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What are Interactive Tools?
Interactive tools are digital activities, stories, guided exercises, and other resources that teach and support mental health interventions. Find interactive and beautifully designed tools for all ages, covering topics like anxiety, relationships, ADHD, anger, and more.
Interactive Tools Types
Digital Activities
We've created activities that explain mental health concepts while also being fun and engaging. Teach children about anxiety with Worry Bugs, help clients identify feelings with Where I Feel, or lead an adult group with Mental Health BINGO.
Guided Audio
Teach relaxation and coping skills with the help of professional audio tools. You'll find materials for all ages covering mindfulness, grounding exercises, and more. Best of all: Download and share these tools for your clients to practice at home.Ā
Educational Storybooks
Follow along with Mouse, Rabbit, Bear, and others as they teach kids about topics such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, divorce, bullying, and more. Stories include supplemental worksheets to reinforce learning.
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From the Values Assessment to the Mandala Builder, there's a lot more to discover. Use interactive tools to keep your sessions engaging, whether meeting virtually or in your office.
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The Nervous Mouse an anxiety and worry story
Description Teach kids about worry and anxiety with the help of The Nervous Mouse. This engaging story is full of colorful and fun illustrations, along with valuable lessons about worry and anxiety. Over the course of 15 pages, Mouse learns about common sources of worry, what it feels like to be anxious, and how to cope with these feelings when they arise. Suggested Uses Comparison:āÆTeach children about anxiety by comparing their own triggers and symptoms to those in The Nervous Mouse. Is Mouse relatable? Is Mouse different in any way? Coping Skill Practice:āÆDuring the course of the story, Mouse learns several techniques to control anxiety. Pause whenever Mouse learns a skill and try it out. Accompanying worksheet: Worry Coping Skills for Kids worksheet
The Angry Otter an anger management story
Description Follow along with Otter as they learn about anger triggers, warning signs, and coping skills. The Angry Otter features 16 pages of bright and colorful illustrations to keep kids engaged as they learn about anger. Suggested Uses Comparison:āÆTeach children about anger by comparing their own anger triggers and signs of anger to those of Otter. Is Otter relatable? Is Otter different in any way? (Other than being an otter, that is!) Coping Skill Practice:āÆDuring the story, Otter learns several techniques to manage anger. Pause whenever Otter learns a skill and try it out. Then, share the accompanying Anger Coping Skills worksheet as a take-home reminder to reinforce learning. Accompanying worksheet: Anger Coping Skills for Kids worksheet monkey
Emotion Cards: Questions emotion question activity
Description Help children learn about their emotions with this set of 40 uniquely illustrated cards. Each card includes a depiction of an emotion, along with a label to help children begin associating their own feelings with words. When you click a card, youāll be asked a simple question related to that emotion. We intentionally made this tool a blank canvas so you can use it as you please. Integrate the cards with games, use it as a pre and post-session check-in tool, or dream up your own creative implementation. Suggested Uses Emotion Education: Children may have difficulty describing how they are feeling, and this tool can help them learn to verbalize their emotions. Canāt find the right word? Pick a card! Make Any Game a Therapy Game: Playing Go Fish? Answer a question any time you get a match! Jenga? Answer a question after each turn! Combine these emotion cards with your clientsā favorite games for a good way to cool down after intense sessions. Group Icebreaker: In the beginning of a group, ask each member to select a card that represents how they are feeling. Ask them to answer a question from their selected card.
Focus Fish
Focus Fish is an engaging, educational activity about ADHD. Children select and name a fish character who will guide them through 5 interactive activities, such as card matching and sentence completion.
Through simple and encouraging language, kids will learn what ADHD is, identify their own challenges related to ADHD, and practice coping skills. After completing each of the activities, you can print the results in a colorful packet to encourage children and caregivers to review what theyāve learned.
Managing the symptoms of ADHD can have a dramatic positive effect on a childās school performance, social relationships, and self-esteem.
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The Penguin with Two Homes
Follow along as penguin learns about divorce, and how to cope with a changing family.Ā The Penguin with Two HomesĀ is a 16 page digital story, full of bright and colorful illustrations to keep children engaged as they learn about divorce.
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Wander through a towering red-rock canyon. Soak in a hot spring on a windswept island. Stroll through a charming city in search of a hidden courtyard.Ā
Our guided imagery audio blends professional narration with stunning soundscapes to immerse you in these exotic locations. Just sit back, press play, and enjoy being whisked away!
Share these resources with your clients to help them escape the stressors of daily life, create a pleasant nighttime routine, or connect with a sense of wonder.
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worksheets
Fillable versions of Therapist Aid worksheets allow you and your clients to complete and share responses digitally, without the need to print. Personalize worksheets by integrating your own branding or contact information. Add notes or examples tailored to your clients' age and situation.
Telehealth-friendly
Telehealth sessions are now an integral part of therapy. On most platforms, you can easily share and use our tools with clients, from our worksheets, articles, and guides to our videos, audio tracks, and educational stories. Incorporate our resources into your online sessions to add structure, focus, and variety.
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