30-Minute Groups: Life Skills: Increasing Empathy, Building Resilience, and Managing Self

Are you looking for a comprehensive tool to help your students learn how to cope with their emotions and make positive life choices?

This workbook will do that and more. Teach ASCA-aligned life skills in thirty-minute lessons for small group or classroom instruction. Everything you need, with minimal prep time and no extra materials required!

Flexible and easily adaptable for classroom and small group settings, the Life Skills workbook is rooted in a research-backed commitment to help children become more well-rounded, resilient, and determined to grow and thrive in school, work, and life.

Inside, you’ll find:

• 10 Complete Lessons with ASCA Standards
• Permission and Completion Letters to send to caregivers
• Attendance Logs
• Pre-and Post-Surveys to measure the success of the programming
• Results Template to share with interested parties

Topics include forgiveness, honesty, kindness, patience, perseverance, respect, responsibility, compassion, friendship, and gratitude. The lessons and questions in this thoughtfully crafted resource are designed to deepen and broaden student’s awareness of these ten essential life traits and strengthen their ability to incorporate them into their thoughts, words, and behaviors.

This workbook’s design allows students to reflect and empathize with characters from each lesson’s story, while also having fun and building community with their peers. Use the Life Skills workbook to help provide a strong foundation for students to become more connected and resilient learners!

Elishia is a former school counselor with a decade of experience aiding children and adolescents in navigating life challenges such as grief, loss, divorce, emotional regulation issues, and transitions. Elishia is passionate about helping schools become more resilient-centered and helping school counselors create comprehensive programs that align with the ASCA National Model. Elishia has over 14 years of experience in counseling and education; she has a Master’s degree in the Science of School Counseling and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology.

In her 14+ year career in the helping profession, she has done everything from working as a school counselor for a decade with every grade level from pre-k through college, in-home counseling with children at risk of removal from social services, managing a 24/7 women’s crisis center, and teaching psychology to undergraduates. Elishia is an enthusiastic speaker who helps audiences connect to the information they need to help children thrive.