These color by positive affirmations are a great creative way to support individuals to change negative self-talk into positive self talk. Individuals are encouraged to repeat each affirmation as they color the corresponding number. There are three mandalas which include positive self-talk affirmations for: Self-Love Anxiety Depression For each mandala, there are unique positive self-talk affirmations.

This 9 page program has been developed to support children develop skills to play with other children. Playing with other children is more complex than what it seems as it involves many skills including co-operation, pro-social behaviours and joint attention. This program provides great ideas for goal oriented play with your child. This program includes activities and suggestions under the following domains: facilitating interactive play play routines vocabulary ideas in play routines

This 9 page resource has been developed for children with Autism or intellectual disabilities who require additional support to develop their communication skills. This program explores what is cueing hierarchy and how to implement it to build an individuals communication skill. Ideas and activities are provided for building vocabulary (individual and group activities) and explores visual scaffolds to support the individual to understand and retain information. Great resource to print and provide to parents/ carers….

There are a total of 28 peg cards which explores various school difficulties and problems. Each card includes one realistic problem that students can resonate with as well as reflective options to explore whether that problem is small or big. In addition a rating scale has been included to help the student reflect and isolate the severity and impact of the presenting problem. This is a great activity for individual or group counseling activity. Laminate the cards and use a white board marker or you can use pegs.

There are a total of 36 peg cards which explores various school difficulties and problems. Each card includes one realistic problem that students can resonate with as well as reflective options to explore whether that problem is small or big. In addition a rating scale has been included to help the student reflect and isolate the severity and impact of the presenting problem. This is a great activity for individual or group counseling activity. Laminate the cards and use a white board marker or you can use pegs.

Estrategias para apoyar a los niños con Ansiedad Anxiety and fearful behaviour can be common in children, especially as they come across new situations and experiences. This is quite typical and children often learn to cope with different fears and worries. At times however they may need some extra support. This five page document is great to isolate what is normal anxiety in children and provides strategies and interventions to support children who are experiencing concerning anxiety which requires support and intervention.

The following 20 page “Supporting Communication in the Classroom” package includes information and strategies to support the development of communication within a classroom context. Overview of Contents include: • Communication – what is communication? How do we communicate? Levels of communication complexity. • Supporting Communication in the classroom – AAC in the classroom • The teachers role as a communication partner • Instructional Strategies – Prompts and Questions • Teaching Strategies • Strategies for Managing a Differentiated Classroom

This is a fun, engaging, creative and non-threatening intervention which is great for students to explore anger management strategies. Sandwich ingredients represent the various strategies to support the student to manage their anger. The following strategies are included: Pop Bubble wrap, blow a feather, pin-wheel or blow bubbles, deep breathing, writing down thoughts, listen to music, tear paper, make silly faces, reading, drawing, stress ball, push against a wall, get some fresh air, have a drink and visualisation. Laminate and use white board markers for students to write their own Anger management strategies to create their own unique anger management sandwich. This is great for a lunch time individual or group therapy intervention.

This 25 page program has been developed to provide ideas and activities to support a child to develop their communication skills. Inside this program, you will find activities and ideas for actions and gestures, singing songs and communicating at different times of the day. This program has been developed collaboratively by an Occupational Therapist, and Speech Therapist. Using Key Word Sign is introduced with clear visuals exploring how to use it within your child’s day to day life. This is a great program for children with autism, intellectual disabilities or communication delays. Great resource to print and provide to parents/ carers….

This resource includes 64 colourful, fun and engaging clip cards to support students with exploring essential every day life safety skills in the following areas. Fire Safety Stranger Danger Hygiene Kitchen Safety Social Skills Online Behaviour Water Safety Protective Behaviours Students are encouraged to use clothes pegs to identify the right answer. An alternative can be to use a white board marker or simply point. There are 64 cards which are great for young learners including preschool, kindergarten, students with autism and special education needs. Print and laminate these cards and you will be able to use them for years to come! These are also great for reflective discussion as an extension activity.

