Main description:

* Offers specific, easy-to-implement mindfulness and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) tools for practitioners to use in the schools at an individual, group, or classroom-wide level
* Discusses substantial research supporting mindfulness and ACT based interventions for school-aged children and its benefits, including increasing their capacity for attention, compassion, emotional regulation, and self-calming abilities, in addition for use as an intervention for anxiety, depression, and trauma related symptoms
* Follows a multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) model, including school/classroom wide, group, and individual interventions, setting this book apart from other publications

Contents:

1. Introduction to Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Practices 2. Research on Mindfulness and ACT Interventions 3. Mindfulness Techniques for Individual Work 4. Acceptance and Commitment Strategies for Individual Work 5. Mindfulness and ACT Strategies for Small Group Work 6. Mindfulness and ACT Strategies for Classroom and School-Wide Programming 7. Creating Systemic Change and Adapting Practices for Different Populations 8. Mindfulness and ACT Techniques for Adult Stakeholders 9. Evaluating Outcomes and Conclusion