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Group Activities for Social Emotional Learning Using Sketch Comedy and Improv Games Post Pandemic: We reconnected, but how can we feel “connected”? Isolation was so…
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Understanding the BRAIN -> SENSES -> BEHAVIOR Connection with Riley the Brave
This blog post was written by JKP author Jessica Sinarski, LPCMH. Everything we feel, think, say, and do is related to the information coming in through our…
Building Better Therapeutic Relationships with Children
This blog post was written by JKP author of Building Better Therapeutic Relationships with Children, Deborah Schroder. The voice on the phone sounded familiar, and…
Feeling Safe and in Control with Riley the Brave’s Sensational Senses
This blog post was written by JKP author Jessica Sinarski, LPCMH. Here’s the magic of understanding our senses. Joe (real person but not his real…
Bridging the Creative Arts Therapies and Arts in Health: Toward Inspirational Practice
This blog post was written by Co-Editors Donna Betts and Val Huet. Many significant world events have occurred since we first conceived of this book:…
10 Resources for National Adoption Month
November is National Adoption Month in the US/CAN. During National Adoption Month, organizations, social workers, adoption specialists, and more work to raise awareness and achieve…
Seven Resources for Stress Awareness Day
November 2 is National Stress Awareness Day! Jessica Kingsley publishes tons of mental health resources each year, including stress, anxiety, and fear-related ones. Below are…
Making Sense of Meltdowns with Riley the Brave
This blog post was written by JKP author Jessica Sinarski. How learning about sensory processing changed… everything. My brilliant little 4-year-old son was asked to…
A 5-Minute Intro to Therapy!
Each year, the first week of October in the US/CAN is National Mental Illness Awareness Week. During this week, organizations like the National Alliance on…
Help Children and Adolescents Heal with These Resources from Dawn D’Amico
In this blog, Dawn D’Amico speaks about her inspiration for writing Conversation-Starters for Working with Children and Adolescents After Trauma and about her work helping…