipline: Building Resilient Classrooms T  
B 97542B 97542 Coping Skills for Teens Workbook: 60 Helpful Ways to Deal with Stress, Anxiety and Anger
Grade Lvl: T Author: Halloran, Janine / Maranville, Amy
Length: 164 Copyright: 2020

There are 60 coping strategies included in the book, and it's divided into Coping Styles to make searching for a coping skill easier. This book also includes several pages to support teens as they work on their coping skills, including: Feelings Tracker Worksheet Identifying Triggers and Making a Plan Positive to Negative Thoughts Worksheet Journal Pages Wellness Worksheets, including a Self-Care PlanThere's also a rich resource section full of apps, books, card decks, and other resources to help teens deal with stress, anxiety and anger.
Coping Skills for Teens Workbook: 60 Helpful Ways to Deal with Stress, Anxi T  
DVD 2956DVD 2956 Cracked Up: The Long Arm of Childhood Trauma
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 98 Copyright: 2019

In Cracked Up we witness the effects adverse childhood experiences can have across a lifetime through the incredible story of actor, comedian, master impressionist and Saturday Night Live veteran, Darrell Hammond. Behind the scenes, Darrell suffered from debilitating flashbacks, self-injury, addiction, and misdiagnosis, until the right doctor isolated the key to unlocking the memories his brain kept locked away for over 50 years. Cracked Up creates an inspiring balance between comedy and tragedy helping us understand the impact of toxic stress and childhood trauma in a new light, breaking down barriers of stigma and replacing shame with compassion and hope. Professional DVD.
Cracked Up: The Long Arm of Childhood Trauma T  
B 115411B 115411 Crazy
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Nolan, Han
Length: 348 Copyright: 2010

Fifteen-year-old loner Jason struggles to hide his father's declining mental condition after his mother's death, but when his father disappears he must confide in the other members of a therapy group he has been forced to join at school. Family problems Fiction. Fathers and sons Fiction. Mental illness Fiction. Missing persons Fiction. AR 4.2 RC 3.8 Lexile 660 IL 7-11.
Crazy JS  
B 121465B 121465 Danny and the Blue Cloud: Coping With Childhood Depression
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Foley, James M
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

Danny the bear has a blue cloud of depression hanging over his head; he gets help with his blue cloud from Barnaby the rabbit. Back matter addresses strategies for caregivers. Depression, Mental- Fiction. IL K-2.
Danny and the Blue Cloud: Coping With Childhood Depression KP  
KM 13610KM 13610 DBT Card Decks
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2019

The DBT Deck for Clients and Therapists: 101 Mindful Practices. Filled with tips, ideas, calls to action, and brief exercises, these cards will be a daily go-to as you learn skills needed to enjoy the ups - and navigate the downs - of real-world life. And best yet, because skills take repeated practice, you cannot outgrow this deck, you can only grow with it!
DBT Card Decks T  
B 97070B 97070 DBT Skills in Schools: Skills Training for Emotional Problem Solving for Adolescents (DBT STEPS-A)
Grade Lvl: T Author: Mazza, James J / Dexter-Mazza, Elizabeth T
Length: 490 Copyright: 2016

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills have been demonstrated to be effective in helping adolescents manage difficult emotional situations, cope with stress, and make better decisions. From leading experts in DBT and school-based interventions, this unique manual offers the first nonclinical application of DBT skills. The book presents an innovative social–emotional learning curriculum designed to be taught at the universal level in grades 6-12. Explicit instructions for teaching the skills--mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness--are provided in 30 lesson plans, complete with numerous reproducible tools: 99 handouts, a diary card, and three student tests. The large-size format and lay-flat binding facilitate photocopying; purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.
DBT Skills in Schools: Skills Training for Emotional Problem Solving for Ad T  
B 97533B 97533 DBT Therapeutic Activity Ideas for Kids and Caregivers
Grade Lvl: T Author: Lozier, Carol
Length: 176 Copyright: 2020

This book has 70 DBT-C reproducible handouts and worksheets for kids (6 -12yo) and families that will engage the child, improve your knowledge and use of DBT-C skills, allowing you to feel capable and confident in the therapy room. DBT Therapeutic Activity Ideas for Kids and Caregivers helps therapists solve the struggles they face when working with children with emotional and behavioral challenges such as, anxiety, depression, aggressiveness, isolation, tantrums, and refusal to comply with adults.
DBT Therapeutic Activity Ideas for Kids and Caregivers T  
B 97522B 97522 DBT Therapeutic Activity Ideas for Working with Teens
Grade Lvl: T Author: Lozier, Carol
Length: 200 Copyright: 2018

A collection of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) activities presented in a fun and creative format for emotionally sensitive young people. Each activity includes concepts from each of the DBT modules: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. Includes activity sheets and diary cards to track progress. Behavior therapy methods. Emotions in adolescence.
DBT Therapeutic Activity Ideas for Working with Teens T  
B 97537B 97537 DBT Workbook for Teens
Grade Lvl: T Author: Bass, Richard
Length: 74 Copyright: 2023

Subtitle: Mindfulness and Emotion Regulation Techniques for Overcoming Stress and Negative Thoughts. Teens need support now more than ever before to manage the transitions that come with adolescence, and the appropriate psychological skills to cope with everyday life stressors. The DBT Workbook for Teens is the perfect resource to help your child, aged 13–19, learn effective stress management techniques at their own pace. Borrowing from the work of the founder of dialectical behavioral therapy, Dr. Marsha Linehan, the workbook presents four core DBT skills: mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.
DBT Workbook for Teens T  
B 97534B 97534 DBT Workbook For Teens: A Complete Dialectical Behavior Therapy Toolkit
Grade Lvl: T Author: Huang, Barrett
Length: 188 Copyright: 2022

Subtitle: Essential Coping Skills and Practical Exercises To Help Teenagers & Adolescents Manage Stress, Anxiety, ADHD, Phobias & More. Unlock the power of Dialectal Behavior Therapy and arm your teen with the tools for emotional success with this complete workbook for managing anxiety, stress, fear, ADHD and more. This practical book explores the proven benefits of Dialectal Behavior Therapy, along with how we can best equip today’s young people with the emotional tools they need to achieve balance, stability, and wellness in their lives. Through a collection of straightforward, step-by-step techniques, teens will discover how to build self-love and confidence, cultivate resilience and courage in the face of adversity, set healthy boundaries in their personal relationships, and embrace their authentic selves with proven DBT skills.
DBT Workbook For Teens: A Complete Dialectical Behavior Therapy Toolkit T  
B 96983B 96983 Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity
Grade Lvl: T Author: Harris, Nadine Burke
Length: 272 Copyright: 2018

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris was already known as a crusading physician delivering targeted care to vulnerable children. But it was Diego—a boy who had stopped growing after a sexual trauma—who galvanized her to dig deeper into the connections between toxic stress and the lifelong illnesses she was tracking among so many of her patients and their families. A survey of more than 17,000 adult patients’ “adverse childhood experiences,” or ACEs, like divorce, substance abuse, or neglect, had proved that the higher a person’s ACE score the worse their health—and now led Burke Harris to an astonishing breakthrough. Childhood stress changes our neural systems and lasts a lifetime. Through storytelling that delivers both scientific insight and moving stories of personal impact, Burke Harris illuminates her journey of discovery, from research labs nationwide to her own pediatric practice in San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point. For anyone who has faced a difficult childhood, or who cares about the millions of children who do, the innovative and acclaimed health interventions outlined in The Deepest Well will represent vitally important hope for change.
Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity T  
B 100187B 100187 Depression: How To Recoginze It, Where To Get Help
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Peacock, Judith
Length: 64 Copyright: 2000

Defines depression and offers strategies for teens to cope with their own depression or that of others. From the series Perspectives On Mental Health. AR level 6.6. Follett RL 5.1.
Depression: How To Recoginze It, Where To Get Help IJS  
B 97531B 97531 Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook (2nd Edition)
Grade Lvl: T Author: McKay, Matthew / Wood, Jeffrey C
Length: 271 Copyright: 2019

Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance. The text provides a clear and effective approach to learning evidence-based DBT skills--now in a fully revised and updated second edition. First developed by Marsha M. Linehan for treating borderline personality disorder, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) has proven effective as treatment for a range of other mental health problems, and can greatly improve your ability to handle distress without losing control and acting destructively. Readers will build skills in four key areas: distress tolerance, mindfulness, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook (2nd Edition) T  
B 125883B 125883 Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Brown, Laurene Krasny
Length: 32 Copyright: 1986

Text and illustrations of dinosaur characters introduce aspects of divorce such as its causes and effects, living with a single parent, spending holidays in two separate households, and adjusting to a stepparent. Social emotional learning. Family. Divorce. IL 1-4. AR 4.4. RC 2.9. Lexile 710. GR N.
Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families PI  
B 123071B 123071 Everywhere, Wonder
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Swanson, Matthew
Length: 48 Copyright: 2017

A book for all ages about noticing the wonder and beauty in the world both near and far. IL Pres-3. Lexile 610.
Everywhere, Wonder KP  
B 97594B 97594 Eyes Are Never Quiet
Grade Lvl: T Author: Desautels, Lori L / McKnight, Michael
Length: 284 Copyright: 2019

Subtitle: Listening Beneath the Behaviors of Our Most Troubled Students. The eyes of troubled youth are communicating in all moments. Hurt people hurt people. Our children can become violent, detached, or shut down when early development is toxic, severely disrupted, and is met with significant adverse childhood experiences. Children are our nation's greatest natural resource and their emotional, mental and physiological well-being are at stake. What can we do? We begin with the awareness and research that adversity just doesn't happen to a child, it attacks and hijacks a child's brain, body and nervous system function reprograming how they react and respond to all life. For educators, counselors, social workers, mental health professionals, and law enforcement, this book presents the neurobiology of adversity and trauma in youth and the resiliency of hope and mindfulness, and how to help.
Eyes Are Never Quiet T  
B 123064B 123064 Far Apart, Close in Heart: Being a Family when a Loved One is Incarcerated
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Birtha, Becky
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

Children from all walks of life experience various emotions when their parent is in jail or prison, but they learn there are ways to communicate their feelings that will help improve their situation and remind them they are not alone. IL Pres-3. AR 3.3. Lexile 560.
Far Apart, Close in Heart: Being a Family when a Loved One is Incarcerated KP  
B 123290B 123290 Far from Fair
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Arnold, Elana K
Length: 229 Copyright: 2016

