The Mindful Counselor's Toolkit
Presenter Name(s)
Mrs. Aleah Brown
Dr. Lenice B. Horton
Target Audience
Elementary
Abstract
Our students are experiencing high levels of anxiety that is triggered from home and school. Anxiety is basically fear, and this fear can cause worry, depression, irritability, hyperactivity, and/or aggressive behaviors in children. The Mindful Counselor Toolkit contains researched based tools and strategies that are useful in helping students to de-escalate anxiety daily.
Description
Learning objectives: CWBAT utilize various strategies and tools IOT support students in decreasing misbehaviors.
Participants will engage in mindful exercises and be provided with resources.
Anxiety is a normal part of childhood. It is basically a form of fear. It is perfectly normal to see anxiety in children. However, to keep anxiety from taking over a child’s life, it is important to provide them with strategies and tool’s so that children can gradually manage or overcome their fears. The Mindful Counselor Toolkit was created just for this reason.
The practice of mindfulness brings quick results to these situations. Mindfulness means focusing on the present moment. This is particularly helpful for anxiety because anxiety is often the result of focusing on the past or the future. The busy counselor needs quick methods to assist children in de-escalating worry, irritability, hyperactivity, and aggression. This workshop will provide resources and materials on how to make, utilize, and implement tools and strategies to improve student social and emotional well being.