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♦ADHD
•Handout: Signs of ADHD in Teens & Adults
•Worksheet: Distractions
•Worksheet: Situation-Difficulties-Response
♦Anger
•Task Cards: Anger Management
-For adults
•Task Cards: Anger Management
-For teens
•Handout: Anger Management Tips
•Handout: Anger Rules
•Handout: Dealing With Another Person’s Anger
•Worksheet: Consequences (printable PDF)
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•Worksheet: Criticism
•Worksheet: External & Internal Triggers
•Worksheet: Healthy vs. Unhealthy Anger
•Worksheet: I Struggle To/With…
•Worksheet: Levels of Anger
•Worksheet: Trigger-Response V. 1
•Worksheet: Trigger-Response V. 2
Guide: Introduction to Anger
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Anger Coping Skills
•Supplemental material: Link to Relaxation Scripts
Guide: Journal Topics
Guide: My Anger
•Supplemental material: Activity: My Anger
Guide: Resentment
•Supplemental material: Handout: Resentment (printable PDF)
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Resentment
Guide: Riding the Wave
•Supplemental material: Activity: Riding the Wave
Guide: Self-Talk (printable PDF)
•Supplemental material: Handout: Positive vs. Negative Self-Talk
Guide: The A-B-C-D Model
•Supplemental material: Handout: The A-B-C-D Model
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Applying The A-B-C-D Model
Guide: The “Umbrella” Emotion
•Supplemental material: Handout: Anger= “Umbrella” Emotion (printable PDF)
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♦Anxiety
•Cards: “My Mantra”
•Handout: Remember to Breathe!
•Worksheet: Anxiety Feels Like…
•Worksheet: Anxiety Tracker
•Worksheet: Anxious Thought & How to Challenge/Cope
•Worksheet: Are My Anxious Thoughts True?
•Worksheet: Breathing Rate (Chart)
•Worksheet: Coping Statement
•Worksheet: Handling Anxiety (printable PDF)
•Worksheet: My Anxiety Triggers
•Worksheet: My Mantra
•Worksheet: My Stressors (printable PDF)
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•Worksheet: Preparing for Anxiety
•Worksheet: Situations That Give me Anxiety
•Worksheet: Social Anxiety (My Thoughts)
•Worksheet: Stress Reactions
•Worksheet: The “5 Senses” Exercise (printable PDF)
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•Worksheet: The Clutter in my Mind (printable PDF)
•Worksheet: Things I Need To Let Go Of
Guide: 3 Simple Steps to Manage Anxiety
•Supplemental material: Handout: The 3 Steps
•Supplemental material: Link to Relaxation Scripts & Breathing Exercises
Guide: Don’t Fear Your Fears!
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Situations I Fear
Guide: Factors That Lead to Anxiety
•Supplemental material: Link to Relaxation Scripts
Guide: Is This Worry Worth my Time?
•Supplemental material: Handout: Quotes
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: How to Approach Our Anxious Thoughts
Guide: Journal Topics
Guide: Leaving My “Comfort Zone”
•Supplemental material: Handout: Overcoming Your Fear of Leaving “Comfort Zone”
Guide: Managing Stress
•Supplemental material: Handout: Ways to Manage Stress
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: How Do You Know When You Are Stressed?
Guide: Managing Triggers
•Supplemental material: Triggers
Guide: Overthinking
•Supplemental material: Handout: Am I an Overthinker?
