Adolescents face unique pressures and worries.
If you work with adolescents or teens, this is a must-have addition to your professional library..
The skills we impart to them now will help set the stage for a happy, healthy adulthood.
Whether it\'s school, family, or friend related, adolescents experience a profound level of stress, and often they lack the psychological tools to deal with stress in productive ways.
The evidence-based practices in this book focus on developing a strong sense of self, and will give adolescents the confidence they need to make that difficult transition into adulthood.
Based in proven- effective acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), the skills and tips outlined in this book will help adolescents and teens manage difficult emotions, connect with their values, achieve mindfulness and vitality, and develop positive relationships with friends and family.
So what can you do, now, to help lighten this lifelong burden? The Thriving Adolescent offers teachers, counselors, and mental health professionals powerful techniques for working with adolescents.
These labels are often carried forward throughout life.
And, let\'s not forget the ubiquitous \'not good enough\' story that often begins during these formative years.
Sadly, and all too often, if things don\'t go smoothly, adolescents will begin labeling themselves as losers, unpopular, unattractive, weird, or dumb.
Will they pass high school? Should they go to college? Will they find love? And what ways do they want to act in the world? The uncertainty surrounding the future can be overwhelming.
Adolescents face unique pressures and worries