This speech therapy resource has been developed to assist you in teaching your child to use tactile cues as a means of enhancing their communication development. Tactile cues are used with some individuals who may requires further support to encourage communication development and to support existing communication skills. This may be children with Autism, intellectual disability and learning difficulties. This handout explores: What are tactile cues? Why use them? Introducing tactile cues into everyday life Program example of utilizing tactile cues for independent living skills

This is a fun, engaging, creative and non-threatening intervention which is great for students to explore emotional regulation, anger management, reflective practice and self care. What to do? 1.Encourage students to explore each of the 24 realistic scenarios on each page and reflect on how that scenario would make them feel. This also encourages empathy, compassion and consideration into the feelings and actions of others as they resonate with each scenario. 2.The next step is for the students to explore the “Anger Management Strategy Ingredients” list and tick what anger management strategy they could or would employ and use for that particular scenario. This helps students to reflect, explore and gain insight into their own feelings and behaviours. 3.Students then put those ingredients into the “blender” which is located on each page to cement the lesson. There are 24 visuals for already developed anger management strategies which students can utilize. There are an addition 12 blank visual cards for students to explore some of their own individual and unique self-care strategies that work for them. 4.Lastly, students can create a name for that particular anger management smoothie. This heightens the learning outcomes and students become more likely to explore and employ these anger management strategies within their everyday life. NOTE – There is a COMPLETED example page so students can see this resource in action!

This lesson helps students personify and project their grief onto their own monster that they create with the therapeutic aim to reflect and gain insight. This intervention asks students to create a representation of grief and give it a name. By externalizing grief, it becomes something that they can deal with and manage. It is no longer an abstract idea that they have no control over. It becomes manageable. Everyone grieves differently and experiences different emotional reactions. Some may not want to discuss while others may want to share memories of their loved one. Therefore, it is important to allow every individual to express themselves as much as they feel comfortable doing so. This activity supports the individual to do this. This therapeutic intervention requires the therapist to be very curious and unconditionally accepting of the Grief Monster that the student creates and imagines. Remember the vital role of empathy and at the end of the intervention sincerely thank the student for sharing what their grief looks like as a monster to support integration. Further discussion ideas for integration might include exploration of the themes and trends that arise during this intervention. This resource includes: Therapist Notes We are sorry for your loss… What is grief? How does your body feel today? What feeds your grief? Getting to know your Grief Monster? Safe Place for your Grief Monster What it looks like? Monster Diaries Coping Strategies – Ways to care for your Grief Monster My Helping Hand Monster feelings chart Poster Post Session Reflective questions Building your own Grief Monster Check out some of our best sellers below! Don’t forget to follow our store!

This is a great quick and easy resource for students to reflect on a realistic situation that they might face in their everyday life. When they are faced with these situations they are faced with a decision and choice which would allow them to either be a Bucket Filler or a Bucket Dipper. This resource encourages students to shift from a negative and disempowering mindset to a positive and empowering mindset by filling their own and others BUCKETS. Students will have fun talking about helpful and unhelpful behaviours, thoughts and actions and differentiating the two. There are a total of 16 scenarios for reflection. This is a great activity that is versatile so can be used in many ways!

This is a great quick and easy workbook to help support students to develop a kindness and anti-bullying mindset. There are so many activities and worksheets to encourage students to reflect on behaviours, feelings and thoughts associated with Bucket Fillers & Bucket Dippers. Activities include coloring pages, poster, worksheets, find a words, creative activities and much more! This resource encourages students to shift from a negative and disempowering mindset to a positive and empowering mindset by exploring how to fill not only their own buckets, but the buckets of others! Students will have fun talking about helpful and kind behaviours, as well as exploring the impact of unhelpful and unkind behaviours and actions.

Tactile sensory stimulation involves the sensation of touch and texture. Tactile learning and touch is essential for a child’s growth in physical abilities, cognitive and language skills, and even social and emotional development. This Activity-A-Day Calendar is for a two week period which is great for school holidays or an intense short term intervention. This program is aimed at supporting sensory modulation and integration, specifically utilizing tactile stimulating activities. How does it work? Simply print out the calendars and put them on the fridge. Each day includes various fun activities that can be completed with your child. It literally is as simple as that! Therapy made fun and easy!

