Duncan Gillard

This essential book is packed full of comprehensive guidelines and practical resources for running wellbeing intervention sessions for children aged 7 to 11, drawing from the scientifically grounded Six Ways to Wellbeing and the DNA-V model. Each chapter focuses on one of the Six Ways to Wellbeing, six patterns of action known to correlate highly with aspects of positive mental health and wellbeing. These principles have been translated into 36 step-by-step sessions to develop children’s wellbeing and psychological flexibility and support those struggling with aspects of their mental health. The sessions can be delivered by educators with the whole class, with small groups as targeted wellbeing interventions or easily adapted to fit one-to-one contexts.The Six Ways to Wellbeing sessions include:• Be Active: Staying physically active and exercising regularly.• Self-Care: Engaging in good quality self-care behaviours.• Connect with Others: Connecting with others socially in ways that feel genuine, authentic and fulfilling.• Give to Others: Engaging in kind, thoughtful and giving behaviours toward others and the wider world.• Challenge Yourself: Encouraging learning that feels personally challenging to grow and develop new skills.• Embrace the Moment: Taking notice of the world around you and embracing and appreciating the moment.Easy to follow and requiring no previous training, this book is the ideal resource for primary school teachers and leaders, psychologists, mental health practitioners, school counsellors, SENCos, LSAs, ELSAs and Learning Mentors looking to support and improve children’s wellbeing within their professional roles.

This essential book is packed full of comprehensive guidelines and practical resources for running wellbeing intervention sessions for children aged 7 to 11, drawing from the scientifically grounded Six Ways to Wellbeing and the DNA-V model. Each chapter focuses on one of the Six Ways to Wellbeing, six patterns of action known to correlate highly with aspects of positive mental health and wellbeing. These principles have been translated into 36 step-by-step sessions to develop children’s wellbeing and psychological flexibility and support those struggling with aspects of their mental health. The sessions can be delivered by educators with the whole class, with small groups as targeted wellbeing interventions or easily adapted to fit one-to-one contexts.The Six Ways to Wellbeing sessions include:• Be Active: Staying physically active and exercising regularly.• Self-Care: Engaging in good quality self-care behaviours.• Connect with Others: Connecting with others socially in ways that feel genuine, authentic and fulfilling.• Give to Others: Engaging in kind, thoughtful and giving behaviours toward others and the wider world.• Challenge Yourself: Encouraging learning that feels personally challenging to grow and develop new skills.• Embrace the Moment: Taking notice of the world around you and embracing and appreciating the moment.Easy to follow and requiring no previous training, this book is the ideal resource for primary school teachers and leaders, psychologists, mental health practitioners, school counsellors, SENCos, LSAs, ELSAs and Learning Mentors looking to support and improve children’s wellbeing within their professional roles.

Harness ACT to live a healthier life Do you want to change your relationship with painful thoughts and feelings that are holding you back from making changes to improve your life? In Acceptance and Commitment Therapy For Dummies, you'll discover how to identify negative and unhealthy modes of thinking and apply Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) principles throughout your day-to-day life, creating a healthier, richer and more meaningful existence with yourself and others. Closely connected to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), ACT is an evidence-based, NICE-approved therapy that uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies mixed in with commitment and behaviour-changing strategies to help people increase their psychological flexibility in both their personal and professional lives. With the help of this straightforward and authoritative guide, you'll find out how to target unpleasant feelings and not act upon them—without sending yourself spiraling down the rabbit hole. The objective is not happiness; rather, it is to be present with what life brings you and to move toward valued behaviour. Shows you how to banish unhelpful thoughtsGuides you to making room for painful feelingsTeaches you how to engage fully with your here-and-now experienceHelps you cope with anxiety, depression, stress, OCD and psychosis Whether you're looking to practice self care at home or are thinking about seeing an ACT therapist, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy For Dummies makes it easier to live a healthier and more productive life in spite of—and alongside—unpleasantness.