Guide: What I Can and Cannot Control
•Supplemental material: Handout: Serenity Prayer
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: What I Can and Cannot Control
♦Bipolar
•Worksheet: Mood Tracker
•Worksheet: My Plan of Action
•Worksheet: My Warning Signs (printable PDF)
•Worksheet: Symptoms
Guide: Mood Swings
•Supplemental material: Handout: Managing Mood Swings
•Supplemental material: Handout: Manic vs. Depressive State
♦Cognitive Distortions
*has CBT & DBT focused material
•Task Cards: Cognitive Distortions
-For adults
•Task Cards: Cognitive Distortions
-For teens
•Task Cards: Flexible Mindset
-For adults
•Task Cards: Flexible Mindset
-For teens
•Handout: Is This Thought…
•Worksheet: Acceptance
•Worksheet: CBT Practice V. 1
•Worksheet: CBT Practice V. 2 (printable PDF)
•Worksheet: Challenging Thoughts
•Worksheet: Cognitive Distortions (printable PDF)
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•Worksheet: DBT Distress Tolerance Strategy- Self-Soothe
•Worksheet: Inner Critic vs. Self-Compassion
•Worksheet: Myths We Hold
•Worksheet: New Thought + Evidence
•Worksheet: Restructure Thought
•Worksheet: Self-Destructive Cycle
•Worksheet: Thought-Core Belief
•Worksheet: Thought-Distortion-Response
•Worksheet: Thought-Emotion
•Worksheet: Tracking Thoughts (printable PDF)
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Guide: Challenging Cognitive Distortions
•Supplemental material: Link to “Cognitive Therapy Techniques to Change Your Thoughts”
Guide: Challenging Cognitive Distortions #2
•Supplemental material: Handout: Questions to Challenge Cognitive Distortions
Guide: Core Beliefs (printable PDF)
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Identifying Our Core Beliefs (printable PDF)
Guide: Definitions & Examples
•Supplemental material: Handout: Definitions
Guide: Overreacting
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Catastrophizing
Guide: Perfectionism (printable PDF)
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: My High Standards (printable PDF)
Guide: Replacing Automatic Thoughts
•Supplemental material: Link to “Automatic Thoughts”
Guide: The A-B-C-D Model
•Supplemental material: Handout: The A-B-C-D Model
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Applying The A-B-C-D Model
•Also under “Anger”
Guide: The Dangers of Labeling
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Labeling
Guide: The Judgmental Mind
•Supplemental material: Handout: Quote
•Supplemental material: Handout: Tackling Distorted Thoughts (About Ourselves)
Guide: The Wise Mind
•Supplemental material: Handout: The Wise Mind
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: The Wise Mind
•Supplemental material: Link to Meditation Scripts
Guide: Using Mindfulness
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Observing Our Thoughts
♦Communication
•Task Cards: Communication Skills
•Handout: “You” Statements vs “I” Statements (Examples)
•Worksheet: Aggressive vs. Passive vs. Passive-Aggressive vs. Assertive Response (printable PDF)
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•Worksheet: I Struggle To Communicate With…
•Worksheet: Practicing “I” Statements
•Worksheet: Saying “No”
•Worksheet: What Is Said vs. What I Hear
Guide: Communication Styles
•Supplemental material: Link to “The Four Basic Styles of Communication”
Guide: The 5 Love Languages
•Supplemental material: Link to “Five Love Languages Summary” & “Love Language Quiz”
Guide: The Drawing Game
♦Conflict-Resolution
•Task Cards: Conflict-Resolution (printable PDF)
-For teens
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•Task Cards: Cyber Scenarios
-For teens
•Task Cards: Peer Pressure
-For teens
•Worksheet: Choice/Solution Pros & Cons
•Worksheet: Conflict & Compromise
•Worksheet: De-Escalation V. 1
•Worksheet: De-Escalation V. 2
•Worksheet: Dilemma and Choices
•Worksheet: Fair Fighting Rules
•Worksheet: Steps I Can Take to Resolve Conflict
•Worksheet: The Do’s & Don’ts of Conflict
•Activity: Bullying and Peer Pressure
Guide: Conflict-Resolution Tips
•Supplemental material: Handout: Conflict-Resolution Tips
Guide: Effective vs. Ineffective Responses
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Conflict-Response-Consequences (printable PDF)
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Effective vs. Ineffective Responses (Version for Adults)
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Effective vs. Ineffective Responses (Version for Teens)
♦Coping Skills
•Task Cards: Mindfulness
•Cards: Coping Skills
•Cards/Activity: How Can I Help Myself?
•Cards: Practicing Mindfulness
•Cards/Activity: Progressive Muscle Relaxation
•Misc. Journal Prompts
•Handout: Breathing Exercise (4-7-8)
•Handout: Breathing Exercise (Flower)
•Handout: Grounding Techniques
•Handout: Handling Distractions During Mindful Exercises
•Handout: List of Coping Skills
•Handout: The “5 Senses” Exercise
•Worksheet: Emotions
•Worksheet: How I Cope
•Worksheet: My Go-To Coping Skills
•Worksheet: My Support System V. 1
•Worksheet: My Support System V. 2
•Worksheet: Old vs. New Coping Skills
•Worksheet: Relapse Prevention Plan
•Worksheet: Situation & Feeling-Coping Tool-My Response
•Worksheet: Trigger-Plan-Obstacles
Guide: Art
Guide: Art #2
Guide: Breathing Exercises, PMR, and Guided Imagery
•Supplemental material: Link to Relaxation Scripts
Guide: Master List of Coping Skills
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: My Favorite Coping Skills
Guide: Music (printable PDF)
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: My Playlist
Guide: Negative Coping Skills
Guide: Using Humor
•Supplemental material: Tongue Twisters
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: What Makes Me Laugh
♦Depression
•Worksheet: Depressed Mood (printable PDF)
•Worksheet: Depression Feels Like…
•Worksheet: Thinking Patterns (printable PDF)
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•Worksheet: When I Feel Gloomy, I Can…
•Worksheet: When I Feel Low, I Have These Thoughts…
Guide: Fixed Mindset vs. Growth Mindset
•Supplemental material: Handout: Fixed vs. Growth Mindset
Guide: Hope (printable PDF)
Guide: Journal Topics
Guide: Risk Factors
Guide: Symptoms of Depression
Guide: What is Holding me Down?
