Mindful Crafts as Therapy

Mindful Crafts as Therapy

Author: Cynthia L. Evetts

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780803646742

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Comprehensive activity analysis of crafts to elaborate and validate the skills tapped by such work Guidance for documentation to obtain reimbursement of crafts interventions. 75 crafts for a wide range of interventions that support functional outcomes for clients with psychosocial, physical, cognitive, and sensory conditions and that can be implemented with limited resources and budgets. Detailed guidelines for each craft intervention, including photographs and drawing illustrating patterns and diagrams, the completed craft, potential adaptations, and group work in process Ideas for modifications to grade particular crafts up or down to support the specific needs of a client who may require adjustments in order to participate, including the use of the use of technology when appropriate Learning activities such as cases, stories, illustrative photographs, and critical-thinking exercises to foster clinical reasoning in the use of crafts Historical and evidence-based practice boxes to connect current use of crafts to the rich history of crafts in OT and to recent evidence of its efficacy Alignment with the PEO practice model Use of universally recognized language from the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF) to reflect the current language of OT practice


Mindful Crafts as Therapy

Mindful Crafts as Therapy

Author: Cynthia Evetts

Publisher: F.A. Davis

Published: 2017-04-28

Total Pages: 669

ISBN-13: 0803658893

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Arts and crafts were one of the very first therapies employed by occupational therapists. Today, crafts are still employed as effective interventions for clients with mental health disorders, physical dysfunctions, cognitive issues, and sensory concerns in hospitals, outpatient clinics, veterans’ centers, schools, skilled nursing facilities, or community settings. Step by step, the authors show you how to use a wide-range of novel, and highly engaging crafts. They explain how to connect the key tasks associated with an activity to functional outcomes, and how to modify them to meet the specific needs of individual patients. They also address the issues of documentation, and reimbursement.


Mindful Crochet

Mindful Crochet

Author: Emma Leith

Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small

Published: 2019-04-09

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 1782497641

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The 35 patterns in Mindful Crochet include specially designed elements of repetition, color and texture, which will help you relax, refocus and unwind. Anyone who's ever tried to master a new stitch or work out which granny squares should go where on an afghan will appreciate how crochet can totally engage your attention and harness your creativity. Being "in the moment" is an essential part of following a pattern, keeping your yarn on the hook, counting stitches, and remembering which color to use next. Emma Leith shows how these qualities can become a form of mindfulness practice, bringing you peace, calm, and a greater sense of well-being. There are projects you can make for yourself or your home, and others designed to be given as gifts. The satisfaction you'll get from creating these lovely makes and seeing others appreciate them is another important way in which crochet can encourage a positive outlook and bring happiness.


Occupation-based Activity Analysis

Occupation-based Activity Analysis

Author: Heather Thomas

Publisher: SLACK Incorporated

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1556429460

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Beginning with defining the domain of practice through the areas of occupation, students will learn to identify occupations and activities, while learning to understand the importance of analysis to their domain of practice. Students and practitioners will also discover how to analyze the demands inherent to the activity itself, and the context which surround the activity and the people engaged in it. The component steps to analyzing activities or occupations are uncovered in separate chapters, each aspect reinforces concepts that are foundational to occupational therapy practice.


Mindful Monsters Therapeutic Workbook

Mindful Monsters Therapeutic Workbook

Author: Lauren Stockly

Publisher:

Published: 2020-11-21

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 9781953094063

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How many times have you pushed away a painful emotion, like sadness, grief or anger? Accepting life's difficult feelings is a struggle for many of us, especially children. But with the right guidance and practice, emotional acceptance can become a habit that provides lifelong mental health benefits. This interactive workbook is filled with over 100 pages of interventions and activities designed to help kids understand and sit with their feelings - even the most uncomfortable ones. Written by child and adolescent mental health therapist Lauren Stockly with illustrations by celebrated artist Ellen Surrey, the "Mindful Monsters Therapeutic Workbook" is designed for use on its own, or as an interactive and enriching compliment to the therapeutic children's book "Be Mindful of Monsters." Designed with therapists in mind, this workbook incorporates a range of therapeutic modalities and concepts that can be personalized to meet the unique needs of each individual child. Many of the activities in this book are also easily adaptable for home and classroom settings, making it an ideal companion for teachers and parents as well.


