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Fostering Self-Forgiveness: 25 Powerful Techniques and Books
There’s nothing quite like the ominous, stomach-churning feeling you get when you realize you’ve done something wrong. It could be as simple as forgetting a [...]
How to Teach Assertiveness Skills in Therapy: 5 Techniques
Assertiveness is a skill we can learn. By getting better at it, we can improve how we communicate, relate to others, and ensure our needs [...]
What Is Relationship Counseling? Tips for Your Sessions
Relationship counseling is something we all hear about in a variety of contexts. Since relationship counseling is something that is often brought up when a [...]
12 Self-Control Activities for Kids (Incl. Worksheets)
Dealing with difficult emotions is hard for young children. Self-control and regulation are key skills to facilitate in young children, as failure to develop sufficient [...]
Helping a Workaholic in Therapy: 18 Symptoms & Interventions
Have you clocked over 50 hours at work this week? Are you a self-confessed workaholic? As it turns out, working long hours isn’t enough to [...]
What Is Cognitive Health & Why Is It Crucial for Wellbeing?
Health and wellbeing have been studied since at least the 1950s as a complex construct involving several factors. These factors include diet, exercise, sleep, social [...]
School-Based Occupational Therapy Activities & Interventions
Contrary to popular belief, occupational therapy is not just handwriting and scissor skill work. Occupational therapy has evolved and expanded its role in children’s education. [...]
15 Coaching Templates and Samples for Life-Changing Sessions
Standout coaches often have many traits in common, including talent at active listening and a rich well of life experience from which to draw when [...]
How to Create Your Signature Coaching Program: 4 Templates
A signature coaching program supports multiple clients’ performance and development needs, promoting growth and change (Ribbers & Waringa, 2015). The challenge for designers is to [...]
School-Based Occupational Therapy and Its Goals Explained
Academic failure. Noncompliance. Misbehavior. All can indicate occupational therapy needs within the school setting (Case-Smith, 2002). A student may not have the fine motor skills [...]