Boosting mental health skill building
Art and Mental Health. No Brainer! This new tagline I created from a Wendy MacNaughton quote should help readers (and Google!) better understand aws Studios. In her “Pencil Skills Part 1” post about drawing with healthcare professionals, MacNaughton declares, “Art and health. No. Brainer.” (Which I understand to mean how ones’ involvement in art or …
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Classroom Management Professional Development Don’t waste your teachers’ precious time this summer! Have them take part in the Circle of Community™, a perfect activity for classroom management professional development. Circle of Community™ is a team building / community building activity for groups working together in classrooms, teams, families, or on the job. Works For Both …
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Teen Social Emotional Skills: A Comprehensive List As a mental health educator, I knew the skills to help teens build their mental health or social emotional learning. These include communication, goal setting and planning, decision making, problem solving, and stress and personal management. Furthermore, as a Training Specialist for the NYS Adolescent Services and Resource …
MESH + Toy Industry + aws Studios While perusing an issue of “The Toy Book,” a toy industry trade magazine, I came across a mention by Editor in Chief James Zahn in his editorial about “MESH,” a new acronym for “mental, emotional, and social health.” For me, this was a ‘needle in the haystack’ discovery. …
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Unlock Mental Health and Empowerment When handing out the “Power of Permission” Slip™ you may notice a collective sigh of relief. Along with a room full of relaxing shoulders. Giving people permission to practice positive, safe, and healthy self-empowering behaviors is powerful. It reminds recipients of their obligation to their mental health and social emotional …
NOW OPEN! The aws Studios Store! Parents, grandparents, teachers and educators! You can count on the effectiveness of the SEL resources in the aws Studios Store! As a mental health educator and curriculum developer, hundreds of students, young and old tested and approved my activities and curricula. Furthermore, I am excited to provide you with …
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Boost your mental health skills with a Chill Kit! Everyone needs one! And they’re easy to put together! Find out what to includ
A Writer and an Artist I am a Gemini. Born between May 21 and June 21. I have always thought the Gemini symbol of The Twins defined me well. The two distinct personalities or personas speak clearly to my being an artist and a writer. Most of my posts to this point have been about …