Mindful Kids

Mindful Kids

Author: Whitney Stewart

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781782853275

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"Make any moment mindful from morning to night with 5 categories of cards, designed to fit into each part of the day. Whimsical full-color illustrations on both sides of the cards provide easy-to-follow steps for each practice. The cards and 8-page instructional booklet include tips for children of a wide range of abilities"--Publisher's website


Crafting Calm

Crafting Calm

Author: Megan Borgert-Spaniol

Publisher: Beaming Books

Published: 2020-11-03

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 1506466699

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Mindfulness is a powerful practice to help kids find calm in the midst of everyday stress--but how to make it accessible and fun? In Crafting Calm: Art and Activities for Mindful Kids, kids engage in and practice mindfulness through fun and easy exercises, quizzes, crafts, and activities, with the goal of learning a deeper sense of calm, peace, joy, and connection to the world around them, all while improving emotional intelligence, boosting self-esteem, and reducing anxiety. Perfect for kids to do alone or with the help of an adult, the activities in Crafting Calm will have kids playing, tinkering, creating, and doodling their way to peaceful, balanced minds.


Crochet Therapy

Crochet Therapy

Author: Betsan Corkhill

Publisher: Apple Press

Published: 2016-06-16

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781845436421

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Crochet Therapy is a unique and accessible craft book designed to combine the art of crochet with practical mindfulness techniques to bring moments of calm to your everyday life. The rhythmic skills and colorful repeating patterns created by crochet help to both relax you and encourage greater focus on the present—a vital element of mindfulness theory, which improves mental wellbeing. Patterns include beautiful crocheted mandalas with zen-like circular designs as well as other simple motifs designed to help engage you in a series of meditative exercises. Alongside these patterns are further mindfulness activities, designed to compliment the therapeutic effect of crocheting and boost your health and well-being. With the help of this book, crocheting can become an effective tool to manage stress on a daily basis, whilst also allowing you to impress family and friends with your creations.


Sitting Still Like a Frog

Sitting Still Like a Frog

Author: Eline Snel

Publisher: Shambhala Publications

Published: 2013-12-03

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 0834829193

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Simple mindfulness practices to help your child (ages 5-12) deal with anxiety, improve concentration, and handle difficult emotions—with a 60-minute audio CD of guided exercises Mindfulness—the quality of attention that combines full awareness with acceptance of each moment, just as it is—is gaining broad acceptance among mental health professionals as an adjunct to treatment. This little book is a very appealing introduction to mindfulness meditation for children and their parents. In a simple and accessible way, it describes what mindfulness is and how mindfulness-based practices can help children calm down, become more focused, fall asleep more easily, alleviate worry, manage anger, and generally become more patient and aware. The book contains eleven practices that focus on just these scenarios, along with short examples and anecdotes throughout. Included with purchase is an audio CD with guided meditations, voiced by Myla Kabat-Zinn, who along with her husband, Jon Kabat-Zinn, popularized mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) as a therapeutic approach.


My Magic Breath

My Magic Breath

Author: Nick Ortner

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2018-05-15

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780062687760

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From New York Times bestselling author Nick Ortner comes a beautiful picture book that will help children discover calm through the magic of mindful breathing: Do YOU have the magic breath? Let’s see…Take a deeeeeep breath in…and BLOW it out… …and like magic, you can feel better just by breathing! Sometimes it’s hard to feel happy. But with this interactive picture book, children breathe along as they learn how to make angry or sad thoughts disappear. In a world that is sometimes too busy, with too many things going on, My Magic Breath will help steer children into a serene space of mindfulness, self-awareness, and balance. A wonderful classroom and naptime story, this book is perfect for fans of Susan Verde’s I Am Yoga and I Am Peace, Mariam Gates’s Good Night Yoga, and Deborah Underwood’s The Quiet Book.