Description: Children today are experiencing alarming rates of mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression, stress, and trauma. In this timely and much-needed workbook, renowned acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) expert Tamar D. Black offers fun and engaging activities to help kids ages 8 to 12 deal with worry, sadness, and anger; build the resilience needed to face life's challenges; and thrive.
Brief description: Tamar D. Black, PhD, is an educational and developmental psychologist in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She runs a private practice working with children, adolescents, young adults, and parents. Tamar has extensive experience providing clinical supervision to early career and highly experienced psychologists. She also provides training in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to clinicians and teachers. She is author of the professional guide, ACT for Treating Children.
Review Quotes: "The ACT Workbook for Kids is the fun, engaging, and helpful workbook I've been waiting for in my practice and in my own family!"
--Christopher Willard, PsyD, faculty at Harvard Medical School, and author of Growing Up Mindful--Christopher Willard, PsyD