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10 Rules for Managing ADHD in School
Plus 80 recommendations in an exclusive CE video & Worksheet...
Children and teens with ADHD have serious deficits in their executive functioning and self-regulation which can interfere with pursuing goals or contemplating multiple solutions. In dealing with these deficits, here are 10 specific rules to managing children and teens with ADHD in school.
Working with Teens Without Nagging
Help is here...
Tired of ‘nagging’ without success? Dr. SharonSaline provides tips for disarming pushback and negativity.
How Yoga Promotes Both Top-Down and Bottom-Up Regulation in Trauma Survivors
Discover how yoga can discharge memories stored in the nervous system of trauma survivors
Irina Diyankova, PhD, RYT-200 reveals how yoga stimulates both top-down and bottom-up regulation, which can help trauma survivors reset their nervous systems back to baseline.
Managing Screen Time in a Digital World
Develop habits that will help your young clients succeed in a digital generation
The increased use of screens is impacting social skills, human interaction, and compromising neurosensory development. That’s why Aubrey Schmalle, OTR/L, SIPT wants to help you develop habits that will help your young clients succeed in a digital world.
5 Ways to Help Children with Coronavirus Anxiety
Are the children in your life noticing your increasing tension?
While we can’t eliminate the transmission of our own anxiety to the children in our lives, we can mitigate the impact in some significant ways. Here’s how.
A Single Goal: How the Aim of Yoga and Mental Health Counselors are One and the Same
Discover how the ancient practice of yoga fits in perfectly with trauma treatment
Debra Premashakti Alvis, PhD provides a short summary of yoga philosophy and reveals why it’s a fantastic complementary therapy for trauma survivors.
How to Talk About Feelings with Kids
Watch the Balloon Metaphor Demonstration
We keep holding onto the feelings and eventually we're going to pop. Instead, let's let it out little by little.
How Trauma Creates Narrow “Windows of Tolerance” in Survivors
Why trauma survivors react dramatically to stimulus, and how you can help them handle stress in healthy ways
Trauma survivors can struggle to self-regulate and control their responses to everyday stressors and the unexpected. In this short video, Irina Diyankova, Ph.D., RYT-200 reveals why trauma survivors are more prone to extreme reactions to stress such as rage, binge drinking and self-harm.
Five lifestyle factors that can help clients make progress faster
How the acronym “SEEDS” can improve emotional stability, cognitive function, and resilience.
Are you missing the big picture? Learn how five simple lifestyle changes can help treat trauma, anxiety, and depression.
Introduction to Yoga for Trauma Treatment
Help your clients break the crippling grip of trauma faster (NO yoga certification or crazy flexibility required)
Irina Diyankova, PhD, RYT-200 busts some stubborn myths about yoga and who it’s for (hint: It’s NOT just for skinny, flexible people). You’ll also discover the many benefits of using yoga in trauma treatment.