Resources

Recommended Books -- School Social Worker Top Picks

Emotional Regulation and Mental Health

• Why Has Nobody Told me This Before? by Dr. Julie Smith

  • "Dr. Julie Smith’s expert advice and powerful coping techniques will help you stay resilient, whether you want to manage anxiety, deal with criticism, cope with depression, build self-confidence, find motivation, or learn to forgive yourself. Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before tackles everyday issues and offers practical solutions in bite-sized, easy-to-digest entries that make it easy to quickly find specific information and guidance."

  • Check out Dr. Julie's social media accounts for helpful tips and tricks for managing emotions! 

Parenting

• The Explosive Child By Dr. Ross Greene

  • "What’s an explosive child? A child who responds to routine problems with extreme frustration—crying, screaming, swearing, kicking, hitting, biting, spitting, destroying property, and worse." Dr. Greene provides new insight and strategies to parents when other methods (sticker charts, rewards, etc) haven't been successful. 

• No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Dr. Daniel Siegel

  • "No-Drama Discipline" provides a framework for dealing with behaviors, tantrums, and big emotions without further escalation. It provides effective discipline strategies for all ages/stages to change discipline from a win-lose situation, in which discipline includes reprimanding, yelling, punishing into a win-win situation (redirecting meltdowns and teaching children what to do instead). Strategies include how to tap into the upper brain (the thinking brain) following emotional upset through activities like physical movement. 

Please reach out if you want recommendations on a specific topic (e.g. Autism Spectrum Disorder, divorce, friendship, special needs learners, adult self-help, and more).