•Supplemental material: Activity: What is Holding me Down?
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: The Importance of “Letting Go”
♦Eating Disorders + Body Image
•Worksheet: Body Comparisons
Guide: Secrecy
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: My Secrets
♦Emotional Awareness
•Task Cards: Emotions Card Game (printable PDF)
•Task Cards: Emotions Card Game V. 2
•Task Cards: I Feel… (printable PDF)
•Task Cards: Feelings
-For teens
•Worksheet: Exploring My Emotions
•Worksheet: My First Reaction Is Usually To…
•Worksheet: Other Ways To Say…
•Worksheet: The Emotions I Swallow
•Worksheet: Today I Feel…
•Worksheet: Trigger-Emotion-Reaction
•Worksheet: Uncomfortable Emotions V. 1
•Worksheet: Uncomfortable Emotions V. 2
•Activity: If My Feelings Were…
•Also under “Icebreakers”
Guide: Avoiding Emotions
Guide: Guess the Emotion
•Supplemental material: Activity: Guess the Emotion
Guide: Guilt & Shame
•Supplemental material: Handout: Guilt vs. Shame (printable PDF)
Guide: Uncomfortable Emotions
•Supplemental material: Icebreaker/Opener
♦Family
•Worksheet: 5 Things I Want You To Know About My Family
Guide: “Invisible” Family Rules
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: “Invisible” Family Rules
Guide: Parenting Styles
Guide: The Roles in an Addict’s Family
•Also under “Substance Abuse”
♦Goals
•Worksheet: Action Steps
•Worksheet: Category, Goal, Steps
•Worksheet: In 5 Years, I Will…
•Worksheet: My Goal V. 1
•Worksheet: My Goal V. 2
•Worksheet: My Goal For…
Guide: A Balanced Life
•Supplemental material: Activity: A Balanced Life
•Supplemental material: Handout: Tips on Finding & Maintaining Balance
Guide: Goal-Setting
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Goals
♦Grief & Loss
•Worksheet: Grief Reactions
•Worksheet: Honoring Who I Lost
•Worksheet: It’s Okay To…
•Worksheet: My Favorite Memories
•Worksheet: Stages of Grief
•Activity: Traits of the Person I Lost
Guide: Chain of Events (printable PDF)
•Supplemental material: Activity: Chain of Events
Guide: Fearing the Future
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Future Fears
Guide: Feelings
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: My Grieving Process
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: The Emotions I’ve Felt Throughout The Grieving Process
Guide: Introduction to Grief & Loss
•Supplemental material: Link to Poem
Guide: Letter
•Supplemental material: Activity: Letter
Guide: My Guilt
•Supplemental material: Handout: Feeling Guilt While Grieving
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: I Feel Guilty For…
Guide: Myths About Grief (printable PDF)
•Supplemental material: Myths/Misconceptions
•Supplemental material: Handout Version: Myths/Misconceptions
Guide: The Ripple Effects of Loss (printable PDF)
•Supplemental material: Activity: The Ripple Effects of Loss
•Supplemental material: Handout: Secondary Losses
♦LGBTQ & Gender Identity
•Handout: Gender Identity
♦Miscellaneous
•Task Cards: End-Of-The-Week Reflection Questions
•Cards: Hotline Numbers
•Cards: Inspirational/Feel-Good Quotes
•Cards/Activity: Mindfulness, Spirituality, & Related Topics
•Cards/Activity: What I Take Away From Today/Accomplished/Improved/Struggled With
•Case Note
•Intervention Documentation
•Questions to Ask + Things to Discuss With Doctor/Psychiatrist
•Therapy/Counseling Homework Assignment for Client
•Worksheet: Changes I Want to Make
•Worksheet: Change vs. No Change (Pros & Cons)
•Worksheet: I Feel, I Need, I Want
•Worksheet: I Forgive Myself For…
•Worksheet: I May… But… (printable PDF)
•Worksheet: Medication Log
•Worksheet: New Medication
•Worksheet: Mistakes
•Worksheet: Protective Factors
•Worksheet: Review of Progress
•Worksheet: Setbacks (printable PDF)
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•Worksheet: Sleep
•Worksheet: Weekly Activity Schedule
•Worksheet: What I’ve Learned & Hope To Learn
•Activity: Values
•Activity: We Will Discuss…
Guide: Challenging Stereotypes
Guide: Courage
•Supplemental material: Handout: Quote on Courage
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Courage
Guide: Empathy
•Supplemental material: Scenarios
Guide: Internal vs. External Motivation
Guide: Self-Sabotage