SCISSOR AND TRACING TASK CARDS for early learners - Dinosaur Themed There are a total of 48 dinosaur themed scissor and tracing cards as well as 6 blank cards for student to create their own tracing and scissor lines should they wish. There is a variety of foundational shapes and formations ranging from straight to curved lines and everything in between needed for your child or students to develop pre-writing and writing development skills. These task cards encourage the student to control their pencil in the directional paths and strokes required for writing. These are bright, colourful and engaging cards which are great for early learners to develop and strengthen their fine motor skills. LAMINATE THESE TASK CARDS TO USE OVER AND OVER!

This 46 page document includes tip sheets, handouts, activities and programs for early intervention in speech therapy. This document includes tip sheets, handouts, activities for the following: Ways to encourage first words Ways to encourage communication Answers when can I encourage my child’s language development Stages of communication How to grow vocabulary Receptive language (listening and understanding) Visuals – 101 Using signs to facilitate communication development Turn Taking Profile of Communication Skills Questionnaire Making Choices Teacher Tips to tempt communication Developing play skills And much much more….

This framework is based on trauma-informed principles and knowledge. This framework is intentionally designed to teach and to shape the individual’s behaviour within consistent limits using non-blaming, non-shaming and empowering communication. This trauma-informed framework of support also encourages discussing consequences that are clearly connected to the individual’s behaviour, yet also uses words that encourage thinking and the development of insight whilst preserving relational connections and attunement. The strategies included are divided into Ecological, Interactional and Skill Development. This resource provides you with Emotion and Feeling Cards as well as Calming and Coping Strategy Cards to support the implementation of the included strategies. This resource is a great reference guide to support the development of Positive Behaviour Support Plans. This resource includes the following: Ecological Strategies Interaction Guidelines Skill Development Key things to remember What does your Thermometer look like? - completed template - blank template (reflective worksheet) Emotional Regulation Feeling and Emotion Cards / Posters Calming & Coping Strategies Calming & Coping Strategy Cards/Posters Self-Love Ideas Checklist

This training presentation has been developed to support teenagers and adult individuals who have complex needs and demonstrate challenging behaviours. This is editable and each slide is pretty self explanatory but where further information is required you will find it in the “notes” area of that slide. This presentation addressed the following: What are challenging behaviours Behaviour = Communication What is Behaviour? Exploring Behaviour (communication considerations, viewing behaviour, meeting communication needs, learnt behaviour, understanding behaviours, further complexities and barriers for clients - those with sensory, emotional, communicational, social and physical barriers) Case Study (exploring ABC - Antecedent, Behaviour & Consequence in action) Finding the Function of a Behaviour Behavioural Assumptions Reinforcement Some causes of Challenging Behaviours - Brainstorm Practical Support (Things you can do) GENERAL REACTIVE STRATEGIES (what are reactive strategies, interaction guidelines, reducing risks, ensure you stay calm, personal space and body posture, neutralizing the situation) PREVENTATIVE STRATEGIES (general preventative strategies, visual routines, developing a relationship, routines and structure, reward charts & other positive reinforces, general preventative strategies, self calming and emotional regulation techniques, anticipating needs in new difficult situations, encouraging positive behaviour, problem solving, meaningful engagement, problem solving framework) ABOUT US All Therapy Resources pride ourselves on creating therapeutic, behavioural and educational resources that we use in-house within our own practice. This means that our resources are tried and tested by a team of Allied Health professionals - Counsellors, Occupational and Speech Therapists, Behaviour Practitioners, Play Therapists and Psychologists - so we know they work! Because we are fortunate to have such a wonderful and diverse range of clients, our resources cover a broad spectrum of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) topics. These include resources on Impulse Control, Anger Management, Anxiety, Mental Health and psychotherapy treatment, DBT and CBT interventions, Social and Friendship Skills , Conflict Management, SPED, Individual and Group Curriculums, Executive Functioning, Classroom Management, Career Exploration, Counselling Documentation and even Professional Development. We want to see everyone thrive, and our resources can help ensure that you can too.