As far as twelve-year-old Odette Zyskowski is concerned, her parents have ruined her life by selling the house she and her younger brother have grown up in, getting an RV, and giving her some little mutt instead of the Labrador Retriever she wanted--but as they travel north to see her grandmother, Odette becomes aware of an even more frightening problem: her parents may be on the verge of a divorce. Realistic fiction. ILA 2017 pick. IL 4-8. AR 5.2. RC 5.6. Lexile 860.
Far from Fair IJ  
B 127374B 127374 Fly Guy & Fly Girl: Friendly Frenzy
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Arnold, Tedd
Length: 30 Copyright: 2021

Buzz, Fly Guy, Liz, and Fly Girl meet a boy a named Carlos in the park, but Carlos has a pet lizard with a taste for flies--so it looks like this is a friendship that is doomed from the start. Beginning reader. Imagination story. Pet story. Humorous fiction. IL K-3. AR 2.1.
Fly Guy & Fly Girl: Friendly Frenzy KP  
B 96641B 96641 Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom
Grade Lvl: T Author: Souers, Kristin / Hall, Pete
Length: 215 Copyright: 2016

Explores an urgent and growing issue--childhood trauma--and its profound effect on learning and teaching. Fostering Resilient Learners is designed to help teachers cultivate a trauma-sensitive learning environment for students across all content areas, grade levels, and educational settings. The authors--a mental health therapist and a veteran principal--provide strategies to help teachers understand what trauma is and how it hinders the learning, motivation, and success of all students in the classroom. Helps teachers build strong relationships and create a safe space to enable students to learn at high levels. Helps teachers adopt a strengths-based approach & perceive what students need to break negative cycles. Each chapter also includes questions and exercises to encourage reflection and extension of the ideas in this book. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Traumatic stress. PTSD. Psychic trauma in children. Resilience.
Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Cl T  
B 97539B 97539 From Behaving to Belonging: The Inclusive Art of Supporting Students Who Challenge Us
Grade Lvl: T Author: Causton, Julie / MacLeod, Kate
Length: 138 Copyright: 2020

Details how teachers can shift from a "behavior management" mindset (that punishes students for "bad" behavior or rewards students for "good" or "compliant" behavior) to an approach that supports all students—even the most challenging ones—with kindness, creativity, acceptance, and love. The author's approach: Focuses on students' strengths, gifts, and talents. Ignites students' creativity and sense of self-worth. Ensures that students' social, emotional, and academic needs are met. Prompts teachers to rethink challenging behavior and how they support their students. Helps teachers identify barriers to student success in the cultural, social, and environmental landscape. Inspires teachers to reconnect with their core values and beliefs about students and teaching.
From Behaving to Belonging: The Inclusive Art of Supporting Students Who Ch T  
B 123057B 123057 Georgie's Best Bad Day
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Chan, Ruth
Length: 40 Copyright: 2017

Georgie and his friends are all having a bad day, so the cat and his crew of animal buddies decide to do their favorite things to turn their day around. IL Pres-1. AR 1.9.
Georgie's Best Bad Day KP  
B 122252B 122252 Going Places
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Reynolds, Peter H. / Reynolds, Paul A.
Length: 40 Copyright: 2014

Rafael has looked forward to the Going Places contest and builds his go-cart from a kit in record time, but his neighbor, Maya, has a much more interesting and creative idea for her entry and Rafael decides to help. Karting. Thinking outside the box. Creative ability- Fiction. AR 3.1 RC 2.6 Lexile 480 IL K-3.
Going Places KP  
B 123888B 123888 Good Morning Yoga: A Pose-by-Pose Wake Up Story
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Gates, Mariam
Length: 36 Copyright: 2016

This "wake up" story is so much more than a story. It's a practice for kids and parents to greet the morning with joy and embark on their daily adventures with intention and confidence. Turn the page and reach up to the sky, press your feet into the earth, and get ready for a great day! Mindset and meditation. Whole child. Nonfiction. IL Pres-4.
Good Morning Yoga: A Pose-by-Pose Wake Up Story KPI  
B 97523B 97523 GriefWork for Teens Healing From Loss
Grade Lvl: T Author: Leutenberg, Ester R. A / Zamore, Fran
Length: 128 Copyright: 2012

Loss is a part of everyone’s life at some point. Each person reacts to a loss in a personal way. As well as the emotional response, loss also has physical, intellectual, behavioral, social and philosophical dimensions. Response to loss is varied and is influenced by beliefs and practices. GriefWork for Teens is for facilitators helping grieving teens heal from their losses. GriefWork for Teens contains fully reproducible activity and educational handouts and journaling pages which can be used in individual counseling sessions, educational settings and support groups. Each interactive activity has comments and suggestions on the back explaining the purpose of the activity and at least one way to use it.
GriefWork for Teens Healing From Loss T  
B 124456B 124456 Grit
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Siddoway, Ramona
Length: 64 Copyright: 2014

There are certain character strengths that can more than make up for various obstacles to learning and success in life. Grit is one of these character strengths. Manifesting itself as persistence, undaunted courage, determination, steadfastness, and a refusal to back down in the face of adversity, grit is a character strength that can lead to success no matter how high the obstacles. Readers learn how to acquire and demonstrate grit in their daily lives. Real-life role models--both everyday teens and celebrities--help illustrate the journey to and the rich rewards of approaching life with an unshakable spirit of grit. Series nonfiction: 7 Character Strengths of Highly Successful Students. Social Emotional Learning. IL 5-9.
Grit IJ  
B 122781B 122781 Grit & Bear It!
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Zentic, Tamara
Length: 31 Copyright: 2014

Through illustrations and straight-forward statements, middle school students are introduced to 'grit'--a combination of self-determination and a willingness to take risks and bounce back from failure. Designed to inspire students in grades 5-9 to develop social-emotional intelligence necessary for future success as they pursue their goals and dreams. Autonomy (Psychology) Judgment. Middle school students Life skills guides. Risk-taking (Psychology) Self-reliance.
Grit & Bear It! IJ  
B 123051B 123051 Grow Happy
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Lasser, Jon
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

A gentle narrative about how Kiko cultivates happiness. The story provides a metaphor that compares the cultivation of a garden to understanding the importance of the work it requires to nurture one's own happiness. Mindfulness. IL Pres-2.
Grow Happy KP  
B 96860B 96860 Handbook of Preschool Mental Health: Development, Disorders, and Treatment, 2nd Edition
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 416 Copyright: 2017

Researchers examine how behavioral and emotional problems emerge and can be treated effectively during this period of rapid developmental and brain changes. Part I provides an overview of risk and resilience factors. Part II presents information about the disorders most frequently encountered in young children, including their classification, prevalence, clinical presentation, course, assessment, and treatments. Coverage encompasses: oppositional defiant disorder & conduct disorder, ADD/hyperactivity disorder, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, autism spectrum disorder, attachment disorders, & sleep disorders.
Handbook of Preschool Mental Health: Development, Disorders, and Treatment, T  
B 123028B 123028 Happy Dreamer
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Reynolds, Peter H.
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

A "dreamer maximus" describes the many ways one can dream, and the importance of being a happy dreamer. IL Pres-3. AR 1.9. Lexile 490.
Happy Dreamer KP  
KM 13731KM 13731 Healing Hearts: A Game for Children about the Journey through Grief
Grade Lvl: PIJS Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2022

Healing Hearts is designed to help children express themselves about their grief. On the game board, players travel through the land of loss, feelings, memories, and end at the land of beginnings. Kit includes game board, cards, pawns, and rules included. Ages 8-15. Grades 3 through 12. 2-6 players.
Healing Hearts: A Game for Children about the Journey through Grief PIJS  
B 123539B 123539 Hello Universe
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Kelly, Erin Entrada
Length: 313 Copyright: 2017

The lives of four misfits are intertwined when a bully's prank lands shy Virgil at the bottom of a well and Valencia, Kaori, and Gen band together in an epic quest to find and rescue him. Alternating point of view. Newbery Medal 2018. Realistic fiction. IL 3-7. AR 4.7. RC 4.3. Lexile 690.
Hello Universe PIJ  
KM 12925KM 12925 Hello Universe (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Kelly, Erin Entrada
Length: 0 Copyright: 2017

The lives of four misfits are intertwined when a bully's prank lands shy Virgil at the bottom of a well and Valencia, Kaori, and Gen band together in an epic quest to find and rescue him. Alternating point of view. Newbery Medal 2018. Realistic fiction. IL 3-7. AR 4.7. RC 4.3. Lexile 690. Contains 1 book, 1 playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 5 hours and 25 minutes.
Hello Universe (Playaway) PIJ  
KM 12809KM 12809 Help for Billy: A Beyond Consequences Approach to Helping Challenging Children in the Classroom
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2016

Manual to help guide families and educators who are struggling with traumatized children. Based on the concept of the neuroscience of emotions and behavior, Heather Forbes provides detailed, comprehensive, and logical strategies for teachers and parents. This easy to read book, with tables, outlines and lists, clears the way for a better understanding of the true nature regarding traumatic experiences affecting the brain and learning. Book and study guide included.
Help for Billy: A Beyond Consequences Approach to Helping Challenging Child T  
B 124733B 124733 Hey, Kiddo
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Krosoczka, Jarrett
Length: 314 Copyright: 2018

In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarrett's life. His father is a mystery. Jarrett doesn't know where to find him, or even what his name is. Jarrett lives with his grandparents, two very loud, very loving, very opinionated people who had thought they were through with raising children until Jarrett came along. Jarrett goes through his childhood trying to make his non-normal life as normal as possible, finding a way to express himself through drawing even as so little is being said to him about what's going on. Only as a teenager can Jarrett begin to piece together the truth of his family, reckoning with his mother and tracking down his father. Hey, Kiddo is an important memoir about growing up in a family grappling with addiction, and finding the art that helps you survive. Starred reviews. Memoir. Substance abuse and family problems. Overcoming adversity. Graphic novel. IL 9-12. Lexile 510. 2020 Newbery Award. Iowa Teen Award 2020-2021. Also Iowa High School Book Award 2021-2022.
Hey, Kiddo JS  
KM 13226KM 13226 Hey, Kiddo (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Krosoczka, Jarrett
Length: 314 Copyright: 2018

