15-Minute Focus Series
15-Minute Focus Series
Brief Counseling Techniques that Work
The 15-Minute Focus Series aims to help school counselors, teachers, and educators overcome three of the biggest challenges they face:
- Limited Time to manage the number of students for whom they are responsible
- Mental Illness Stigma
- Budget Constraints for ongoing training
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Each week, students are spending more time at school than they spend with their parents. Because of this, teachers, school counselors, school social workers and other school staff are often among the first to notice changes in behavior that could signal a mental or behavioral health issue.
According to the American School Counselor Association, students’ unmet mental health needs can be a significant obstacle to academic, career, and social-emotional development and even compromise school safety. Most students in need do not receive adequate mental health supports. Research indicates 20 percent of students need mental health services, yet only one out of five of these students receive the necessary services.
Working alongside experts in various fields of mental health counseling, NCYI has developed a series of research-based, brief counseling books that focus on a specific mental health topic, signs to look for, practical intervention and classroom management strategies, and effective ways to communicate and collaborate with internal staff, outside referrals, and student families.
The 15-Minute Focus Series has both books and workbooks. Choose either the brief, strategy-packed books or dive deeper with the activities and solutions in the workbooks. Plus, both the books and workbooks include Downloadable Resources!
Looking to get multiple books or the entire series? Save by purchasing the 15-Minute Focus Mix and Match Bundle or the 15-Minute Focus Set!
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15-Minute Focus: Executive Function
Strategies to Build Underdeveloped Skills, Maximize Learning, and Unlock Potential
15-Minute Focus Series
