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Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Support and resilience programmes
Key RTLB Contacts for information about the following programmes:
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FRIENDS Resilience: Michelle Grey-Lamont: michellegl@rtlbcluster8.ac.nz
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BOUNCE BACK:
Michelle Grey-Lamont: michellegl@rtlbcluster8.ac.nz
Michele Hucker: micheleh@rtlbcluster8.ac.nz
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Zones of Regulation:
Michelle Grey-Lamont: michellegl@rtlbcluster8.ac.nz
Michele Hucker: micheleh@rtlbcluster8.ac.nz
Tracey Richardson traceyr@rtlbcluster8.ac.nz
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Learning through Adventure: Robert Rasmussen: robertr@rtlbcluster8.ac.nz
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DBT Skills in Schools - Michelle Grey-Lamont michellegl@rtlbcluster8.ac.nz
The above resource manual and further DBT information can be found here. Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) skills have been demonstrated to be effective in helping adolescents manage difficult emotional situations, cope with stress, and make better decisions. From leading experts in DBT and school-based interventions, this unique manual offers the first non-clinical application of DBT skills. The book presents an innovative social-emotional learning curriculum designed to be taught by general education teachers or other school personnel in years 7-13. Explicit instructions for teaching the skills - mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness - are provided in 30 lesson plans, complete with numerous "reproducibles": 99 handouts, a diary card, and three student tests. This is not DBT training or therapy but offers effective strategies for educators to use in schools.
HOT TIPS AND STRATEGIES
Here are some more of our favourite programmes and strategies for building social and emotional skills
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DAWN HUEBNER'S books and resources
Dr Dawn Huebner is a psychologist, parent coach, and the author of numerous self-help books for children including bestsellers What to Do When You Worry Too Much and Outsmarting Worry. Specialising in childhood anxiety, Dr Huebner’s work is known around the world.
The parent of a once-anxious child, Dr Huebner faced anxiety in her own life, making the same mistakes most parents make before finding the keys to breaking herself and her child free. She now teaches those keys to others, sharing with parents, therapists, school counsellors, and educators the skills they need to help anxious children live happier lives. Her TEDx talk, Rethinking Anxiety, has been viewed over a million times.