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Self-Sabotage V. 1
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Self-Sabotage V. 2
♦Relationships
•Worksheet: Clarifying My Boundaries
•Worksheet: Past Relationships Have Taught Me…
•Activity: Behaviors & Patterns in Relationships (Healthy, Unhealthy, & Abusive)
•Activity: Healthy Relationships
Guide: Boundaries
•Supplemental material: Handout: Boundaries
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: My Boundaries
Guide: How Songs Shape Our Views
Guide: Regaining Lost Trust
•Supplemental material: Handout: Regaining Trust
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Regaining Lost Trust
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: What Does It Mean To Trust Someone?
•Also under “Substance Abuse”
Guide: Should I Stay or Should I Go
•Supplemental material: Handout: Healthy vs. Unhealthy Relationships
•Supplemental material: Scenarios
♦Self-Care
•Cards: Self-Care (printable PDF)
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•Handout: Examples of Self-Care
•Worksheet: Hygiene
•Worksheet: Meeting My Needs (printable PDF)
•Worksheet: My Self-Care Plan
•Worksheet: Signs, Strategies, & Changes to Make
♦Self-Esteem
•Task Cards: Gratitude
•Task Cards: Self-Esteem
•Cards: My Positive Affirmation
•Cards/Activity: Positive Affirmations (printable PDF)
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•Cards: Self-Love Challenge
•Self-Esteem Calendar
•Worksheet: 5 Things…
•Worksheet: Assessing My Strengths
•Worksheet: I’m Grateful For…
•Worksheet: My Top 5 Strengths
•Worksheet: Negative Self-Talk
•Worksheet: Practicing Positive Self-Talk
•Worksheet: Reframing Thoughts
•Worksheet: Self-Critical Thought & Responses (printable PDF)
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•Worksheet: Steps I Can Take to Improve My Self-Esteem
•Activity: Love Letter to Yourself (Templates)
Guide: Factors that Contribute to Low Self-Esteem
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: My Self-Esteem
Guide: How to Create a Mantra
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Creating a Mantra
Guide: Inspirational Quotes
•Use this: A Quote To Inspire
Guide: Journal Topics
Guide: Learning From Failure
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Lessons Learned From Failure
Guide: Note to Each Other
•Supplemental material: Templates
Guide: Positive Traits
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: My Positive Traits
Guide: Self-Esteem Cards
•Supplemental material: Templates
Guide: Toot Your Horn
•Supplemental material: Link to “Toot Your Horn Worksheet”
Guide: What Animal am I Most Like?
♦Self-Harm
•Worksheet: After Self-Harming…
•Worksheet: If I Have The Urge to Self-Harm…
•Worksheet: What I Was Trying to Accomplish
Guide: Emotional Turmoil
•Supplemental material: Handout: Healthier Ways to Cope
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Turmoil vs. Stability
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: The Emotions That Lead Me To Self-Harm
Guide: Timeline
•Supplemental material: Handout: Factors That Lead to Self-Harm
♦Substance Abuse
•Task Cards: Substance Abuse
•Cards: Mantras for Substance Abuse
•The 12 Steps (printable PDF)
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•The 12 Steps (Handout Version)
•Handout: H.A.L.T
•Handout: How Alcohol Can Affect You
•Handout: Maintaining Sobriety During COVID- 19
•Handout: Serenity Prayer
•Handout: Sobriety Isn’t Owned…
•Worksheet: Addiction & Sobriety Looks Like, Feels Like…
•Worksheet: Barrier to Maintaining Sobriety
•Worksheet: Behaviors and Consequences (printable PDF)
•Worksheet: Changes to Make at Home (printable PDF)
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•Worksheet: Drinking in Moderation
•Worksheet: Instant Gratification & Consequences
•Worksheet: My Top 5 Relapse Triggers
•Worksheet: Negatives vs. Positives
•Worksheet: Relapse (A Look Back)
•Worksheet: Relapse Prevention Plan (printable PDF)
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•Worksheet: Relapse Warning Signs
•Worksheet: The Hardest Part of Sobriety
•Worksheet: Substance Use Triggers
•Worksheet: Support System Roles V. 1
•Worksheet: Support System Roles V. 2
•Worksheet: Urges
•Worksheet: What Does Recovery Look Like To You?