In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarrett's life. His father is a mystery, Jarrett doesn't know where to find him, or even what his name is. Jarrett lives with his grandparents, two very loud, very loving, very opinionated people who had thought they were through with raising children until Jarrett came along. Jarrett goes through his childhood trying to make his non-normal life as normal as possible, finding a way to express himself through drawing even as so little is being said to him about what's going on. Only as a teenager can Jarrett begin to piece together the truth of his family, reckoning with his mother and tracking down his father. Hey, Kiddo is an important memoir about growing up in a family grappling with addiction, and finding the art that helps you survive. Starred reviews. Memoir. Substance abuse and family problems. Graphic novel.Contents include playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time 2 hours and 50 minutes. IL 9-12. Lexile 510. Iowa Teen Award 2020-2021. Newbery Award 2020. Iowa High School Book Award 2021-2022.
Hey, Kiddo (Playaway) JS  
B 124135B 124135 I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Verde, Susan
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

When the world feels chaotic, find peace within through an accessible mindfulness practice from author Susan Verde. Express emotions through direct speech. Find empathy through imagination. Connect with the earth. Wonder at the beauty of the natural world. Breathe, taste, smell, touch, and be present. Series fiction: I Am (Wellness Series). Companion to I am Yoga (B 121581). Mindfulness and meditation. Whole child. IL Pres-3. Lexile 490.
I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness KP  
B 121581B 121581 I am Yoga
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Verde, Susan
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

As a young girl practices various standard yoga poses, she imagines herself as a tree touching the sky, a playful dog, a warrior, and more while relaxing and seeing how she fits into the world. AR 1.5 I Am (Wellness series). IL Pres-2.
I am Yoga KP  
B 96875B 96875 Illustrated Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living
Grade Lvl: JST Author: Harris, Russ
Length: 166 Copyright: 2014

An illustrated guide to the practice of applied mindfulness called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), teaching readers how to avoid the happiness trap and start living a life that has more meaning. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a simple, self-administered therapy that uses mindfulness to enable a person to: Reduce stress and worry • Handle painful feelings and thoughts more effectively • Break self-defeating habits • Overcome insecurity and self-doubt • Recognize and treasure the whole range of emotions that make up a satisfying life. IL 7-T.
Illustrated Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living JST  
B 124090B 124090 In My Heart: A Book of Feelings
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Witek, Jo
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

A young girl explores what different emotions feel like, such as happiness which makes her want to twirl, or sadness which feels as heavy as an elephant. Board book / die cut format. Social emotional development. Series fiction: Growing Hearts. IL Pres-3.
In My Heart: A Book of Feelings KP  
B 97593B 97593 Intentional Neuroplasticity
Grade Lvl: T Author: Desautels, Lori L
Length: 301 Copyright: 2023

Subtitle: Moving Our Nervous Systems and Educational System Toward Post-Traumatic Growth. Educator fatigue and burnout are at an all-time high. Students are carrying their mental and emotional exhaustion into the classroom. Intentional Neuroplasticity explores the plasticity of the brain and nervous system, while learning how adversity and trauma impact a student's developing nervous system to affect behaviors, which ultimately changes the way educators approach discipline and engagement.
Intentional Neuroplasticity T  
B 97520B 97520 Interventions With Bereaved Children
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 342 Copyright: 1995

A comprehensive guide to the many differing approaches in tackling the issue of bereavement in children. Music and dramatherapy in formal and informal settings and the outcomes of the contrasting interactive theories are also examined. Adolescents. Counseling. Grief and Bereavement.
Interventions With Bereaved Children T  
B 123233B 123233 It's Kind of a Funny Story
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Vizzini, Ned
Length: 444 Copyright: 2006

New York City teenager Craig Gilner succumbs to academic and social pressures at an elite high school and enters a psychiatric hospital after attempting suicide. IL 9-12. AR 4.0. RC 4.0. Lexile 620.
It's Kind of a Funny Story JS  
B 118898B 118898 It's Okay to Make Mistakes
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Parr, Todd
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

Presents a series of situations in which taking chances and trying new things can lead to good results, even if there were mistakes along the way. Errors- Fiction. GR level I IL Pres-1.
It's Okay to Make Mistakes KP  
B 123288B 123288 Jubilee
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Giff, Patricia Reilly
Length: 149 Copyright: 2016

Judith stopped talking long ago when Mom left her in the care of beloved Aunt Cora. Going back into a regular fifth-grade classroom won't be easy, but she has her Dog and new friend who will help her through. Realistic fiction. ILA 2017 pick. IL 4-7. 4.0. RC 3.2. Lexile 540.
Jubilee IJ  
B 123350B 123350 Kids Like Us
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Reyl, Hilary
Length: 282 Copyright: 2017

Martin is an American teen on the autism spectrum living in France with his mom and sister for the summer. He falls for a French girl who he thinks is a real-life incarnation of a character in his favorite book. Over time Martin comes to realize she is a real person and not a character in a novel while at the same time learning that love is not out of his reach just because he is autistic. Starred reviews. IL 9-12.
Kids Like Us JS  
B 118865B 118865 Kiss of Broken Glass
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Kuderick, Madeleine
Length: 208 Copyright: 2014

A tale told through evocative verse chronicles a mandatory seventy-two-hour psychiatric evaluation of a teen who has been caught cutting herself in an effort to feel alive. Cutting (Self-mutilation)- Fiction. Teenagers- Fiction. Self-harm. Novel in verse. IL 9-12.
Kiss of Broken Glass JS  
B 123619B 123619 Learning to Plan and Be Organized: Executive Function Skills for Kids with AD/HD
Grade Lvl: PIT Author: Nadeau, Kathleen G
Length: 120 Copyright: 2016

Learning to Plan and Be Organized is a practical guide that teaches kids with AD/HD how to enhance their executive function skills of planning and organization. This reader-friendly and easy-to-use book includes checklists, pointers and activities. The book also includes illustrations that will help hold children's interest. Includes additional resources for parents. Features real-life advice, strategies and tips. IL 1-5.
Learning to Plan and Be Organized: Executive Function Skills for Kids with PIT  
B 122550B 122550 Lemonade Hurricane: A Story of Mindfulness and Meditation
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Morelli, Licia
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

Emma's little brother Henry is a good kid--but when his day has been too busy and too full, Henry can become a hurricane! Emma wishes that she could teach Henry to be still. One day, she shows Henry how meditation can make a big difference in both their lives. Introduction to the practice of meditation and the benefits of mindfulness. Brothers and sisters- Fiction. IL Pres-2.
Lemonade Hurricane: A Story of Mindfulness and Meditation KP  
B 93217B 93217 Living Values Activities for Children Ages 8-14
Grade Lvl: T Author: Tillman, Diane
Length: 312 Copyright: 2000

Presents lesson plans for twelve teaching units that explore the values of peace, respect, love, tolerance, honesty, humility, cooperation, happiness, responsibility, simplicity, unity, and freedom. Each with activities and exercises appropriate for children ages 8-14.
Living Values Activities for Children Ages 8-14 T  
B 104086B 104086 Look-Alikes
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Steiner, Joan
Length: 32 Copyright: 1998

A picture puzzle book. Simple verses challenge readers to identify the everyday objects used to construct eleven three-dimensional scenes in Look-Alike Land. Follett RL 2.8.
Look-Alikes KPI  
B 111631B 111631 Look-Alikes Around the World
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Steiner, Joan
Length: 32 Copyright: 2007

Pictures of famous sites around the world, rendered in household objects. Book closes with listing of the everyday objects used and comments on the places depicted. Picture puzzles.
Look-Alikes Around the World KPI  
B 124186B 124186 Look-Alikes, Jr.
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Steiner, Joan
Length: 32 Copyright: 1999

Simple verses challenge readers to identify the everyday objects used to construct eleven three-dimensional scenes, including a house, kitchen, bedroom, school bus, train, farm, and rocket. Picture puzzles. IL Pres-3. AR 2.6.
Look-Alikes, Jr. KP  
B 123416B 123416 Lost & Found
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Katrina, Leno
Length: 339 Copyright: 2016

Fannie and Louis both belong to an online support group for trauma survivors. They both also have a strange tendency to lose things. But when they embark on a road trip to finally meet each other, they start to realize that the things you lose might be things you weren't meant to have at all, and that you never know what you might find if you just take a chance. Fantasy fiction. IL 9-12.
Lost & Found JS  
KM 12791KM 12791 Magik Play Starter Kit
Grade Lvl: KP Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2017

Great fusion of digital and real world play. With the included apps, young ones will strengthen core skills like shape recognition, spatial thinking, and measurement. Thanks to it's playful learning, kids will improve their fine motor skills and build confidence along the way. The ready-to-play technology features simple wooden toys, no batteries, and no wires Works with all iPads including iPad mini (except: iPad 1 and the 12,9 inch Pad Pro). To use this kit you will need to download the Apps listed on the Quick Start Guide. You will also need provide your own iPad.
Magik Play Starter Kit KP  
KM 12773KM 12773 Magnaflex - Critters Set
Grade Lvl: KP Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2017

Magnaflex high-quality, flexible magnetic strips let you build anything you can imagine. Bend and connect Magnaflex strips magnetically and use their unique shape to zip or stack them together. Create cute & crazy critters with the help of the included instruction manual, or use your imagination to invent animals, vehicles, wearable accessories and more! Add structure and complete your design with painted metal connector pieces that become eyes, wheels or decorative accents. Design flat 2D or organic 3D objects anywhere and display your creations on magnetic surfaces such as a fridge door. Stack them together for easy clean-up. Have fun challenging your imagination to come up with new designs or games with this innovative, educational toy that promotes creativity, visualization and fine motor skills.
Magnaflex - Critters Set KP  
B 124257B 124257 Master of Mindfulness: How to Be Your Own Superhero in Times of Stress
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Grossman, Laurie M
Length: 51 Copyright: 2016

Written for kids by kids, and includes...illustrations and tips to show you how to be confident, get focused, stay calm, and tap into your own inner strength. Mind and body. Stress management. IL 1-5.
Master of Mindfulness: How to Be Your Own Superhero in Times of Stress PI  
B 124301B 124301 Meditate With Me: A Step-By-Step Mindfulness Journey
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Gates Mariam
Length: 40 Copyright: 2017

A classroom full of animals demonstrates the principles of mindfulness in this guide to meditation for children. Mind and body. Mindfulness(Psychology). Juvenile fiction. IL Pres-3.
Meditate With Me: A Step-By-Step Mindfulness Journey KP  
KM 12899KM 12899 Mindful Games Activity Cards: 55 Fun Ways to Share Mindfulness with Kids and Teens w/Chime
Grade Lvl: KPIJST Author: Greenland, Susan Kaiser
Length: 0 Copyright: 2017

