
- Provide the young client with something to “fiddle”
with. Keeping hands busy takes the edge
off. A puzzle, drawing paper and
markers, or a stress ball will do the trick.
- Make regular games like Jenga feeling oriented. Every time a Jenga block is pulled the client
and therapist have to answer a question or express a feeling she or he
experienced during the week.
- Create feeling "cheat sheets" on index cards. Print a complicated feeling on one side of
the card, and define the feeling along with a time it was experienced on the
other side.
- Create an artistic “feeling catcher," which is a dream
catcher that blows in the wind. However,
each hanging feather or bead represents a time of happiness, a feeling or a
time of success for the child.
- Allow the young client to create a Power Point of him or
herself. Allow the client to be as
creative as s/he can with the use of the computer in order to express where s/he
is now and where s/he wants to be in the future. This is a good way to gather information and
set goals.
- Using creative and expressive interventions will enhance the
counselor’s ability to engage the client in the counseling process and achieve
success.
Leslie S. Barry MA, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Certified K-12 School Counselor
Global Career Development
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