102 Creative Strategies for Depressed Children and Adolescents

102 Creative Strategies for Depressed Children and Adolescents

By Donna Strom, Kaye Randall and Susan Bowman

A Practical Resource for Teachers, Counsellors and Parents

By Donna Strom, Kaye Randall and Susan Bowman

Depression can have many harmful and even devastating effects on the lives of children and adolescents. It can derail school performance and lead to social and family troubles. It can also have harmful effects on a young person's physical health.

This book is a practical resource that includes a variety of strategies (including reproducible worksheets) designed to use with primary and secondary school children. An at-a-glance chart is included to help you quickly locate strategies suitable for particular age groups.

Topics include:

• Relaxation 
• Nutrition 
• Spirituality 
• Exercise 
• Cognitive and Behavioural Strategies 

Other sections include information for parents, youth teachers and counsellors. This is a practical resource guide that will help any professional affectively identify and help young people in school, family or private practice setting.

Age Suitability: 5-18

ISBN-10: 1598500104
ISBN-13: 978-1598500103