•Worksheet: What Motivates You?
•Worksheet: When Facing Temptation…
•Worksheet: Where I Am In The Recovery Process
•Worksheet: Withdrawal Symptoms
Guide: Accountability
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Accountability
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: What Does Accountability Mean?
Guide: Consequences
•Supplemental material: Handout: Losing Control
•Supplemental material: Handout: My Consequences
Guide: Developing New Skills
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Skills
•Supplemental material: Icebreaker/Opener
Guide: Goodbye Letter
•Supplemental material: Activity: Goodbye Letter
Guide: Having Fun Sober
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Having Fun Sober
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Activities I’d Enjoy While Sober
Guide: My Environment
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: My Environment
Guide: Refusal Skills (printable PDF)
•Supplemental material: Handout: Drug/Alcohol Refusal Skills
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Practicing Drug/Alcohol Refusal Skills (printable PDF)
•Supplemental material: Role-Play Scenarios
Guide: Regaining Lost Trust
•Supplemental material: Handout: Regaining Trust
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Regaining Lost Trust
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: What Does It Mean To Trust Someone?
Guide: The Highs and Lows
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: My Highs & Lows
Guide: The Roles in an Addict’s Family
•Also under “Family”
Guide: Unhealthy Thinking
•Supplemental material: Handout: Unhealthy Thinking (printable PDF)
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: How I Can Respond to Unhealthy Thinking
♦Team-Building
•Task Cards: Getting to Know You
-For teens
•Also under “Icebreakers”
•Task Cards: Random Discussion Questions
•Also under “Icebreakers”
•Worksheet: 5 Things I Admire About My Group Members
•Worksheet: 5 Things I Want You To Know About Me
•Worksheet: Areas Where We Can Improve As a Group
•Worksheet: How I Am Similar To & Different From My Group Members
•Activity: If You Really Knew Me
Guide: Create a Poem
•Supplemental material: Templates
Guide: Discussion Questions
•Supplemental material: Questions
Guide: How Can You Relate to…?
Guide: Who in Group?
♦Trauma
•Worksheet: Flashbacks (printable PDF)
•Worksheet: How I Respond to Trauma (printable PDF)
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•Worksheet: Trauma & Core Beliefs
•Worksheet: Triggers and Symptoms + Behaviors
•Worksheet: Trigger vs. Original Trauma
•Worksheet: Unhelpful Thoughts (How Trauma Affects Thinking)
Guide: Childhood Sexual Trauma
•Supplemental material: Handout: Childhood Sexual Abuse
Guide: How Trauma Shapes Our Views
•Supplemental material: Handout: Resiliency
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: Case Study
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: How Trauma Shapes My Views
Guide: Journal Topics
Guide: Reacting & Responding to Triggers
•Supplemental material: Handout: How Our Brain is Impacted by Trauma
•Supplemental material: Worksheet: How I React & Respond to Triggers
Guide: Self-Blame
Guide: Symptoms of PTSD
•Supplemental material: Handout: PTSD Symptoms
♦Icebreakers
Alphabet Game
Category Game
Celebrity Game
Drawing
Getting to Know You
-For teens
If My Feelings Were…
If You Could…?
My Music Match (printable PDF)
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Questionnaire
Random Discussion Questions
Riddles
Scavenger Hunt
-For teens
Scramble: Countries
What Comes to Mind…
Would You Rather…? (printable PDF)
♦Termination
Certificate
Activity: Letter
Activity: My Maintenance Plan
Activity: What I Will Take With Me (printable PDF)
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♦COVID- 19
•COVID- 19 Related Journal Prompts
•Handout: Maintaining Sobriety During COVID- 19
•Handout: Wearing a Mask
•Worksheet: Activities I Can Do Outside
•Worksheet: COVID- 19 Related Concerns