I get asked all the time - how do I start to help kids explore coping skills? I use the Coping Skills Checklist to help kids identify their current skills and new skills to try. Take a listen to this podcast for how I use the checklist, and modifications I make when using it in different settings.
An Organized Way to Explore a Child’s Coping Skills
Inside: An organized, simple, and effective way to explore a child’s coping skills. This checklist can work one on one, in a small group, or even whole classrooms!
Have you ever seen those coping skills checklists that are super long? I love having a ton of strategies to work from, but it’s very hard to pick out what skills will work for kids from those overwhelming lists. To make it easier, I ended up creating the coping skills checklist. The beauty of this checklist is that it's divided into five categories: Calming, Distraction, Physical, Processing, and Sensory, which makes it easier to find a particular type of coping skill.