A deck of 55 mindfulness games for kids of all ages that takes a playful approach to developing attention and focus, and identifying and regulating emotions. The deck contains 55 5X7 illustrated cards, each devoted to one game or activity, and comes in a sturdy, beautifully designed box. Zenergy chime included in the kit to facilitate challenge cards and activities. Mindfulness. Mindset. Positive psychology. IL K-12.
Mindful Games Activity Cards: 55 Fun Ways to Share Mindfulness with Kids an KPIJST  
B 124302B 124302 Mindful Monkey, Happy Panda
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Alderfer, Lauren
Length: 32 Copyright: 2011

A picture book for children and adults alike. The book introduces the powerful practice of mindfulness in a fun and exciting way. With the delightful Monkey and his serene friend Happy Panda guiding readers to a calmer and more attentive mind. Monkey is not so mindful - his Monkey Mind constantly jumping from one thing to another - but he encounters a mysterious and playful friend in Happy Panda. Panda helps Monkey recognize the simple joy of doing what you're doing while you're doing it. Mind and body. Mindfulness(Psychology). Meditation. IL Pres-3.
Mindful Monkey, Happy Panda KP  
B 96931B 96931 Mindfulness Skills for Kids & Teens: A Workbook for Clinicians & Clients with 154 Tools, Techniques, Activities & Worksheets
Grade Lvl: T Author: Burdick, Debra
Length: 296 Copyright: 2014

A comprehensive, practical and user-friendly mindfulness resource written specifically for children and adolescents. Best-selling mindfulness author Debra Burdick has blended the latest research and best practices to create this straight-forward guide for improving self-awareness, self-regulation skills, mental health, and social connectedness in kids and teens. This expertly crafted resource features a collection of more than 150 proven tools and techniques, presented in a simple, step-by-step skill building format. Perfect for mental health practitioners, teachers and all in the helping professions. *Tools for explaining mindfulness and neurobiology in kids language *Activities, games, and meditations that build basic through advanced mindfulness skills *Step-by-step instruction on teaching and practicing mindfulness, meditation and reflection *Guidance on choosing age appropriate skills *How to apply mindfulness skills to specific childhood mental health disorders *Journal prompts to help integrate learning *Goal-setting charts for tracking progress *Downloadable worksheets, exercises and reflections
Mindfulness Skills for Kids & Teens: A Workbook for Clinicians & Clients wi T  
B 123602B 123602 Molly & Pim and the Millions of Stars
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Murray, Martine
Length: 181 Copyright: 2017

Molly longs for normalcy but when her mother accidentally turns herself into a tree, Molly must embrace all the things she has tried to run away from. Fantasy fiction. IL 3-6. AR 5.1. Lexile 780. GR V.
Molly & Pim and the Millions of Stars PI  
B 117955B 117955 Most Magnificent Thing
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Spires, Ashley
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

A little girl and her canine assistant set out to make the most magnificent thing, but despite their hard work, the end result is not what the girl had envisioned and she must develop a new strategy for success. Anger. Frustration- Fiction. Perseverance. Charlotte Huck Honor Book 2015. AR 2.9 Lexile 380 IL K-2.
Most Magnificent Thing KP  
KM 8452KM 8452 Move 'N' Sit Wedge Seat Cushion (School Age)
Grade Lvl: PI Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2006

A blue soft thick rubber wedge-shaped cushion, 15"x15" and 3" at the wide end, that can be used to make a chair or floor more comfortable and add dynamic aspects to seating. Requires an air pump with a pin attachment to adjust the level of air. Contents: instruction sheet and cushion.
Move 'N' Sit Wedge Seat Cushion (School Age) PI  
KM 8451KM 8451 Move 'N' Sit Wedge Seat Cushion Jr (Preschool)
Grade Lvl: K Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2006

A blue soft thick rubber wedge-shaped cushion, 10"x10" and 3" at the wide end, that can be used to make a chair or floor more comfortable and add dynamic aspects to seating. Requires an air pump with a pin attachment to adjust the level of air, but comes somewhat inflated and may need no adjustment at all. Contents: instruction sheet and cushion.
Move 'N' Sit Wedge Seat Cushion Jr (Preschool) K  
B 107940B 107940 Mr. Worry: A Story About OCD
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Niner, Holly
Length: 32 Copyright: 2004

Eight year old Kevin is frustrated by his need to check things and repeat actions over and over until a counselor diagnoses obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and teaches him ways to manage the condition. Includes a note for parents and teachers explaining OCD. AR 2.9. Follett RL 2.7.
Mr. Worry: A Story About OCD PI  
B 106312B 106312 My Kind of Sad
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Scowen, Kate
Length: 168 Copyright: 2006

Subtitle: What It's Like to be Young and Depressed. Discusses a number of mental health disorders in teens including bipolar disorder, self-mutilation, suicide, and clinical depression; and offers advice on identifying problems and dealing with them effectively.
My Kind of Sad JS  
B 97512B 97512 Navigating Grief and Loss
Grade Lvl: T Author: Brown, Kimberly
Length: 189 Copyright: 2022

The text is designed to support all of us through difficult and upsetting times. Its a relatable and useful guide with practical applications to help navigate the profound experience of loss, be it an elderly parent, succumbing to a lingering illness, the shock of an accidental death, a small business shuttered, a divorce after years of conflict, or euthanasia of a beloved pet. Each short chapter honestly describes a personal experience dealing with death or grief staying at a hospice facility at my mothers bedside, feeling frustrated by the options for a terminally ill friend, navigating changed relationships after someone dies, the shock and shame of an unwanted divorce, managing the overwhelming pain of bereavement and is followed by a brief practice a meditation, exercise, or contemplation that readers can use to discover insights and truths and find some solace for their own struggles and sorrow. Family. Relationships. Self-help.
Navigating Grief and Loss T  
B 97025B 97025 Newcomer Fieldbook: A Workbook Companion to The Newcomer Student
Grade Lvl: T Author: El Yaafouri, Louise
Length: 190 Copyright: 2017

The Newcomer Fieldbook is a tool for diverse learning places. It’s an interactive resource guide for ELL program design, Newcomer enrollment, language assessment, guided professional development and ELL parent engagement- all with the singular goal of driving with a goal of driving student success. The Newcomer Fieldbook features reproducible tools, parent forms and write-in workshops that enhance Newcomer teaching and learning.
Newcomer Fieldbook: A Workbook Companion to The Newcomer Student T  
B 97024B 97024 Newcomer Student: An Educator’s Guide to Aid Transitions
Grade Lvl: T Author: Kreuzer, Louise H
Length: 195 Copyright: 2016

More than 50 million individuals will be forcibly displaced from their homes this year. Many will be resettled into other countries or cultures, including the United States. With specific regard to education, a growing sector of ELA instruction now caters to the unique needs of refugee and immigrant students. These “Newcomer” learners, as they are resettled into Westernized regions, require a tailored brand of education. The Newcomer Student is a field guide from serving this growing population.
Newcomer Student: An Educator’s Guide to Aid Transitions T  
B 123146B 123146 Odd One Out: A Spotting Book
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Teckentrup, Britta
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

Encourages the reader to find a hidden surprise in each design spread that features a variety of animals. IL Pres-1.
Odd One Out: A Spotting Book KP  
B 122249B 122249 OK Book
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Rosenthal, Amy Krouse / Lichtenheld, Tom
Length: 34 Copyright: 2007

This play on words follows OK as it enumerates a great many things that it enjoys doing, although not great at any of them, knowing that someday it will excel at something. Ability- Fiction. IL Pres-2.
OK Book KP  
B 123145B 123145 One is Not a Pair: A Spotting Book
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Teckentrup, Britta
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

Each patterned page contains a set of pairs, but one thing does not match any of the others. Can you find it?
One is Not a Pair: A Spotting Book KP  
B 97165B 97165 Optimizing Learning Outcomes: Proven Brain-Centric, Trauma-Sensitive Practices
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 235 Copyright: 2017

Optimizing Learning Outcomes provides answers for the most pressing questions that mental health professionals, teachers, and administrators are facing in today’s schools. Chapters provide a wide array of evidence-based resources―including links to video segments―that promote understanding, discussion, and successful modeling. Accessible how-to trainings provide readers with multiple sensory-based practices that improve academic success and promote behavioral regulation. Clinicians and educators will come away from this book with a variety of tools for facilitating brain-based, trauma-sensitive learning for all, realizing improved learning outcomes, improving teacher satisfaction, and reducing disciplinary actions and suspensions.
Optimizing Learning Outcomes: Proven Brain-Centric, Trauma-Sensitive Practi T  
B 97166B 97166 Ordinary Magic: Resilience in Development
Grade Lvl: T Author: Masten, Ann S
Length: 370 Copyright: 2015

From a pioneering researcher, this book synthesizes the best current knowledge on resilience in children and adolescents. Ann S. Masten explores what allows certain individuals to thrive and adapt despite adverse circumstances, such as poverty, chronic family problems, or exposure to trauma. Coverage encompasses the neurobiology of resilience as well as the role of major contexts of development: families, schools, and culture. Identifying key protective factors in early childhood and beyond, Masten provides a cogent framework for designing programs to promote resilience. Complex concepts are carefully defined and illustrated with real-world examples.
Ordinary Magic: Resilience in Development T  
DVD 2909DVD 2909 Paper Tigers: One High School's Unlikely Success Story
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 102 Copyright: 2013

Documentary is an intimate look into the lives of selected students at Lincoln High School, an alternative school in Walla Walla, Washington that specializes in educating traumatized youth. The film examines the inspiring promise of Trauma Informed Communities - a movement that is showing great promise in healing youth struggling with the dark legacy of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES). Details the problems that result from exposure to chronic and adverse stress that alter brain function. These problems include truancy, violence, & abuse of drugs, alcohol, and other self-destructive behaviors that often continue the cycle of abuse and lead to physical disease. Film follows six students over the course of a school year as the school takes the new approach to dealing with discipline problems. The model was based on understanding & treatment rather than judgment and suspension. Over the course of three years, the improvement was dramatic. Fights at school had gone down by 75 percent and the graduation rate had increased five-fold. DVD includes the feature film, the Paper Tigers Toolkit (5 video segments: "What are ACEs?", "How to Connect with Students", "Around the Campfire", "Lighthouse Parenting", and "The Biology of Toxic Stress"), trailer for Resilience, Spanish subtitles & SDH English captions.
Paper Tigers: One High School's Unlikely Success Story T  
B 123681B 123681 Penguin Problems
Grade Lvl: KP Author: John, Jory
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

