Calming corners can be used in your house, in the classroom, and in your counseling office. I view calming corners as a way to help students regulate their emotions and focus on positive coping skills. Calming corners encourage students to cope with their...
Today I wanted to share one of my most important counseling tools: My Emergency Grief Kit. You might be wondering what an Emergency Grief Kit is and why I feel like it's sssssoooo important!!! Basically my Emergency Grief Kit is a bag/backpack with everything I...
As we begin to talk about grief I want to emphasize one thing: never underestimate the power of reflection and the power of silence. As counselors we're taught a hundred different techniques. We're trained in special theories and we feel like to be the...
Grief groups are incredibly important for our students. They provide students with an opportunity to safely express their grief and to understand that they're not alone in their struggles. As students begin to trust each other in group, they begin to express their inner...
The holidays can be so hard for our students who are struggling with grief. Everyone around them is celebrating and they're in pain missing their loved one. This is a wonderful little lesson I did with my grief group right before the holidays.
Y'all know me, I'm always trying new things in my counseling office!! This week I did this grief self-exploration house with my grief group kiddos and I think it went really well!! The self-exploration house orignated from DBT (Dialectal Behavior Therapy) and has been...
The box and ball grief activity is actually one of my new favorite grief activities. I first read about the box and ball grief activity while I was researching new activities for my grief group. At first I wasn't sure how to use this...