Mindfulness Skills for Kids & Teens
Book Fact Sheet
Author: Debra Burdick, LCSW, also known as ‘The Brain Lady’, is an international expert on Mindfulness and ADHD, an award-winning #1 best-selling author, licensed clinical social worker, formerly board-certified Neurofeedback practitioner, and online expert at SelfGrowth.com.
Deb retired from private practice to slow down and focus on writing and speaking. Her personal mission is to experience contentment and joy and hopes that her books, meditations, and training will help others do the same. She has been a frequent speaker for PESI and other organizations, teaching workshops on ADHD as well as Mindfulness Skills to psychotherapists, teachers and other helping professionals, nationally. She also teaches workshops to local organizations titled Mindfulness Skills to De-Stress as well as Radical Self-Care When You Are Ill. Deb created the skills in this book to help her own daughter and thousands of clients thrive with ADHD.
Book Synopsis: This book is designed specifically for both clinicians and parents who are looking for mindfulness skills to help children and teens thrive.
Finally, a comprehensive, practical and user-friendly Mindfulness resource written specifically for children and adolescents. Best-selling author Debra Burdick, Mindfulness Skills Workbook for Clinicians and Clients, has blended the latest mindfulness research and the clinical practice of mindfulness to create this straight-forward guide to improving self-awareness, self-regulation skills, mental health, and social connectedness in kids and teens.
This expertly crafted and guided resource features a collection of more than 150 tools, techniques, activities and worksheets that provide a step-by-step skill building process you can use in a clinical or educational setting to improve and enhance treatment outcomes. Perfect for mental health practitioners, teachers and all in the helping professions.
■ Tools for explaining Mindfulness and neurobiology in kids’ language
■ Activities, games, and meditations that build basic through advanced mindfulness skills
■ Step-by- step instruction on teaching and practicing mindfulness, meditation and reflection
■ Guidance on choosing age appropriate skills
■ Parental Involvement
■ How to apply Mindfulness skills to specific childhood mental health disorders
■ Journal prompts to help integrate learning
■ Reproducible tools for tracking progress
You will find a link inside to download a free pdf version of all the handouts!
| ISBN | 978-1937661571 | |
| Categories | Medical Clinical Psychology, Popular Child Psychology, Popular Psychology Counseling | |
| Publication Date | September 2014 | |
| Size | 8.5” x 11” | |
| Binding | Perfect Binding, 320 pages | |
| Price | $29.99 paperback, $14.99 Kindle | |
| Publisher | Debra Burdick www.TheBrainlady.com | |
| Author web site | www.TheBrainlady.com | |
| Purchase | ADHD Non-Medication Treatments & Skills for Children and Teens | The Brain Lady |
Her other books include:
- Mindfulness for Kids with ADHD
- Mindfulness for Teens with ADHD
- ADHD: Non-medication Treatments and Skills for Children and Teens (Benjamin Franklin GOLD winner in psychology)
- Mindfulness Skills Workbook for Clinicians and Clients
- Mindfulness Skills for Kids and Teens
- Radical Self-Care When You Are Ill
- IS IT REALLY ADHD? ONLY ADHD? How to Get an Accurate Diagnosis for You or Your Child
- ADHD and Sleep
- ADHD Treatment Options. How to Choose the Right Treatment for You or Your Child
- A Holistic Approach to Successful Children with Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder – A Home Study System for Parents
Her card decks include:
Her CDs help with ADHD, sleep, and mindfulness.