This penguin has come to tell you that life in Antarctica is no paradise. For starters, it is FREEZING. Also, penguins have a ton of natural predators. Plus, can you imagine trying to find your mom in a big ol' crowd of identical penguins? No, thank you. Yes, it seems there is no escaping the drudgery of your daily grind, whatever it might be? Mindset. Humorous fiction. Animal stories. IL Pres-2. AR 2.0. Lexile 500.
Penguin Problems KP  
B 123439B 123439 Phantom Limbs
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Garner, Paula
Length: 352 Copyright: 2016

Still reeling from the death of his little brother and the sudden departure of his first love Meg, Otis throws himself into swim training with Dara, until Meg returns for the summer and Otis tries to rekindle their relationship. Realistic fiction. IL 8-12. AR 4.7. Lexile 660.
Phantom Limbs JS  
KM 12895KM 12895 Practicing Mindfulness
Grade Lvl: KPI Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2018

Simple mindfulness practices can help students deal with anxiety, improve concentration, patience, awareness, and handle difficult emotions. This kit includes simple classroom tools to help incorporate meditation and mindfulness in the classroom. Items includes "Sitting Still Like a Frog" book with audio CD, breathing ball, stress ball, and spiral liquid bubble timer to provide structured time for mindful journaling and other brain break opportunities. Use with individuals, small groups or large group settings. Mindfulness and meditation. Whole child. IL Pres-6.
Practicing Mindfulness KPI  
B 122403B 122403 Princess and the Fog: A Story for Children with Depression
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Jones, LLoyd
Length: 48 Copyright: 2015

Explains what depression is and how it affects people through a story about a princess and a fog around her that she cannot get rid of on her own. Depression, Mental. IL Pres-2.
Princess and the Fog: A Story for Children with Depression KP  
B 124263B 124263 Puppy Mind
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Nance, Andrew
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

A young boy discovers his mind is like a puppy, always wandering away, into the past or the future. He sets about learning to train his puppy mind to heel to the present moment. Through remembering to breathe, the boy becomes a stronger and more caring master of his puppy mind, keeping it in the present, if only for a moment. Mind and body. Nonfiction picture book. IL Pres-2. Lexile 550.
Puppy Mind KP  
B 96698B 96698 Reaching and Teaching Children Who Hurt: Strategies for Your Classroom
Grade Lvl: T Author: Craig, Susan
Length: 224 Copyright: 2008

Discusses strategies and techniques to reach and teach children who have been exposed to various forms of trauma, such as abuse, neglect, community violence; and explores how family violence influences language and memory, and other related topics. Shows educators how to adapt instruction to address the learning characteristics of children exposed to trauma, & how to use positive behavior supports so children can stay calm and focused on learning. Presents ways to build meaningful, appropriate, and supportive teacher-student relationships and encourage positive peer relationships through cooperative games, group projects, and buddy systems. Throughout the book, realistic sample scenarios demonstrate how teachers can make the strategies work in their classroom, and challenging What Would You Do? quizzes sharpen educators' instincts so they can respond skillfully in difficult situations.
Reaching and Teaching Children Who Hurt: Strategies for Your Classroom T  
B 93263B 93263 Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons, Gr 7-12
Grade Lvl: T Author: Begun, Ruth
Length: 212 Copyright: 1996

Complete title: Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades 7-12. Provides over 50 detailed lessons based on real-life situations designed to help students in grades 7-12 develop specific social skills, and includes reproducible activity sheets for each unit as well as additional aids for teachers and parents. Topics include: listening, conversing, using persuasion, dealing with feelings, using self-rewards, helping others, solving conflicts, self-control, keeping your composure, peer pressure, responding to failure, dealing with an accusation, group pressure, problem solving, goal setting, gathering information, setting priorities, decision making, getting and keeping a job.
Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons, Gr 7-12 T  
B 97105B 97105 Relationship, Responsibility, and Regulation: Trauma-Invested Practices for Fostering Resilient Learners
Grade Lvl: T Author: Van Marter Souers, Kristin / Hall, Pete
Length: 206 Copyright: 2018

Explain how to create a culture of safety in which everyone feels valued, important, and capable of learning.Describes the four areas of need—emotional, relational, physical, and control—that drive student behaviors and show how to meet these needs with interventions framed around the new three Rs - Relationship, Responsibility and Regulation. Illustrated trauma-invested practices in action through real scenarios that identify students' unmet needs, examines the situation from five stakeholder perspectives, and suggests interventions to support students and their families.Offer opportunities to challenge your beliefs and develop deeper and different ways of thinking about your role in your students' lives.
Relationship, Responsibility, and Regulation: Trauma-Invested Practices for T  
B 97200B 97200 Relentless: Changing Lives by Disrupting the Educational Norm
Grade Lvl: T Author: Brewer, Hamish
Length: 244 Copyright: 2019

Hamish Brewer (aka the Tattooed Skateboarding Principal) grew up in a home disrupted by poverty, addiction, and family dysfunction. He understands the feelings of fear, lostness, and desperation that overwhelm too many children today—because that was his life. That experience is what drives him to work relentlessly to empower people living in the toughest areas to envision and create a better future for themselves. Disrupt the norm. That is the challenge Hamish, a Nationally Distinguished Principal, calls educators, students, families, and communities to accept. And as he authentically shares his life experiences and adventures in this book, you, too, will be inspired to . . . Believe that something bigger and better is possible. Pursue your best, whatever it takes. Transform your school. Become the educator you always dreamed of being. Leave a legacy that pushes others to achieve their best!
Relentless: Changing Lives by Disrupting the Educational Norm T  
DVD 2941DVD 2941 Resilience: The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 60 Copyright: 2016

Documentary that delves into the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and a movement to treat and prevent toxic stress. Differentiates between stress and toxic stress. Now understood to be one of the leading causes of everything from heart disease and cancer to substance abuse and depression, extremely stressful experiences in childhood can alter brain development and have lifelong effects on health and behavior. However, as experts and practitioners profiled in RESILIENCE are proving, what’s predictable is preventable. These physicians, educators, social workers and communities are daring to talk about the effects of divorce, abuse and neglect. And they’re using science to help the next generation break the cycles of adversity and disease. Discusses the Miss Kendra curriculum & shows how schools are using Miss Kendra's list to build resilience. DVD also contains a Video Toolkit: ACEs Primer (4:59) What is Resilience (1:38) I Have an Ace Score What's Next? (5:56) Pediatricians on Protecting Children from the Health Risk of ACE (6:42) Extended Conversation with Jack Shonkoff (5:48) Clifford Beers: The Manso Family Story (6:54)
Resilience: The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope T  
B 96968B 96968 Resilient Classrooms: Creating Healthy Environments for Learning Second Edition
Grade Lvl: T Author: Doll, Beth / Brehm, Katherine
Length: 179 Copyright: 2014

Presents classroom-based strategies for supporting all students' success and psychological wellness in grades K-9. The authors clearly explain what makes a classroom a healthy place to learn. They describe effective procedures for recognizing when a classroom is lacking essential supports, intervening to put missing supports into place, and evaluating the effects on learning and development. Rich case studies show how the strategies have been used by actual educators. Reproducible worksheets and planning tools are included; the large-size format and lay-flat binding facilitate photocopying. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by T. Chris Riley-Tillman. New to This Edition *Incorporates a substantial new research base. *Expanded K-9 grade range. *Discussions of timely topics: English language learners, cultural diversity, response to intervention, and positive behavior supports. *Most case studies are new. *Seven additional reproducibles (intervention strategy sheets).
Resilient Classrooms: Creating Healthy Environments for Learning Second Edi T  
B 121164B 121164 Scared Stiff: Everything You Need to Know About 50 Famous Phobias
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Latta, Sara L
Length: 224 Copyright: 2013

Looks at fifty different phobias, covering fears ranging from the more common arachnophobia, the fear of spiders, to the less known koumpounophobia, the fear of buttons. Gives information about the disorder's origin, common features, probable causes, potential treatments, famously afflicted sufferers, and more. An emphasis is placed on the potential for exposure therapy and cognitive behavior therapy to lessen or eliminate the effects of phobias. IL 6-10. focusing on acrophobia, claustrophobia, social phobia, and others.
Scared Stiff: Everything You Need to Know About 50 Famous Phobias IJS  
B 117519B 117519 School Made Easier: A Kid's Guide to Study Strategies and Anxiety-Busting Tools
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Moss, Wendy / DeLuca-Acconi, Robin A
Length: 128 Copyright: 2014

A guide for students on how to study for tests and how to deal with anxiety. Teaches students ways to avoid becoming emotionally overwhelmed with school and extracurricular activities so they can reduce their anxiety, increase their confidence in school, and study more effectively. Test anxiety. Stress (Psychology) Prevention. Test preparation. IL 5-10.
School Made Easier: A Kid's Guide to Study Strategies and Anxiety-Busting T IJS  
B 97514B 97514 Seeds of Hope Bereavement and Loss Activity Book: Helping Children and Young People Cope with Change Through Nature
Grade Lvl: T Author: Jay, Caroline / Dale, Unity-Joy
Length: 79 Copyright: 2015

This activity book uses nature as a gentle way of helping children aged 5+ understand change, loss and death. Through creative activities such as making a paper memory tree, writing and drawing about feelings, and looking closely at nature, children learn about natural changes and how to cope with and express feelings of grief.
Seeds of Hope Bereavement and Loss Activity Book: Helping Children and Youn T  
B 97532B 97532 Self-Directed DBT Skills Workbook
Grade Lvl: T Author: Fehling, Kiki / Weiner, Elliot
Length: 215 Copyright: 2023

A 3-Month DBT Workbook to Regulate Intense Emotions and Create Lasting Change with Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Readers will learn how to regulate intense emotions, change problematic behaviors, and build fulfilling relationships with this self-directed DBT skills program. Created by psychologist Marsha M. Linehan, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based approach for managing difficult emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. In this practical guide and workbook, you will develop skills in four key areas: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. Self-Directed DBT Skills distills the DBT skills into a 3-month program that anyone can access and implement on their own. Using this roadmap filled with actionable exercises to build a strong foundation for emotional well-being and to create lasting change.
Self-Directed DBT Skills Workbook T  
B 97538B 97538 Self-Regulation Workbook for Kids
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 168 Copyright: 2021

