Inpatient psych activities

Activities have the power to engage mental health clients in groups where they learn knowledge and skills to cope with the challenges they face. Use these activities to make your groups fun.

A few weeks ago I was preparing professional development for first and second year teachers in my school district. New teachers not only need the basics of classroom management, routines, procedures and relationships....but this year they also need training on how to effectively be a remote educator. The first year of teaching is difficult under normal circumstances, but this is no normal year. I feel for these first year teachers as so much extra is being added to their already overflowing…

Worry group activity: Teach your students to practice controlled breathing and then complete an art activity to help your students visualize the breathing pattern. Great for small group counseling or individual counseling to teach calming strategies!

It is often difficult to access helpful, more rational thoughts when we are feeling upset. Coping cards allow us to prepare for this by writing down helpful coping statements ahead of time, so that we can read through these statements when we feel upset and would otherwise find it difficult

If you’re looking for some ideas for group therapy activities, scribble swap drawings can be fun and stimulate good reflection and discussion from the art process. Materials:PaperPencilsOther drawing media – colored pens, markers, crayons, colored pencils, pastels, etcPaint (maybe – I find that paint tends to lead to longer projects, so be aware of this …

Cognitive restructuring. Learning to attack unhelpful thoughts.