therapeutic use

Describes the different animals that can be used in a therapeutic setting. the places they visit, including clinics, hospitals, and schools, and the training they go through to become certified.

"Packed with creative, effective ideas for bringing mindfulness into the classroom, child therapy office, or community, this book features sample lesson plans and scripts, case studies, vignettes, and more. Leading experts describe how to harness the unique benefits of present-focused awareness for preschoolers, school-age kids, and teens, including at-risk youth and those with special needs. Strategies for overcoming common obstacles and engaging kids with different learning styles are explored. Chapters also share ways to incorporate mindfulness into a broad range of children's activities, such as movement, sports, music, games, writing, and art. Giving clinicians and educators practices they can use immediately, the book includes clear explanations of relevant research findings"--Provided by publisher.

Provides activities and methods for teaching children with Asperger's syndrome (AS) social awareness. Includes questionnaires and scripts and scene designs.

Profiles five children with autism, their parents, and acting coach Elaine Hill as they take on the enterprise of a full-length stage production.

Provides a guide to more than one hundred herbs, including ginseng and ginkgo biloba, and their uses according to Native American tribes, and contains a guide to making herbal remedies for everything from pain relief to nervousness.

"A breathing practice book that teaches children breath awareness and how to use breathing in unpleasant situations to help them keep calm, relax[ed], and focused"--Provided by publisher.

". . . explores the power of stories to heal children from troubled backgrounds and offers .. . strategies for helping students discover and write about their own stories of strength and survival . . ."--Back cover.

"Pet a dog a day to keep the doctor away? Everyone knows pets are fun, but did you know that they can help keep you healthy, too? This book introduces readers to the world of animal therapy. They will meet real therapy pets and their handlers, and learn a little bit about the science behind pet therapy, and what it takes to be a good therapy animal"--Amazon.com.

Presents a collection of essays selected from the New York Times that looks at marijuana in the United States.