Subtitle: : CBT Exercises and Coping Strategies to Help Children Handle Anxiety, Stress, and Other Strong Emotions. Help students identify, understand, and take control of their feelings with the kid-friendly cognitive behavioral therapy and self-regulation exercises in this easy-to-use workbook. The Self-Regulation Workbook for Kids allows kids to explore and express their feelings, guided by a relatable character and reinforced through interactive worksheets and proven exercises. The CBT-based activities and advice in this workbook will empower children with concrete coping skills and techniques that they can return to each and every time they start to feel upset or stressed.
Self-Regulation Workbook for Kids T  
B 123604B 123604 Sit
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Ellis, Deborah
Length: 139 Copyright: 2017

The seated child. With a single image, Deborah Ellis draws our attention to nine children's stories and the situations they find themselves in, often through no fault of their own. In each story, a child makes a decision and takes action, be that a tiny gesture or a life-altering choice. Fiction. Short story collection. IL 4-8. Lexile 720.
Sit IJ  
B 124296B 124296 Small Things
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Tregonning, Mel
Length: 37 Copyright: 2018

In this wordless graphic picture book, a young boy feels alone with his worries. He isn't fitting in well at school. His grades are slipping. He's even lashing out at those who love him. Depression, mental fiction. Loneliness. Juvenile fiction. Stories without words. Graphic novel format. IL 2-8.
Small Things PIJ  
B 106832B 106832 So B. It: A Novel
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Weeks, Sarah
Length: 245 Copyright: 2004

After spending her life with her mentally retarded mother and agoraphobic neighbor, twelve year old Heidi sets out from Reno, Nevada, to New York to find out who she is. Identity. Mothers. Mental illness. AR 5.0. Follett RL 5.2. RC 5.6. Lexile 860.
So B. It: A Novel IJ  
B 123973B 123973 Something Very Sad Happened: A Toddler's Guide to Understanding Death
Grade Lvl: K Author: Zucker, Bonnie
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

A useful tool for parents, caregivers, therapists, and teachers to help young children understand the concept of death and begin the process of coping with the loss. Intended for children ages 2-5 the book explains death and loss to a very young child in a simple and age-appropriate way. Nonfiction. Grief and loss. IL Pres-K.
Something Very Sad Happened: A Toddler's Guide to Understanding Death K  
B 123683B 123683 Step Forward With Curiosity
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Welbourn, Shannon
Length: 24 Copyright: 2017

Without curiosity, we may never have known the world's greatest inventions or discovered its most amazing places. This empowering title offers helpful ideas, practical tips, and inspiring stories about how being curious about the world around you can help you reach your goals. Inspirational stories of individuals show how their curiosity led them to regularly ask questions and seek answers leading them to uncover new and exciting things. Learn how to make curiosity a habit that will help you step forward. Whole chld. Mindset and mindfulness. Nonfiction picture book. Step Forward! series.
Step Forward With Curiosity KPI  
B 122686B 122686 Step Forward with Empathy
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Welbourn, Shannon
Length: 24 Copyright: 2017

Explains that empathy helps us to understand the feelings, perspectives, and situations of other people. Being able to put yourself in someone else's shoes helps you to be kind to others and be a person that others depend on for help. Offers ideas, practical tips, and inspiring stories about how having empathy for others can help one reach their goals. Whole child. Mindset and mindfulness. Buddy Benches. From the series Step Forward! Lexile 870 IL 1-4.
Step Forward with Empathy PI  
B 123891B 123891 Step Forward With Gratitude
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Welbourn, Shannon
Length: 24 Copyright: 2017

Gratitude is the quality of being thankful and appreciative. This helpful book provides ideas, practical tips, and inspiring stories about how you can make expressing gratitude a regular habit. Discover how showing your appreciation and returning kindness to others is a rewarding experience that will enrich your life. Nonfiction. Whole child. Mindset and mindfulness. Step Forward! series. IL K-4. Lexile 850.
Step Forward With Gratitude KPI  
B 122687B 122687 Step Forward with Grit
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Welbourn, Shannon
Length: 24 Copyright: 2017

Grit can be described as a combination of persistence and resilience. No matter what challenges or barriers arise, a person with grit never gives up on achieving their dreams and the goals they have set. Offers helpful ideas, practical tips, and inspiring stories about how the power of grit and determination can help you reach your goals. Describes ways to deal with stumbling blocks in your path & how to stay focused on pursuing your goals. Determination (Personality trait). Whole child. Mindset and mindfulness. From the series Step Forward! Lexile 820 IL 1-4.
Step Forward with Grit PI  
B 122688B 122688 Step Forward with Integrity
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Welbourn, Shannon
Length: 24 Copyright: 2017

Doing the right thing even when no one is watching can be a challenge sometimes. Integrity means doing what is right in every situation--even when times are tough. Offers helpful ideas, practical tips, and inspiring stories about how integrity can help you reach your goals. Whole child. Mindset and mindfulness. From the series Step Forward! Lexile 830 IL 1-4.
Step Forward with Integrity PI  
B 123682B 123682 Step Forward With Optimism
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Miller, Reagan
Length: 24 Copyright: 2017

Optimism allows you to be positive about your future, and always be hopeful that you will reach your goals. Without it, you might give up on chasing your dreams! This inspiring book looks at the life-changing effect optimism has in our world, and gives you tips on how to keep your head up even when situations feel tough. Learn how to have a positive outlook so you can step forward with optimism and believe that anything is possible! Whole child. Mindset and mindfulness. Nonfiction series: Step Forward! IL K-4. Lexile 790.
Step Forward With Optimism KPI  
B 123890B 123890 Step Forward With Problem Solving
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Welbourn, Shannon
Length: 24 Copyright: 2017

Problem solving means coming up with a solution to fix a problem. Being able to solve problems and resolve conflicts will help make you feel confident in your ability to make change happen. This inspiring book looks at common problems and conflicts between people that you may face in your everyday life, and introduces strategies to help you find the best solutions. Whole child. Mindset and mindfulness. Step Forward! series. IL K-4. Lexile 750.
Step Forward With Problem Solving KPI  
B 122689B 122689 Step Forward with Responsible Decision-Making
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Welbourn, Shannon
Length: 24 Copyright: 2017

Responsible decision-making is an essential skill that can be applied to all areas of life. Making responsible decisions involves considering ethical standards, safety concerns, respect for others, and the consequences of various actions. This motivating title offers helpful ideas, practical tips, and inspiring stories about the importance of responsible decision-making and how you can use it at school and in your own life. Whole child. Mindset and mindfulness. From the series Step Forward! Lexile 740 IL 1-4.
Step Forward with Responsible Decision-Making PI  
B 123474B 123474 Still Life with Tornado
Grade Lvl: JS Author: King, A.S
Length: 295 Copyright: 2016

A talented 16-year-old artist slowly discovers the history of domestic violence behind why her brother left the family years earlier, and why she suddenly cannot make art. Realistic fiction. IL 8-12. AR 4.1. RC 4.5.
Still Life with Tornado JS  
B 96876B 96876 Stuff That Sucks: A Teen's Guide to Accepting What You Can't Change and Committing to What You Can
Grade Lvl: JST Author: Sedley, Ben
Length: 89 Copyright: 2017

Offers a guide to accepting emotions, rather than struggling against them. Teaches one to prioritize thoughts, feelings, and values. The author, a clinical psychologist and an experienced practitioner of family and adolescent therapy, presents plenty of generalized problems and issues that are common among young people, and offers potential solutions and ideas to combat them. He describes skills that can help readers stop trying to fight against their unwanted emotions and cope with inevitable setbacks. IL 7-T.
Stuff That Sucks: A Teen's Guide to Accepting What You Can't Change and Com JST  
B 123538B 123538 Summer of Owen Todd
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Abbott, Tony
Length: 217 Copyright: 2017

In the touristy town of Cape Cod, eleven-year-old Owen faces a dilemma when his best friend Sean is sexually abused by a trusted adult, but warns Owen not tell anyone what is happening. A must-read for anyone who might ever be called upon to help a friend in need. Realistic fiction. Starred reviews. IL 5-8. RC 3.5. Lexile 630.
Summer of Owen Todd IJ  
B 96633B 96633 Supporting and Educating Traumatized Students: A Guide for School-Based Professionals
Grade Lvl: T Author: Rossen, Eric / Hull, Robert
Length: 336 Copyright: 2012

Traumatic or adverse experiences that are pervasive among school-aged children and youth undermine students' ability to learn, form relationships, and manage their feelings and behavior. Guide helps school-based professionals working with traumatized students deal with their complex needs, and shows how to meet them within the hours of the typical school day. Provides strategies and resources for adapting and differentiating instruction, modifying the classroom and school environments, and building competency for students affected by trauma.
Supporting and Educating Traumatized Students: A Guide for School-Based Pro T  
B 110027B 110027 Taking a Stand
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Ehrman, M.K.
Length: 112 Copyright: 2009

Subtitle: Being a Leader & Helping Others. Shares the true-to-life stories of nine teen and preteen girls who are trying to find the leader in themselves, each with comments and advice from psychologist Dr. Vicki Panaccione. From the series Essential Health. Strong, Beautiful Girls. AR 6.0. Follett RL 6.1.
Taking a Stand IJ  
B 97073B 97073 Talking about Trauma & Change: A Connecting Paradigms' Supplement
Grade Lvl: T Author: Bennett, Matthew S
Length: 168 Copyright: 2018

A follow up to Connecting Paradigms (B 97074), Talking about Trauma & Change: A Connecting Paradigms’ Supplement provides analogies and models to help people understand the complexity of changing behavior and healing psychological trauma. Talking about Trauma & Change presents the approaches that Matthew Bennett has used in his training and clinical work in a format that is easily integrated into individual or group conversations. Change and trauma are sensitive and complex topics; the use of these straightforward analogies and simple models helps people see their past, the present situation, and their future in a whole new positive light. This supplement has four parts. Part 1: Setting the Stage provides a brief overview of Connecting Paradigms: A Trauma-Informed & Neurobiological Framework for Motivational Interviewing Implementation. The first chapter serves as a quick refresher of the concepts presented in Connecting Paradigms. The second chapter explains the best way to implement the material in this book. Part 2: Talking about Trauma explores different analogies and models to help clients learn and reflect on their lives and traumatic pasts. There is incredible power in helping someone understand how their traumatic past is affecting them in the present. This material is liberating in that it helps people to realize many of their struggles are due to past trauma and not something inherently wrong with them as a person. In addition, the knowledge motivates many to engage in mental-health services in order to heal from their past suffering and get their children help as well. Analogies and models are effective in teaching about trauma in a safe way that minimizes the chance of retraumatization. Part 3: Talking about Change, provides several analogies and models that complement the Motivational Interviewing (MI) approaches presented in Connecting Paradigms. The focus of Part 3 is on how to help clients understand the change process and the neurobiological adjustments needed to support behavioral change. The analogies and models are a great way to build mindsight and elicit change talk. Part 4: The Hero’s Journey, presents a model that brings together critical aspects of the healing and change process. This model helps people identify where they are in their journeys to healing and growth and what they need to focus on to successfully take their next step. The hero’s journey provides many great opportunities for us to help people gain self-understanding while eliciting change talk about living the life they desire. Professional nonfiction.
Talking about Trauma & Change: A Connecting Paradigms' Supplement T  
KM 13611KM 13611 Talking, Feeling & Doing Grief Card Game
Grade Lvl: KPI Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2015

