SCHOOL COUNSELING GAMES AND BOOKS

by Lisa Marie Barden Mom and her boyfriend are yelling. He grabs her by her shoulders and shakes her. You think Mom will be hurt. What can you do? ...

Many children have a hard time reading body language. This game contains 50 colorful pictures of children in different postures. Players pick Body ...

"I'm bored." Will anything keep Yawni's attention?Yawni can never seem to find anything that is exciting or entertaining. While the other Emotes fi...

This useful guidebook provides treatment options for the most common problems children face. Each chapter focuses on a topic: divorce, trauma, grie...

Written to help those children who are suffering each day, the children who hope they will never be targets of bullies, and the bullies themselves....

Research supports play therapy because of its proven positive impact on helping children cope with and overcome problems.Each of the 27 play therap...

The Quiet Mind series, offers a creative and solution-oriented method for overcoming a variety of behavioral and emotional hurdles.Although grounde...

Children rarely get the opportunity to talk about the things that they like or dislike about their school experience, but this noncompetitive card ...

It’s Bingo—with feelings! 🧠💬In this fun twist on a classic game, teens match emotions instead of numbers, learning to recognize, talk about, and un...

Play-2-Learn Go Fish: Reel in Responsibility teaches players how to interact responsibly at school, at home, and within the community. Based on th...

Play-2-Learn Go Fish: Hooked on Friendship is designed to help children learn friendship skills while having fun. The framework of the game will te...

Play-2-Learn Go Fish: Fishing for Feelings teaches the skills needed to successfully deal with feelings, recognize feelings in others, and identif...

Play-2-Learn Go Fish: Catch Good Character covers a range of character dimensions, including honesty, caring, responsibility, fairness, and genero...

Play-2-Learn Go Fish: Catch and Release your Anger is designed to help children manage anger in a thoughtful and non-aggressive way. Each card w...

Play-2-Learn Go Fish: Cast Away Conflict provides players with the skills needed to manage conflict in an appropriate and socially acceptable way....

By Diane Senn, Ed.S. This book provides activities that can be used by child therapists and school counselors, or as part of a comprehensive school...

by Nicholas J. Bisenius, Ph.D., and Michele Norris, M.S.W.; Art by Steve Galloway An enchanting gameboard is the centerpiece of this wonderful ther...

Attention Games for the Classroom Educators and Parents: This collection of games by Dr. Beverly Tignor, a clinical psychologist specializing in pe...

by Berthold Berg, Ph.D. The Social Skills Workbook is full of exercises that reinforce concepts introduced in therapy. By practicing self-talk, chi...

Large 24 x 37 poster. It features bright illustrations of 36 feelings and how to express them in American Sign Language. Emotions include: angry, e...

Here's a great way to help children learn to "read" and understand facial expressions. Particularly useful with youngsters who have Asperger's Synd...

By Jeanie Franz Ransom, MA & Jackie Ubanovic Although most kids' problems are kid-sized ones that they can work out themselves, tattling is a ...

Stories can have a powerful effect on changing the way children think and behave. This first-of-its-kind book contains 40 positive discipline stori...

Motivating children to change their behavior is often a counselor's most difficult task. This book identifies dozens of ways to motivate change in ...

Children who have suffered trauma and loss need compassion, understanding, and counselors that can help them cope with ongoing stress while they he...

This book contains 55 enjoyable games that teach children to respect rules, be more cooperative with adults, and become more caring people. The gam...

This workbook is based on the work of Richard Gardner, MD, the author of The Talking, Feeling, and Doing Game. The work book addresses 25 common is...

Expressing concerns, conflicts, and feelings is critical to a child's emotional and behavioral development. This book is divided into four sections...

The Self-Control Game by Berthold Berg, Ph.D., teaches children ages 8 and up how to exercise self-control in academic and social suroundings. The ...

Stress Bingo is a game that involves learning and active group participation.Participants will learn how to identify personal stressors,symptoms o...

Social Skills Bingo combines learning with active group participation.Participants learn to identify strengths that contribute to effective social...

Participants who play Self-Esteem Bingo will identify the benefits of healthy self-esteem, self-esteem boosters, self-esteem busters, personal stre...

Coping Skills Bingo helps participants learn how to cope with stress. Participants will learn how to identify stressful situations, beginner and a...

Bully Prevention Bingo helps participants learn ways to handle bullies, things not to do in a bully situation, ways NOT to handle a bully, how to h...

Anger Bingo combines learning with active group participation.Participants learn to identify causes of anger, symptoms of anger, consequences of a...

A fun way to explore the issues related to alcohol use and abuse. Participants learn why kids use alcohol, myths about alcohol use, effects of alco...

Throw it. Catch it. Respond to the panel under your thumb. This Thumball is six inches. Here is a truly unique tool to help groups and teams learn ...

Here is a truly unique tool to help groups and teams debrief, or process, an experience. How does it work? It's simple! When you catch the ball, si...

Help kids get a clue in social situations. Some children have trouble interpreting social situations, reading facial expressions and body langua...

by Eric Terry, Psy.D. Every day, children encounter conflict at home, on the playground, in class. Yet most don't have the skills needed to ...