Acceptance and Mindfulness Toolbox for Children and Adolescents - by Timothy Gordon & Jessica Borushok (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The Acceptance and Mindfulness Toolbox for Children and Adolescents gives you the resources to help the children and adolescents better manage their behaviors and emotions.

After years of clinical experience using these practical, evidence-based tools with young clients, the authors have put together over 75 worksheets, activities, exercises, and scripts to engage kids and keep therapy moving forward.

Every page is dedicated to helping children, adolescents, and caregivers practice acceptance, mindfulness, values and commitment to build skills and cope with:

- Attachment and relational issues

- Trauma - related problems

- Stress, worry and OCD

- Depression and sadness

- Hostile or antisocial behaviors

- Gender and sexual identity concerns

- Life changes and transitions

- Self-harm and suicidal ideation

- Substance abuse and impulsivity

About the Author

Timothy Gordon, MSW, is a social worker and peer-reviewed international ACT trainer. He specializes in treating attachment and trauma related disorders, and is passionate about making therapy practical and engaging for the young people he works with through art, play, and experiential exercises. He is the co-author of The ACT Approach, The ACT Card Deck and Mindful Yoga-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

Jessica Borushok, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, ACT trainer, and founder of Busy Mind Reboot. She has consulted on a multi-site, grant-funded program to help parents of children in neonatal intensive care units. Dr. Borushok is the co-author of The ACT Approach, The ACT Card Deck and Mindful Yoga-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.