This card game addresses grief and is designed to help a counselor, teacher, or parent focus on specific areas that are a concern to children. The card game is intended to help children reveal their concerns and conflicts to an adult who can provide both nurturance and guidance. The cards prompt children to reveal the issues uppermost in their minds. Ages 6-12, Grades K through 6. 2-4 players.
Talking, Feeling & Doing Grief Card Game KPI  
B 96566B 96566 Teen Resiliency-Building Workbook
Grade Lvl: T Author: Leutenberg, Ester A / Liptak, John J.
Length: 122 Copyright: 2012

A workbook for teenagers, covering various traits of resiliency and how to deal with stressful situations. reproducible self-assessments, exercises & educational handouts. A Teen Mental Health & Life Skills Workbook.
Teen Resiliency-Building Workbook T  
B 97536B 97536 Teens' Workbook to Self Regulate
Grade Lvl: T Author: Bass, Richard
Length: 115 Copyright: 2022

Subtitle: Empowering Teenagers to Handle Emotions with Success through Coping Strategies and CBT Exercises. Research shows that modern teenagers experience similar stress levels as adults. However, unlike adults who have been exposed to various coping mechanisms, young people are often confused about ways to cope with stress. The Teens' Workbook to Self-Regulate is a valuable resource that introduces modern teenagers to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a form of psychotherapy created to develop emotional regulation and behavioral modification skills. The workbook is broken down into two parts: cognitive techniques and behavioral techniques, and provides teens with exercises that reinforce the following self-regulating skills: Understanding the impact of negative thinking in shaping beliefs, motivations, and worldviews. Learning how to identify, describe, and manage strong emotions without hurting themselves or others. Finding healthy alternative strategies to cope with stress and anxiety without succumbing to urges. Knowing how and when to stop, breathe, and return to a normal state when feeling overwhelmed. These skills—and many more—are taught over 42 age-appropriate exercises, which are designed to help teens between the ages of 13 and 19 reflect on their personal life experiences and examine their own thoughts and behaviors.
Teens' Workbook to Self Regulate T  
B 97541B 97541 Therapy Games for Teens: 150 Activities to Improve Self-Esteem, Communication, and Coping Skills
Grade Lvl: T Author: Gruzewski, Kevin
Length: 188 Copyright: 2020

Build teen self-esteem and communication skills with 150 simple, effective therapy games. Planning thoughtful and productive therapy activities for teens doesn’t have to be a complex challenge or require a lot of specialized resources. Therapy Games for Teens makes it easier to reach them, with 150 games based in recreation therapy that help teens cope with stress, bullying, grief, anxiety, depression, and more. Give teens the tools to navigate life’s challenges effectively, so they can grow up into confident, self-aware adults.
Therapy Games for Teens: 150 Activities to Improve Self-Esteem, Communicati T  
B 124159B 124159 There Might Be Lobsters
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Crimi, Carolyn
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

Lots of things at the beach scare Sukie. Lots. Because she is just a small dog, and the stairs are big and sandy, and the waves are big and whooshy, and the balls are big and beachy. And besides, there might be lobsters. A mix of illustrations and a paced text captures a timid pup's looping anxious thoughts. A read-aloud about how overwhelming the world can be when you're worried -- and how empowering it is to overcome your fears when it matters the most. Mindset. Courage. Overcoming anxiety. Mind and body. Juvenile fiction. IL Pres-2.
There Might Be Lobsters KP  
B 97032B 97032 Thinking, Feeling, Behaving: An Emotional Education Curriculum for Children/Grades 1-6
Grade Lvl: T Author: Vernon, Ann
Length: 291 Copyright: 2006

For grades 1-6. An essential resource for helping students learn to overcome irrational beliefs, negative feelings, and the negative consequences that may result. This 2006 revision is packed with 105 creative and easy-to-do activities 15 are new to this edition. The activities include games, stories, role plays, writing, drawing, and brainstorming. Each activity is identified by grade level and categorized into one of five important topic areas: Self-Acceptance; Feelings; Beliefs and Behavior; Problem Solving and Decision Making; and Interpersonal Relationships. Thinking, Feeling, Behaving is an emotional education curriculum based on the principles of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. It can be used in classroom or small group settings.
Thinking, Feeling, Behaving: An Emotional Education Curriculum for Children T  
B 96634B 96634 Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life
Grade Lvl: ST Author: Forward, Susan / Buck, Craig
Length: 324 Copyright: 2002

Presents case histories and the real-life voices of adult children of toxic parents. The book describes toxic parents as those who are inadequate parents, controlling parents, verbal abusers, physical abusers, or sexual abusers. Guide is designed to help those free themselves from the frustrating patterns of a relationship with parents, and discover a new world of self-confidence, inner strength, and emotional independence.
Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life ST  
B 96716B 96716 Trauma Informed Treatment: The Restorative Approach
Grade Lvl: T Author: Wilcox, Patricia D
Length: 362 Copyright: 2012

Provides a foundational understanding of trauma's impact on the developing brain, then details its implications for treatment, the promotion of pro-social behaviors, and improving the culture among clients and staff. Incorporating the key concepts of compassionate understanding, validation, skill teaching, and the primacy of trustworthy relationships for healing trauma and rebuilding connections in the child s brain, Wilcox tackles some of the most difficult challenges in treatment settings with practical approaches grounded in theory and research. This book is an invaluable resource for parents, social workers, childcare staff, therapists, agency administrators, and anyone who cares about how kids are treated when they need skillful, trauma-informed care.
Trauma Informed Treatment: The Restorative Approach T  
B 96953B 96953 Trauma-Informed School: A Step-by-Step Implementation Guide for Administrators and School Personnel
Grade Lvl: T Author: Sporleder, Jim / Forbes, Heather T
Length: 256 Copyright: 2016

This is an all-inclusive guide designed to give school administrators of any school (elementary, middle or high school), step-by-step instructions of how to turn a school of any size into a trauma-informed school. With over 250 pages of content, this guide gives you the protocols you need along with a link to download all the documents needed for a successful implementation.
Trauma-Informed School: A Step-by-Step Implementation Guide for Administrat T  
B 97513B 97513 Trauma, PTSD, Grief & Loss: The 10 Core Competencies for Evidence-Based Treatment
Grade Lvl: T Author: Dubi, Michael / Powell, Patrick
Length: 101 Copyright: 2017

Provides a holistic and systemic path of understanding traumatic stress, and charts the most effective treatments, outlined in the 10 core trauma competencies. Key approached and interventions include: Feedback Informed Therapy; Self-Regulation; EMDR; Tri-Phasic Model; Exposure Based Therapies; CBT; and Narrative Exposure Therapy. Grief therapy. Clinical support. Treatment. Stress management.
Trauma, PTSD, Grief & Loss: The 10 Core Competencies for Evidence-Based Tre T  
B 96629B 96629 Treating Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents: How to Foster Resilience through Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency
Grade Lvl: T Author: Blaustein, Margaret E / Kinniburgh, Kristine M
Length: 372 Copyright: 2010

Provides information on and strategies for treating children and adolescents who suffers from traumatic stress disorder; offers advice on planning and organizing individualized intervention; and includes forty-five reproducible handouts, worksheets, and forms. Provides a framework for intervention with children and adolescents and their caregivers. Includes practical clinical tools that are applicable in a range of settings, from outpatient treatment centers to residential programs. Post-traumatic stress disorder. PTSD.
Treating Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents: How to Foster Resili T  
B 126674B 126674 Under Pressure: The Science of Stress
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Kyi, Tanya Lloyd
Length: 76 Copyright: 2019

Adolescents are no strangers to stress. This book explores the science behind that sweaty, heart-racing, under-pressure feeling they sometimes get as they struggle to navigate their changing world. It covers the fight-or-flight reaction to sudden danger, how people cope with chronic stress, how trauma can affect the brain, and the surprising treatments scientists have found for stress in everyday life. Personal growth. Self-management. Health and wellness. IL 5-8. Lexile 920.
Under Pressure: The Science of Stress IJ  
B 96683B 96683 Understanding Suicide: A National Epidemic
Grade Lvl: JST Author: Goldsmith, Connie
Length: 112 Copyright: 2016

The author examines common risk factors and covers warning signs, ways to reach out to a suffering loved one, and precautions that can save lives. Goldsmith includes information about the effectiveness of intervention and treatment options, as well as the complicated issue of physician-assisted suicide. Chapters address risk factors for suicide such as poverty, mental illness, and substance abuse, as well as scientists' ongoing search to understand what chemical or physical factors contribute to depression. Of particular interest to teens are the quotes and advice from influential YA authors. Includes a list that dispels common misconceptions, and survivors' personal stories offer honest examinations of both grief and hope. IL 7-T.
Understanding Suicide: A National Epidemic JST  
B 120796B 120796 Unlikely Hero of Room 13 B
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Toten, Teresa
Length: 289 Copyright: 2015

Adam not only is trying to understand his OCD, while trying to balance his relationship with his divorced parents, but he's also trying to navigate through the issues that teenagers normally face, namely the perils of young love. Enter 13B, where the support group for young adults with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder meets each week. Here an unlikely band of “superheroes” led by their own “Batman,” Adam, works together to confront their personal struggles and discover the inner strength to keep moving forward. Emotional problems- Fiction. Family problems- Fiction. Obsessive-compulsive disorder- Fiction. Schneider Family Book Award Teen Book - 2016. AR 4.6 RC 4.5 Lexile 620 IL 8-11. Iowa High School Award 2018-2019.
Unlikely Hero of Room 13 B JS  
B 123509B 123509 Way I Used to Be
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Smith, Amber
Length: 367 Copyright: 2016

