TONS of FANTASTIC and Realistic Therapeutic Interventions!

So as you all may (or may not) know, I am slightly obsessed with Pinterest (check my various Therapeutic Interventions boards out at Pinterest.com/carlycollins). I was perusing tonight and am always looking for new and creative ideas on there, personally and professionally speaking. 


Well tonight I ran across Amber Seidel's Therapy Interventions (Play, Creative, and More) Pinterest page, and I HAD to share it with you! It has some wonderful, creative, simple, and realistic ideas to use with your clients!!! Click above or here to access her page.


If you need tons of great ideas, check it out, you won't be disappointed!

I Statements and Communication Skills

Here are some helpful resources I've found for using in family sessions regarding utilizing I Statements and increasing communication skills:
Advocates for Youth: Using "I" Statements
Learning to Give: I, You, The World 

Image Courtesy of The Usual Error Project

Building Empathy

Some great ideas for assisting children with building empathy skills:
http://www.johnhoward.ab.ca/docs/modules/Bullying/BLYG0203-EmpathyActivity.pdf
https://dschool.stanford.edu/groups/k12/wiki/15f3a/

http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/being-mindful-empathy-building-play-therapy-0112114/

Image courtesy here

Talking With Children About Cancer

Good info from NASW about talking with children about cancer:
http://www.socialworkblog.org/nasw-news-article/2011/12/talking-with-kids-about-cancer/

Lots of Great Ideas

Hi fellow therapists! I just wanted to write a quick post to encourage you to regularly check pinterest.com/carlycollins for inspiration and ideas for activities. I add things as I find them, usually every couple of days. The most recent discovery: automobiles made out of recycled containers!!

Image courtesy of Reciclajes impresionantes hechos en casa

Paper City

I ran across this adorable idea from my cousin-in-law on Pinterest!


When I'm traveling from homes to schools to parks, I don't have the space in my car for a whole entire play house and all the people and furniture that go with it. 

Image courtesy of madebyjoel

But here is a great portable idea that takes up almost no space:
Have your client create a paper city/paper home and characters using just paper and markers to help them explore dynamics in the home or in their neighborhoods. Great for assessing how safe/unsafe a client might feel at home or in their community. You could also use this activity in a family session, where all family members could be involved to create their own home, a home they would like to have, or a neighborhood they would like to live in. Link to printable pre-drawn versions: http://madebyjoel.com/paper-city

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Fifteen Effective Play Therapy Techniques

I just found this great resource by Tara M. Hall, Heidi Gerard Kaduson, and Charles E. Schaefer, called Fifteen Effective Play Therapy Techniques. Some great, applicable, simple activities that don't need a lot of supplies. You could also easily involve a parent in many of these activities.

Image courtesy here

Click here to go to the PDF.

Journal Writing Prompts

Image courtesy of InstituteChildrensLit 

Found on StumbleUpon: 80 Journal Writing Prompts. 
Great ideas to use with clients for discussion questions or for homework journal writing.


Can be found at www.tomslatin.com/80-journal-writing-prompts/ 



**Be aware, it says on the web site that the prompts are subject to copyright and can be reused with permission only. 

Creative Interventions for Children and Families

Another great resource from Liana Lowenstein