After fourteen-year-old Eden is raped by her brother's best friend, she knows she'll never be the way she used to be. A story of a young woman as she struggles to find strength in the aftermath of an assault. Sexual abuse. Trauma. Realistic fiction. IL 9-12. AR 4.4. 5.4. Lexile 640.
Way I Used to Be JS  
B 123977B 123977 What Do You Do With a Chance?
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Yamada, Kobi
Length: 44 Copyright: 2017

What do you do with a chance? Especially one that seems too big or too wild or just out of reach? Do you hold back? Do you act like you don't care? Do you let it slip away? This is the story of some remarkable chances and the child who doesn't know quite what to do with them. But the more chances come around, the more the child's fascination grows. And then, one day, a little courage makes all the difference in the world. Series fiction: What Do You Do With A....? Mindfulness and mindset. Courage. Chances. IL K-3. AR 2.7.
What Do You Do With a Chance? KP  
B 122270B 122270 What Do You Do With a Problem?
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Yamada, Kobi
Length: 36 Copyright: 2016

When a problem becomes too big from worrying about it, a child decides to face the problem and learns that problems can make us stronger. Creative ability- Fiction. AR 2.2 IL Pres-2.
What Do You Do With a Problem? KP  
B 123889B 123889 What Does It Mean to Be Present?
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: DiOrio, Rana
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010

Being present means...Noticing when someone needs help,, waiting patiently for your turn, focusing on what's happening now... Follow a group of friends at school, at home, and at the beach as they experience just what it means to be present. Nonfiction. Whole child. Mindset and mindfulness. Metacognition. IL Pres-4. Lexile 540.
What Does It Mean to Be Present? KPI  
B 121469B 121469 What Gritty Kids Do When No One Is Looking
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Grant, Jim / Grant, Caleb
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

Provides a look at kids representing 13 key characteristics of grit in their everyday lives. Each of the characteristics is presented with a quotation. Includes: courage, tenacity, hard work, optimism, resilience, social intelligence, gratitude, conscientiousness, perseverance, delayed gratification, persistence, self-control, and open-mindedness. IL K-4.
What Gritty Kids Do When No One Is Looking KPI  
B 97349B 97349 What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
Grade Lvl: T Author: Winfrey, Oprah / Perry, Bruce D
Length: 302 Copyright: 2021

Our earliest experiences shape our lives far down the road, and What Happened to You? provides powerful scientific and emotional insights into the behavioral patterns so many of us struggle to understand. Through deeply personal conversations, Oprah Winfrey and renowned brain and trauma expert Dr. Bruce Perry offer a groundbreaking and profound shift from asking “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?” Life changing events. Resilience. Psychic trauma. Professional book.
What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing T  
B 91314B 91314 When Nothing Matters Anymore: A Survival Guide
Grade Lvl: JST Author: Cobain, Bev
Length: 164 Copyright: 1998

Subtitle: A Survival Guide For Depressed Teens. A guide to understanding and coping with depression, discussing the different types, how and why the condition begins, how it may be linked to substance abuse or suicide, and how to get help.
When Nothing Matters Anymore: A Survival Guide JST  
B 122542B 122542 When We Collided
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lord, Emery
Length: 344 Copyright: 2016

Seventeen-year-old Jonah tries to save his family restaurant from ruin, his mother from her sadness, and his danger-seeking girlfriend Vivi from herself. Family problems- Fiction. Mental illness- Fiction. Romance fiction. 2017 Schneider Family Book Award Winner for teens (13-18). AR 4.8 Lexile 730 IL 8-12.
When We Collided JS  
B 123680B 123680 Who Done It?
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Tallec, Olivier
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

Each page asks the reader a question about the lineup of characters featured on the spread. Sharp eyes and observation by the reader are necessary. There's only one right answer, and it's not always easy! Kids will love learning early concepts like expressions and positions as a natural consequence of their hunt for clues in the details of the lineup. A picture puzzle book appropriate for elementary ages but entertaining for all audiences. Picture book fiction. IL Pres-2.
Who Done It? KP  
B 123013B 123013 Who What Where?
Grade Lvl: K Author: Tallec, Olivier
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

Simple text asks the readers a series of questions about the characters on each page, and the child must decipher the visual clues to find the answer. Answers to the clues are given at the end of the story. IL Pres-K. F+P F. Lexile 230.
Who What Where? K  
B 109641B 109641 Who's Hiding?
Grade Lvl: K Author: Onishi, Satoru
Length: 32 Copyright: 2007

Question and answer book introduces eighteen animals, six colors and the concept of camouflage. The stylized animals are made of simple shapes and flat colors. The question page has a white background followed by the "Who's hiding" page with a colored background. Children then try to figure out which animal seems to have disappeared because the color of the animal makes it almost invisible. Seek-and-find puzzle book.
Who's Hiding? K  
B 97521B 97521 Why Did You Die?: Activities to Help Children Cope with Grief and Loss
Grade Lvl: T Author: Leeuwenburgh, Erika / Goldring, Ellen
Length: 114 Copyright: 2008

This is a book of activities to help children cope with grief and loss. Includes 40 simple activities to teach kids to express their feelings, separate myths from facts, and thrive despite their loss. Bereavement and grief in children. Loss (Psychology).
Why Did You Die?: Activities to Help Children Cope with Grief and Loss T  
B 123646B 123646 Wish
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: O'Connor, Barbara
Length: 227 Copyright: 2016

Eleven-year-old Charlie Reese has been making the same silent wish since fourth grade, hoping that someday it will come true. When her irresponsible parents send her to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina to live with family members she doesn't know, she needs that wish to come true more than ever. A stray dog, a great friend, and the love of a big-hearted aunt and uncle just might make it happen. Iowa Children's Choice 2018-2019. Realistic fiction. IL 3-7. AR 5.0. RC 5.5. Lexile 850.
Wish PIJ  
B 122504B 122504 Wolf Hollow
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Wolk, Lauren
Length: 291 Copyright: 2016

Twelve-year-old Annabelle must learn to stand up for what's right in the face of a manipulative and violent new bully who targets people Annabelle cares about, including a homeless World War I veteran. AR 4.9 RC 5.3 Lexile 800 IL 5-8.
Wolf Hollow IJ  
B 123123B 123123 World of Pausabilities: An Exercise in Mindfulness
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Sileo, Frank J
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

Teach children to take a pause in their lives, to stop activity, to understand quiet time, and to think about what they are doing and where they are going. IL K-3.
World of Pausabilities: An Exercise in Mindfulness KP  
B 124027B 124027 Yes I Can!: A Story of Grit
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Schuh, Mari C
Length: 24 Copyright: 2018

Jada's working on her science project. She's finding out whether plants grow best in water, milk, juice, or soda. There's just one problem--she keeps getting interrupted! From her cousin texting and her friends stopping by to her little brother playing with the plants, Jada runs into one obstacle after another. Find out how Jada relies on grit to keep on going. Perserverance. Grit. Realistic fiction. F IL K-3. Lexile 500. GR K.
Yes I Can!: A Story of Grit KP  
KM 12740KM 12740 Yoga 4 Classrooms Activity Card Deck
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Lisa Flynn
Length: 0 Copyright: 2015

The Yoga 4 Classrooms Card Deck is a tool primarily for educators, counselors and therapists to use with children for a peaceful and productive classroom. Designed to promote the skills of self-regulation, impulse control, and focus. Boxed set features 67 yoga and mindfulness-based activity cards (6" x 8") which include illustrated instructions, discussion points, sub-activities, and educational tie-ins, for a total of more than 200 beneficial classroom practices. Activities are divided into six categories: Let's Breathe; At Your Desk; Stand Strong; Loosen Up; Imagination Vacation; & Be Well. Includes a mix of yoga postures, brain boosting movements, breath exercises, visualizations, mindfulness activities, creative movement & community-building games. IL K-6.
Yoga 4 Classrooms Activity Card Deck KPI  
B 124303B 124303 Yoga Friends: A Pose-by-Pose Partner Adventure for Kids
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Gates Mariam
Length: 32 Copyright: 2018

Illustrations and rhyming text lead children through a partner yoga practice that shows how cooperation helps us to imagine, move, and have fun in a new way. Yoga. Fitness and exercise. Hatha yoga. Mind and body. Juvenile nonfiction. IL Pres-3.
Yoga Friends: A Pose-by-Pose Partner Adventure for Kids KP  
KM 12743KM 12743 Yogarilla Exercises and Activities - Yoga Flash Card Deck
Grade Lvl: KPI Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2007

The 55 yoga poses and 110 activities in this oversized, illustrated card deck help children understand how their bodies and minds work together. Occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, physical therapists, teachers, and parents can use yoga in the classroom, at home, or in treatment to improve fine and gross motor skills, sensory processing, attention, communication, and cognition.Contains 55 Illustrated Cards (6" x 8") that include yoga poses & activities and content cards that highlight ways therapists, teachers, and parents can use the Yogarilla Card Yoga Deck. Ages 3 years and up.
Yogarilla Exercises and Activities - Yoga Flash Card Deck KPI  
B 119602B 119602 You Are A Lion!: And Other Fun Yoga Poses
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Yoo, Taeeun
Length: 34 Copyright: 2012

Text and illustrations describe animal yoga poses designed to promote flexibility and focus in children. AR 2.0 IL Pres-2.
You Are A Lion!: And Other Fun Yoga Poses KP  
B 124063B 124063 You're All Kinds of Wonderful
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Tillman, Nancy
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text encourage a child to explore his or her own interests to discover what makes him or her unique and special. Great companion to You're Here for a Reason (B 124062). Story in verse. Ability. Individuality. Juvenile fiction. IL K-3. AR 2.6. Lexile 610.
You're All Kinds of Wonderful KP  
B 124062B 124062 You're Here for a Reason
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Tillman, Nancy
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

Illustrations and rhyming text assure children that every person matters and fits into life's big picture. Great companion to You're All Kinds of Wonderful (B 124063). Story in verse. Self-esteem. IL K-3.
You're Here for a Reason KP  
B 122251B 122251 Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It, Shape It
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Deak, JoAnn M
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010

Provides information about the human brain, discussing what it is, its different parts, how it grows, and its role in controlling various parts and functions of the body. Brain Anatomy. AR 4.5 RC 5.6 Lexile 870 IL K-3.
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It, Shape It KP